Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

Does anyone ever feel empty or alone no matter how good things are? I am so grateful for everything I do have. I have a supportive partner and beautiful son but sometimes I still feel depressed. I feel I should be over this. I thought it was a postpartum phase but it’s a feeling I can’t get rid of. I don’t really ha...

Just wondering how everyone with no village copes. I’m a first time mum and have no village my family live quite a few hours away but my siblings (all adults)don’t visit. My mum doesn’t work, so she was visiting once a month staying for 2-3 days but has put that on hold for the next 2 months as she wants to support...

does anyone else feel this way? since becoming a wife and a mother i don’t feel like my own person. when i don’t need to be taking care of my baby, and when i’m not spending time with my partner, i realize i don’t have any interests anymore. there’s no songs i like to sing, no shows i like to watch, no hobbies, i do...

Does anyone else experience this? I’ve always been an adventurous person, I LOVED being outdoors, could never stay home, love nature and exercise koring different areas etc. Lately I’ve noticed when I go out (by out I mean just outside, or going into the office for work, not anything major) I feel weird and like ...

I don’t know if it’s just me but the struggle to make mum friends is SO real!!! I just don’t understand where I am going wrong. My daughter loves being around other children so I’ve tried to make friends with other mums. It starts off very well and then just fizzles out?? I don’t know if I am doing something wrong o...

It’s been about 5 months now since me and the kids dad have broken up and I’m starting to feel lonely. I honestly don’t think I’m ready to date anyone and be intimate but I do miss having a partner that I can share things with. Its difficult to break up with someone who you still have to see all the time and share k...

I’m really struggling with ONLY the isolation that comes with motherhood as I’m sure a lot of you can relate… but I’m lowkey so tired of my (distant) support system suggesting I’m dealing with ppd. I really don’t believe that because I’ve actually stayed very much the same since having my son. I have tried to remain...

Looks like I will be delivering my baby alone. Anyone else out there go through this? Would appreciate some tips and encouragement!

I’ve been applying for months now and while I’ve had a few interviews nothing comes through. I’m supposed to hear back about a fellowship in a few weeks and if I don’t get this idk what to do next 😩 My unemployment is done and I’m feeling the pressure and don’t want to run through my savings! Despite the “right”…

Nobody ever told me motherhood would be lonely.im 23 have a 5 month old..he's hitting all his milestones but im introverted. I take him to play group so he can feel what it's like to know others his age..I personally think he is doing so well..yet today I was so nervous..I text all the mom's I have connected so far ...

Feeling super down and lonely recently and I have NOBODY other than my partner. I could really do with some friends, of course mum friends would be a bonus!

Does anyone else feel lonely on maternity leave, plus my baby was premature and not hitting milestones and it’s starting to get me feeling really disappointed!

I'm feeling down. My last relationship I ruined. Perfect man it was year ago but it's still heavy on my heart. I feel so incompetent for a 33 yr old, I don't see many redeeming qualities about myself, I feel like a fuck up. I feel it would take years to turn myself into something presentable that a man wouldn't be...

Hi everyone, I’m 4/5 months into returning to work and the last few months I’ve felt very very low and stressed. I went to see my GP and they’ve prescribed me some antidepressants which I’ve been taking for almost a week. Obviously they take a while to work but I constantly feel low, stressed, exhausted, like I don’...

Why do people with no kids slowly drift away from you once you decide to have a baby? I lost my best friend after I had my baby girl. She doesn’t want kids

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I love my child and I'm very grateful but I can't help but have days where I just wish I wasn't a mum. I just need a break so badly but know even if I could take a break if still be worrying about her etc and I just wish I could have a day off

Sucks I don’t really connect with any moms. Im single, unmarried and a first time mother. Not to mention I’m poor. Mostly all the ladies on here are married and seem to be making it for the most part. I just wish I could relate to someone more like me :(

I'm in the middle of my extended family and my family. Like it's such a long story... I just wanna run away.. and just stay somewhere with my phone off so people will just leave me alone 😞

Can anyone have a chat if available, anyone who suffers from anxiety panic attacs I’m losing my mind with this hopelessness