Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

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I am so unbelievable miserable 😥

I feel like this is just not the life for me, I hate it. I wish I’d never had kids.

Incognito
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Get on ya Square...

Which ONE says the MOST about a person's mental state. If they are unstable or secure. A. The condition of their CAR B. The condition of their Home\ APT C. The type / condition of their SHOES D. The style/Health of their HAIR

R
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Left my relationship

Left an abusive situation recently. I lost myself in that relationship. I don’t know how to find myself again. I don’t even know who I am anymore.

Incognito
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Vinted rant

Does it annoy anyone else when people don’t bother to leave a review on your Vinted page! I know that all the items I’ve sent are in great condition or sent as described and I always pack them nicely and neatly and get it all sent out as quick as possible and people don’t bother to leave a review! And it’s always pe...

Incognito
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Am I terrible?

I’ve got 3 children including 6 week old. I’ve been in hospital for over a week with various serious illnesses and due to those illnesses I’ve not been able to see the youngest but have seen the eldest a couple of times I’ve now been told I’ll probably get to go home tomorrow. Now I should be over the moon shouldn...

Incognito
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Really feeling the lack of not having a village

I love being a mom. I’ve been so lucky. Im just coming out of that newborn bubble I just went back to work. & now I’m really seeing how I really don’t have anyone. My family is so disconnected. I’m lucky that my BFs mom watches baby and his siblings are great but that feels like his village. I just feel alone in it ...

S
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I’ve planned out my obituary…☠️

I’ve planned out my obituary…☠️ When my time on earth is done, I want people to think of me and say… “Now THAT was a woman who was fully alive. She LIVED. Darcel played the game of life and won. She left NOTHING on the table. And the best part, Darcel showed me how I could be and do anything too.“ Babe, I am liv...

Darcel Being
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Finding it hard being a mum

I’m pretty much a single mum , my baby is 4 months .. I hate how I look I feel sick looking at myself in the mirror , I love my baby but I miss the freedom of doing what I wanted , I don’t regret my baby she is my world and I feel guilty for even feeling like this. I’m sad I don’t have a partner mainly for support ...

Incognito
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Feeling lost

I don’t know if this is just me or do other people feel lost since having kids like I don’t know who I am anymore the person I was before having kids I don’t know how to be that person, I trying so hard to find myself again and I don’t know how to do it

Incognito
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Lonely on maternity leave 😭

My anxiety is taking over... I keep having panics and waves of emotion that I am going to feel really lonely when baby arrives and I am off from work 😭 anyone else feeling like this? Don't get me wrong, my family live really close by but they all work full time, as does my husband. I had met a couple of local…

L
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I’m so lonely…

I have a 10 month old and I feel so so lonely and lost. I am extremely depressed and cry myself to sleep most nights. I have no friends and see my mum for a couple of hours a week. Please someone give me some advice or bring me up. I’m desperate. 😢

Incognito
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Break up

I have a one and half year old and I feel so lost and alone and I have no idea what to do.

J
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So over men!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone else so over this generation of men? I can't stand online dating and since the results of the American election my faith in humanity is at an all time low. Low-key just wanna start a commune in the countryside with a bunch of other women and their children. Just enjoy the simple life, raise my kids, start a l...

Incognito
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Friendships ending after having children

When i announced I was expecting my close friends who I’ve had since I was in year 7. Bridesmaids at my wedding! We’re all so excited to have the first baby in our group. They were really supportive and then as my first year of motherhood went on they dropped off a cliff. Didn’t even tell 2 of them I was expecting m...

Incognito
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I sometimes don’t want to spend time with my daughter

I’m a SAHM and do a lot of solo parenting due to my husbands work. There are some days when I feel I actually don’t want to spend time with her. I love her to bits but I so want my own space. I feel awful writing this but does anyone ever feel the same way? I have my mum helping with her twice a week and I so look f...

Incognito
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Can someone relate?

I feel like after having my daughter, my capacity for life and purpose has diminished heavily. I do not feel like my daughter is holding me back! But since becoming a mom, my drive, discipline and purpose in life is gone besides what’s necessary for taking care of my daughter. I don’t like that. I feel lost. I’m rea...

Incognito
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Lost myself

Hi everyone. My son will be turning two next month and I’ve come to the realization that I’ve completely lost myself in motherhood. I am a SAHM and I don’t know who I am outside of being a mom. I have maybe 3 friends that I see every 3 months. I believe I have become depressed over this. I love being a mom but I fee...

Incognito
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Hate my life

I am really sick of this job and I hate my life. I’m completely alone. I try hard to be a good parent but I’m an awful one. I just wish I never had children.

Incognito
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Losing my Identity and Feeling Alone 😔

I’ve noticed that since becoming a mother, I’ve been losing my sense of self, and I’m not sure how to regain it. Things are tougher now because I’m going through a divorce, and the kids are mostly with me. I feel like I don’t have a moment to myself. At this point, going to work feels like my only break. I love ...

D
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Mental Health

I need help, my mental health has hit an all time low, what help can I get in an emergancy??

N
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