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Action on Postpartum Psychosis

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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

•3 months ago

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Pregnant for 2nd time post PP considering breastfeeding this time…any advice?

Hi all, I am coming to this community again for advice and wisdom. I had pre partum psychosis with my first in November 2022. I tried to breastfeed with...

Hi all, I am coming to this community again for advice and wisdom. I had pre...

Newmumhere

•7 months ago

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Glad to be here ❤️

MESSAGE FROM APP ADMINS: This post contains distressing information. If you are feeling vulnerable, do take care if reading this post. My son was born in...

MESSAGE FROM APP ADMINS: This post contains distressing information. If you are ...

KeptSwimming

•8 months ago

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Dealing with Shame & Anxiety

I experienced PPP about 6 months ago. They debated if it was truly PPP or a new diagnosis of bipolar. I personally believe it was PPP anyways, I absolutely...

I experienced PPP about 6 months ago. They debated if it was truly PPP or a new ...

Rhettsmom1995

•8 months ago

16 Replies

help/ advice needed for Daughter exhibiting signs of Postpartum Psychosis

I am in need of advice . My daughter delivered her baby in January 2024. She had a rough pregnancy and delivery - depression throughout pregnancy, placenta...

I am in need of advice . My daughter delivered her baby in January 2024. She h...

ConcernedGrandmother

•9 months ago

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Dissociative disorders

Hello! Sorry I’m always posting haha. Even over three years later I still have questions about pp and my experience. When I was ill and a couple other...

Hello! Sorry I’m always posting haha. Even over three years later I still have ...

Isabella5991

•1 year ago

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Advice needed please 2nd pregnancy

Hi I would really appreciate any advice of info that anybody could give me please. I am in Northern Ireland where there is really poor help for perimental...

Hi I would really appreciate any advice of info that anybody could give me pleas...

Littleloulou

•2 years ago

14 Replies

Searching for… me…

Have you ever sat in a room of all your favourite people engrossed in a conversation, but somehow you feel like a stranger? Not able to participate in...

Have you ever sat in a room of all your favourite people engrossed in a conversa...

Ally2303

•2 years ago

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Partner suffering Post Partum Psychosis need advice

Hi, My partner seems to be suffering from post partum psychosis, all the symptoms align and I’ve spoken to a gp friend of mine who thinks the same. It is...

Hi, My partner seems to be suffering from post partum psychosis, all the symptom...

Faisy786

•2 years ago

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Aniexty after pp

Hi all I got pp last year after birth of my son in July and I’ve always had bit of aniexty but it seems to have gotten worse so I get anxious going to places...

Hi all I got pp last year after birth of my son in July and I’ve always had bit ...

Htrinder6

•3 years ago

20 Replies

How to support sister in law and brother with older child. Practical support?

Hi All, My sister in law has just been diagnosed with pp. She is in hospital with baby, my brother is at home with their 3 year old. What would be most...

Hi All, My sister in law has just been diagnosed with pp. She is in hospital wit...

Supporting_my_bro

•3 years ago

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Postpartum psychosis medical history, risk factors + reacurrence...

Hi I'm just interested to know, if anyone has any theories about why they got PP? I had no mental health diagnosis or family history of PP/Bipolar (known about...

Hi I'm just interested to know, if anyone has any theories about why they got PP...

Jlou84

•4 years ago

17 Replies

What happens when she won't take medication?

Hi all. My sister was recently hospitalized with postpartum psychosis. I had to call the police because she was threatening to harm herself and she was...

Hi all. My sister was recently hospitalized with postpartum psychosis. I had to ...

katielady

•4 years ago

9 Replies

Intensive home treatment

Hello! I'm a new mum to a 6 week old baby and the perinatal MH team are on the fence about giving me a PPP diagnosis. Around two weeks after my son was born I...

Hello! I'm a new mum to a 6 week old baby and the perinatal MH team are on the f...

Redcat91

•4 years ago

12 Replies

Irrational beliefs

My daughter suffered ppp after the birth of her first child two months ago. Part of her psychosis was that I was somehow unsafe, and a danger to her and her...

My daughter suffered ppp after the birth of her first child two months ago. Part...

Cloudykatie

•4 years ago

58 Replies

I'm New Here.

Hi, I'm new, My Postpartum psychosis was pretty severe. I had hallucinations of my baby not breathing, severe anxiety attacks, and days and days of just laying...

Hi, I'm new, My Postpartum psychosis was pretty severe. I had hallucinations of ...

Cigflowers

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Our postpartum psychosis

Hello there. So, last August my wife gave birth to our beloved child. At mid January she had a postpartum psychotic episode. It was out of the blue and fast....

Hello there. So, last August my wife gave birth to our beloved child. At mid Jan...

GeorgeKol

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Anyone here suffer PP undiagnosed, then found out in a subsequent pregnancy they actually had it and it was never treated?

