mindfulness study.

When I went to the doc for my first prenatal visit, they gave me 2,710 pages of paperwork to fill out. Everything I've ever touched, worked around, smelled, or looked at was noted. In-depth family history of various illnesses was documented, along with a smattering of Ken's medical history. In with this paperwork was a sign-up sheet for an upcoming study on prenatal and postpartum depression. Since I have a long history of past depression, the thought of pregnancy related depression has crossed my mind a few times. It sounded interesting, so I signed up.

Someone from the study called me in for an introduction interview a few weeks ago, and I spent two hours answering all kinds of specific questions regarding my past and present mental state. I think they wanted to make sure I fit their needs for the study by having plenty of depression in my past, while being just fine right now. Apparently I passed with flying colors, because I'm in!

I'm pretty excited to be a part of this because it's a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy approach, which I've done well with before. They plan on mixing in some meditation, yoga, and other stress-relieving techniques too, so that's cool. Leave it to me to get excited about free therapy and yoga. Yay!

The study lasts a total of eight weeks, and starts sometime in mid-September. It should be interesting.