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EMDR Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Hi has anyone done EMDR therapy? And what are their experiences of it?

Fowler01

•17 hours ago

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preconception counselling

Hi Has anyone ever had preconception counselling and if so, what exactly does it entail? I had PP last year with my first baby and we’re hoping to start...

Hi Has anyone ever had preconception counselling and if so, what exactly does...

Jp124

•19 hours ago

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Lingering delusions and paranoia

Hi, 3 months since my episode I am still feeling paranoid that people are monitoring me when I go out. Did anyone struggle with this? Is the answer to just...

Hi, 3 months since my episode I am still feeling paranoid that people are monito...

Zebrawhite

•2 days ago

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Reflecting

With my daughter’s first birthday just over a month away I am looking at photos and memories to create a big photo album. But I’m having to look at pictures...

With my daughter’s first birthday just over a month away I am looking at photos ...

WonderWomanUK

•3 days ago

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Helping a partner return to some normality

My wife has finally been given medication for her post partum psychosis, her behaviour was getting quite strange at times and it gradually got worse over time....

My wife has finally been given medication for her post partum psychosis, her beh...

Adventurebee85

•3 days ago

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Pregabalin

Hi everyone I have been prescribed Pregabalin for anxiety. Online it says it affects the brain in a similar way to benzos, which always really helped me...

Hi everyone I have been prescribed Pregabalin for anxiety. Online it says it af...

Zebrawhite

•6 days ago

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NEW APP LGBTQ+ peer support group

Hello everyone I wanted to let you all know that we are starting a new peer support group for people from the LGBTQ+ community who have experienced psychosis...

Hello everyone I wanted to let you all know that we are starting a new peer su...

Ellie_at_APP

Partner•8 days ago

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TW - Suicidal ideation

I am feeling very vulnerable at the moment due to feeling like I'm being used as part of an experiment. I feel so different in my body since having psychosis,...

I am feeling very vulnerable at the moment due to feeling like I'm being used as...

Zebrawhite

•13 days ago

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nightmares

Hi Does anyone suffer with really bad nightmares post postpartum psychosis/coming off anti-psychotics? I was also diagnosed with PTSD after my psychosis....

Hi Does anyone suffer with really bad nightmares post postpartum psychosis/co...

Jp124

•14 days ago

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Partner unconscious in ICU

2 days ago in Friday my partner started becoming very confused. She went for a nap and when i woke her she could barely walk and could only say a few words,...

2 days ago in Friday my partner started becoming very confused. She went for a n...

Newfather2024

•16 days ago

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Relapse

Hi I’m 16 months PP and doing much better and feeling more myself. Taking 1/2 a milogram of lorazepam some days to help with anxiety as some days I do struggle...

Hi I’m 16 months PP and doing much better and feeling more myself. Taking 1/2 a ...

Fowler01

•19 days ago

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Feeling watched, please help!

I have a lingering feeling of being watched by by 'someone or an organisation'. I feel like I'm being tracked and what I'm doing is being broadcast somewhere...

I have a lingering feeling of being watched by by 'someone or an organisation'. ...

Zebrawhite

•19 days ago

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Paranoia after psychosis

Me again. Has anyone else experienced severe paranoia after psychosis? I'm afraid to go out on my own in case someone is out to get me. Has anyone felt this...

Me again. Has anyone else experienced severe paranoia after psychosis? I'm afr...

Zebrawhite

•20 days ago

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Protracted withdrawal and difficulties coming off antipsychotics.

Hi there ladies, I know that I ask this question once every few months but is anyone else currently struggling to come off their meds?I've managed to go down...

Hi there ladies, I know that I ask this question once every few months but is an...

JosephineFay

•21 days ago

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hormones and mental health

Hello everyone xx I am wondering if those of you that had postpartum psychosis and Bipolar, also have got PME/PMDD and also had HG (severe severe sickness)...

Hello everyone xx I am wondering if those of you that had postpartum psychosis...

Isabella5991

•23 days ago

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When does it get better?

I'm still struggling to stop thinking about some of my delusions. I want to recognise 100% that they are just delusions, but I am finding it hard to let go...

I'm still struggling to stop thinking about some of my delusions. I want to rec...

Zebrawhite

•27 days ago

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Feeling rubbish withdrawing from Diazepam/Valium

Hi Has anyone else experienced coming off of Diazepam or similar benzodiazepines? I’ve been on Diazepam for over 10 months (so a LOT longer than the...

Hi Has anyone else experienced coming off of Diazepam or similar benzodiazepine...