Hi! So I am new here.....nice to meet u all! I am currently pregnant with baby number two, my son was born last year in January. After he was born I had a...

Hi! So I am new here.....nice to meet u all! I am currently pregnant with baby...

Jo-jo2005

•4 years ago

8 Replies

Recovery

After suffering form ppp i lost myself.i wonder if it is possible to regain myself.everyday I feel as though am from a deep sleep.i work well when there is...

After suffering form ppp i lost myself.i wonder if it is possible to regain myse...

Tiwe

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Postpartum Psychosis relapse?

Hi all. I contact you today as the husband of a wife who has/had postpartum psychosis. We had our beautiful baby boy on 7th March and soon after, my wife was...

Hi all. I contact you today as the husband of a wife who has/had postpartum psyc...

a_sh1898

•5 years ago

20 Replies

Pregnancy, Bipolar & Hospital?

Hello, I am wanting advice/help in my situation at the moment. I am currently 24 weeks pregnant with bipolar. I’m having a psychotic depressive episode. At the...

Hello, I am wanting advice/help in my situation at the moment. I am currently 24...

Fierybush

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Resurgence of PP at menopause and in times of stress?

Hello, Does Postnatal Psychosis condition commonly re-occur at menopause or in times of stress? We suspect it has in a friend who "isn't herself" and wasn't...

Hello, Does Postnatal Psychosis condition commonly re-occur at menopause or in t...

Sonobana

•5 years ago

7 Replies

post partum phycosis

To any mums out there who are suffering from post partum phycosis , post natal depression or anxiety please read my story to hopefully create some awareness...

To any mums out there who are suffering from post partum phycosis , post natal ...

cjheins1984

•6 years ago

4 Replies

One Mom's Pain

It has been seven long painful years since my daughter gave birth and within 5 weeks, went from PPD to PPP.Prescribed an abundance of medication inadequate...

It has been seven long painful years since my daughter gave birth and within 5 w...

help4her

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Positivity for worried partners.

For all the worried and scared partners. I would like to let all the partners out there know that there is "a light at the end of the tunnel." My fiancée had...

For all the worried and scared partners. I would like to let all the partners o...

Clintbarrett

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Website in Spain for Pregnant Women and Mothers

Forum of information, support and self-help for pregnant women and recent mothers that have any kind of psychological suffering or mental disorder that...

Forum of information, support and self-help for pregnant women and recent mother...

PeterN

•7 years ago

78 Replies

Update on treatment for PPS in Spain

Hi Everyone, In my first post, "I'm new here", I went into the specifics of my daughter's tragedy after two episodes of PPS. In that post, I promised to update...

Hi Everyone, In my first post, "I'm new here", I went into the specifics of my d...

PeterN

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Hello Everyone!

My name is Amy. I am 51 and I went through post partum a few months after the birth of my fourth child. I was miles away from anyone I knew except my husband...

My name is Amy. I am 51 and I went through post partum a few months after the bi...

Aythoma

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Previous mental illness/psychosis?

I was just thinking I wonder if many people who suffer from pp after having a baby have any previous mental illness or psychosis? I have had both, ongoing...

I was just thinking I wonder if many people who suffer from pp after having a ba...

Nara1

•7 years ago

19 Replies

Extreme anxiety after PP

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with PP 12 weeks ago after the birth of my daughter. The remaining side effects now though are extreme anxiety and low self...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with PP 12 weeks ago after the birth of my daughter...

Nara1

•7 years ago

14 Replies

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Posts - Action on Postpartum Psychosis | HealthUnlocked

Action on Postpartum Psychosis

Postpartum Psychosis posts

hallucinations

Pregnant for 2nd time post PP considering breastfeeding this time…any advice?

Glad to be here ❤️

Dealing with Shame & Anxiety

help/ advice needed for Daughter exhibiting signs of Postpartum Psychosis

Dissociative disorders

Advice needed please 2nd pregnancy

Searching for… me…

Partner suffering Post Partum Psychosis need advice

Aniexty after pp

How to support sister in law and brother with older child. Practical support?

Postpartum psychosis medical history, risk factors + reacurrence...

What happens when she won't take medication?

Intensive home treatment

Irrational beliefs

I'm New Here.

Our postpartum psychosis

Anyone here suffer PP undiagnosed, then found out in a subsequent pregnancy they actually had it and it was never treated?

Recovery

Postpartum Psychosis relapse?

Pregnancy, Bipolar & Hospital?

Resurgence of PP at menopause and in times of stress?

post partum phycosis

One Mom's Pain

Positivity for worried partners.

Website in Spain for Pregnant Women and Mothers

Update on treatment for PPS in Spain

Hello Everyone!

Previous mental illness/psychosis?

Extreme anxiety after PP

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