Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

Why is motherhood so lonely 🥺

Hi everyone so am I the only one that has super clingy toddlers? I’m currently pregnant with baby 6 and my 4 y/o and 2 y/o are attached to my hip at All times . I cannot move without them hanging on me 🤣 they even require sleeping with me now. (I’m a single mom btw and we just got out of a do situation)

What do you guys do when your having on off day.Like your moody or feel down and you do pep talks,listen to music…Im running out of ideas on what to do to put myself in a good mood…ideas on what you guys do please…

Everything everyone is annoying and stressful, I’m almost 38 weeks and I just wish every one would leave me alone that’s around me 🤷🏻‍♀️

My little girl will be 3 in May and I’ve not made a single friend the whole time. I dread her birthdays . I don’t know what to do for her birthday as we have no friends. I am pregnant with my second and will also be due in May. I think at least I will be able to give her a friend in a sister. I just worry about it...

What does your self-care look like? & how often?

I see so much online of people being obsessed with their babies and loving being a mother, but I’m so tired. I’m angry all the time, I’m exhausted, and I feel like I’m losing more of myself every day. I love my son, but sometimes I question is I was meant to be a mother. I’m so tired of being a parent when I can’t e...

(22 yo) After having my daughter me and my fiancé decided I would stay at home while he works. At first I was excited and I really wanted to. However as time has passed (6 months) I’m beginning to have regrets. I feel trapped in our place all day ( I don’t have a car at the moment and he works 11 am to 8 pm m-f some...

Does anyone else feel like mat leave isn't what they expected? I go to classes etc with my baby and talk to others mums but nothings materialised into friendships. Most of the time is just me and my little one as everyone else works 🤷‍♀️ it does get quite lonely

I feel like since I’ve become a mom that’s my entire identity now. Like it’s my whole personality. I don’t even know or remember what my personality was like before. I can’t have a conversation without mentioning my kids. My whole world revolves around them & don’t get me wrong, I love every minute of it. I guess i...

I have so much on my mind but logically I know talking about my problems accomplishes nothing. How do I reconcile this

I really need some friends, I’m really depressed I had a long difficult labor and almost died. Left the hospital and got Covid and now currently dealing with mastitis and potentially a mild prolapsed vagina. My baby girl is the best thing that’s ever happened to me but I’ve just been feeling so down

Recently came back to work after being off for personal reasons and since I’ve been back, I feel like my colleagues don’t just respect me or even acknowledge me sometimes 😭. Generally makes me feel like I’m invisible! Am I just imagining things and being paranoid or is it just the truth of it all? Sorry rant over!

She's only a road away but it's the first time so I'm feeling all sorts mixed emotions..excited me and hubby get some free alone time to spend outside celebrating valentines 💝 but also sad I'll miss her loads...

No purpose to this post other than to get it off my chest. I've spent my whole adult life trying to live a life that I felt was expected of me and what everyone else around me was doing. I've made some very shitty choices and really can't do much about it now. I feel like I don't fit in with anything, like it's a st...

When I became a mom, everything shifted in my life. My focus naturally turned to my child, and my social circle started shrinking. Between sleepless nights, baby care, and adjusting to a new routine, I found it hard to balance friendships. I also felt disconnected from others who weren’t going through the same life...

Is anyone else feeling extremely lonely and isolated? My partner works all week, I've recently moved to a new area so don't really know anyone even though I've been going to groups 2-3 times a week... It's just me and my LB a lot of the time

I’m terrified of not being able to have any life anymore I know when I have my baby my life is gone my life will evolve around them but I’m scared I won’t be able to go out with my friends for like 3 years or till they’re 2 but I’ll be to scared to leave them alone but then at the same time I love being alone so it’...

I sat in a baby group today and surrounded by a room full of mums I just felt so alone. Most mum’s there had a friend. It’s soul destroying. I feel frustrated by myself. I don’t know why I find it so hard. Just wish I felt included. This isn’t the first group either. You have to try a few to find your people but I f...

My LO is 7 weeks old. And i heard everyone saying parenthood is lonely but I never thought it meant you have literally nobody. Anyone else feeling this way? I’m home alone with him through the day as my partner is in work. I have one close friend but she’s about to give birth any day now so we are unable to do anyth...