SammySeal

•28 days ago

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Olanzapine and bodily sensations

Since I've had psychosis I have noticed that I can't feel my muscles when I work out and no longer get any soreness or aches, whereas previously I would get a...

Since I've had psychosis I have noticed that I can't feel my muscles when I work...

Zebrawhite

•30 days ago

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Getting back into work

Hi I'm trying to get back into work following pp, but I am worried I might get overwhelmed. Has anyone else had to get a job pp and found an employer who was...

Hi I'm trying to get back into work following pp, but I am worried I might get o...

Zebrawhite

•1 month ago

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how likely is to relapse?

hello, I had PP almost 12 weeks ago and I constantly worry that I could get another psychosis. The APP guides suggest preparing for a relapse, but does that...

hello, I had PP almost 12 weeks ago and I constantly worry that I could get ano...

MumNez

•1 month ago

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Treatment resistant psychosis

Hi everyone I was wondering if anyone here has had treatment resistant psychosis and has had to take clozapine or have ect treatment? I'm still struggling...

Hi everyone I was wondering if anyone here has had treatment resistant psychosi...

Zebrawhite

•1 month ago

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Anyone on the island of Ireland?

Hello All, taking into account the ongoing legal process, I decided to take out any personal information just in case anyone involved is silently reading...

Hello All, taking into account the ongoing legal process, I decided to take out...

woodpecker8

•1 month ago

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Discharge from Perinatal Service

This week I’ve been discharged from the perinatal service. It’s a massive part of my journey and change (although only been seeing my nurse monthly the last...

This week I’ve been discharged from the perinatal service. It’s a massive part...

WonderWomanUK

•2 months ago

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Should I have more kids?

Hello, I experienced severe post partum psychosis. I was hospitalized for 2 months my daughters first year of life and it took me years and many many hours...

Hello, I experienced severe post partum psychosis. I was hospitalized for 2 mo...

Cookinggal

•2 months ago

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Your experience of pp

Hi all I am still struggling with some bizarre delusions. Is anyone willing to share their experience of what they believed to be true when they were having...

Hi all I am still struggling with some bizarre delusions. Is anyone willing to ...

Zebrawhite

•2 months ago

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hallucinations

TRIGGER WARNING I had some really scary/traumatising hallucinations around my daughter after she was born. When I would look at her, her skin would look...

TRIGGER WARNING I had some really scary/traumatising hallucinations around my ...

Unicorn23

•2 months ago

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Grief over breastfeeding

Hi everyone, I am recovering from PP 14 weeks ago, I spent 4 weeks in an MBU and got home when my son was 6 weeks old. I have been struggling with depression...

Hi everyone, I am recovering from PP 14 weeks ago, I spent 4 weeks in an MBU a...

Strawberryyogurt

•2 months ago

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Undiagnosed PP

Hi Everyone, I am new here after coming across APP recently. I was very unwell after having my daughter 3 1/2 years ago, and I have finally come to terms with...

Hi Everyone, I am new here after coming across APP recently. I was very unwell ...

Travel_free

•2 months ago

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2 Year Anniversary of My PPP

Hello Brave, Beautiful Women. I haven’t posted in a while but I always read your words and am so grateful for this community, oceans apart as we are; I am...

Hello Brave, Beautiful Women. I haven’t posted in a while but I always read y...

KatMax

•2 months ago

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Finding the right medication

Hi everyone I've been on a few medications now, Olanzapine is the current one I'm on. I'm still struggling to accept that everything I went through was...

Hi everyone I've been on a few medications now, Olanzapine is the current one I'...

Zebrawhite

•2 months ago

7 Replies

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Posts - Action on Postpartum Psychosis | HealthUnlocked

Action on Postpartum Psychosis

EMDR Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

preconception counselling

Lingering delusions and paranoia

Reflecting

Helping a partner return to some normality

Pregabalin

NEW APP LGBTQ+ peer support group

TW - Suicidal ideation

nightmares

Partner unconscious in ICU

Relapse

Feeling watched, please help!

Paranoia after psychosis

Protracted withdrawal and difficulties coming off antipsychotics.

hormones and mental health

When does it get better?

Feeling rubbish withdrawing from Diazepam/Valium

Olanzapine and bodily sensations

Getting back into work

how likely is to relapse?

Treatment resistant psychosis

Anyone on the island of Ireland?

Discharge from Perinatal Service

Should I have more kids?

Your experience of pp

hallucinations

Grief over breastfeeding

Undiagnosed PP

2 Year Anniversary of My PPP

Finding the right medication

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