CHAPTER 6: undErStAnding your EMotionS
THE MILLS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SYMPTOM FEELING CHECK-
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we hope that this will help you to express the way you have been feeling over the past
two weeks.
Some of the symptoms and feelings will be hard to admit, but we urge you to be honest,
because this will make it easier for you to get the help that you and your baby deserve.
remember that all new mothers feel this way some of the time. Such feelings are part of
the adjustment to motherhood. But when mothers feel bad often, or most of the time, we
believe that it is important to get help from a health professional urgently.
Instructions
To complete the checklist, please fill in the appropriate column - i.e. the one that mostly
describes the way you have been feeling during the past two weeks.
0 = NOT AT ALL 1 = FROM TIME TO TIME 2 = QUITE OFTEN 3 = MOST OF THE TIME
SYMPTOMS AND FEELINGS 0 1 2 3
Appetite change
Being forgetful
Confused thinking
Crying spells
Fears or fantasies of harming yourself or others
Fears or fantasies of harming your baby
Feeling afraid
Feeling angry
Feeling depressed
Feeling fatigued
Feeling frustrated
Feeling guilty
Feeling hopeless
Feeling irritable
Feeling like a bad mother
Feeling lonely
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