Help

[Elsamarie]

Hi everyone I'm not shore for the rest of you but my dad was told by our go at the time that I had pp I was seven but I started to show signs of pp at the age of five.. each of my six pregnancy has made it worse because they grew up and also because five of my children were taken off of me because of this and other things I have depression.anxeity.stress.p.t.s.d. and pp and social phobia as well as very bad health.i also have been raped and abused

How can anyone help

[Jenny_at_APP Partner]

Hello Elsamarie

Welcome to the forum. I’m so sorry to hear of all the trauma you’ve experienced and conditions you’re managing.

This is a forum to support women who have experienced psychosis after having a baby (app-network.org/what-is-pp/....

I’m reading your post that you’ve experienced psychosis since childhood? I’m so sorry it’s led to further episodes when having your children and that your children were taken away, how awful. Have you got support? Are you seen by a mental health team? Are you in the UK?

As this forum is focused on postpartum psychosis I’m not sure what help we can specifically provide, but do let us know if you’re able to be more specific around that subject. I’m pasting some links below to information that may be helpful based on the things you’ve mentioned...

Support for survivors of sexual abuse - thesurvivorstrust.org/

Mind helplines - mind.org.uk/information-sup...

Citizens Advice - citizensadvice.org.uk/

Mental health advocacy - rethink.org/services-groups...

I hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Jenny x

[Elsamarie in reply to Jenny_at_APP]

Thanks Jenny for the info you gave me I will be contacting all of them for advice and help

Tomorrow 31/1/19 I am seeing my local mental health team called the 2gether team

I really do hope that all of this will help me as I can't take anymore

[Elsamarie]

I am really hopeful that I will get the help that I need from somewhere

[Lilybeth Volunteer in reply to Elsamarie]

Hello Elsamarie

It's good that you have an appointment tomorrow with the mental health team and I hope they will be able to support you. If you are struggling tonight you can ring the Samaritans to talk about how you feel at 116 123 or email [e-mail].

Take care.

[Hannah_at_APP Administrator]

Hi Elsamarie, thanks for your update and sorry to hear you are finding things so hard at the moment. I'm glad that you found the info shared helpful and I hope your appointment tomorrow goes well. I experienced PP after the birth of my first child and I'm so sorry to hear of all the trauma you've experienced, I hope that you can reach out and get support tomorrow and from the other organisations too that Jenny wrote about. We are all thinking of you, I hope you can stay safe - as Lilybeth says, the Samaritans are also there for a listening ear. Take care, xx

[Pikorua Volunteer]

Wishing you well, dearest Elsamarie.

Hope you will find appropriate help and support within your local area. I am so sorry for your struggles.

I found Mind very helpful after PPP in 2010.

Take good care,

x

[Lilybeth Volunteer]

Hello Elsamarie

I hope you found the 2gether team helpful today and have an ongoing plan of support. Take care.