I recently went to a hypnotherapist to uncover some personal issues.  I never would have expected it to completely change my entire outlook on life. 

Here's the short scoop:

At a very young age, it was instilled in me that I wouldn't become much of a contributor to society.  I had experienced a few kidney failures which caused my weight to fluctuate drastically as a child.  My Aunt was always hypercritical of me when it came to being "normal" and attractive.  I can recall one specific school shopping trip that ended up putting me into a dangerous anorexic and bulimic cycle for most of my adult life.

After losing a rather unhealthy amount of weight, I became comfortable with my appearance.  I received alot of attention and had excellent self esteem.  I even made the Varsity Cheerleading squad at the University of Toledo.  I felt great!

Then, some bad things started happening to me in a relationship.  These events caused me to slip back into a destructive pattern of depression and unhealthy eating habits.  Except, this time, I ate to soothe the bad feelings.  After the birth of my first daughter, I had stacked on a staggering 80 lbs. 

After the end of that relationship, I started to exercise again and eventually lost the weight.  I then met the man of my dreams, my current husband Joe.  He has inspired me to become a better person in every aspect.  I don't like to think about where my life would have gone had I not met him. 

After seeing the hypnotherapist, I am now back in school finishing up my Bachelor's in Science/Pre-Law and will be attending Law School within the next 2 years.  This is an amazing accomplishment for me and I finally feel great again. 

Now, If I coud just solve the personal image issues.....

I suppose that most mothers experience this stage during and directly after pregnancy.