What is post nuptial depression?

“What is Post Nuptial Depression?”

Postnuptial Depression is not uncommon.  It is a feeling of “the blues” and let down in the months following your wedding day and the glitz and glamour of the wedding have settled and you and your new husband have re-entered your normal lives.  Some brides find themselves obsessing and trying to re-live their wedding day that they will start letting their marriage suffer because they can’t step out of the “bride” and into the “wife”.  Others might start to recognize that the expectations they had for one another post wedding are unrealistic which can lead to tension and regret.  Realizing that there is actually a marriage after the wedding is very hard for some couples to grasp, as they get caught up in the planning of the wedding.

After the vows, to defeat the postnuptial blues you and your new hubby should take some time to wind down from the wedding day.  Make sure you get adequate rest and exercise things always seem worse when you are exhausted.  The key to a healthy relationship is communication so be sure to communicate constantly, especially if you have just moved in together after the wedding.  Just because the wedding is over doesn’t mean that you have to enter into a boring marriage, in fact it is quite the opposite.  Focus on the benefits of marriage, like having a built-in support system and start thinking about the future in terms of starting a family, building your dream home or taking that amazing vacation together.  There are so many other important milestones in your life where you get to be the center of attention again, so look forward to those but for now, just enjoy being the new Mrs.

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