Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

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 ...

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

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…

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. 😢

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

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...

I feel like everything is a mess at the moment. I can’t work due to health issues. I’m still living at home relying on my mum. I have an 8 week old baby. I don’t feel like a good mum. I want someone else to look after her because I don’t feel good enough. I have PPD and PPA. I cry all of the time. I’m constantly wor...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 ...

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

Has anyone felt like they have completely lost themselves? I absolutely adore my little boy and love being a mum. I just don’t bother with myself. I have absolutely no energy. Im nearly the size I was before giving birth so that not the issue. I Cannot remember the last time I put on make up and made myself feel pre...

Is anyone else doing this alone? Me and my ex partner split when I was 9 weeks, long story but baby was planned. Whilst he’ll be in babies life, and we’ll co parent I’m so sad for the traditional family unit I now won’t have. I just wondered if anyone else is going through this and has any tips? Pregnancy is already...

I can’t be the only one that feels constantly fat and tired of my husband saying I’m not to attempt to make me feel better

Hi ladies. I hope everyone is doing well 💓 I hope nobody minds me ranting here… i just needed to get it all off of my chest. I’m struggling so much. My sister died January 2023 and tomorrow is her inquest. I’m currently 14 weeks 2d pregnant, sat up just stressing constantly between my sister and inquest and…

Now that our babies are a few months old, how are you guys coping? How are you finding motherhood? Are there any of you without a village? It’s just me and my husband with no family and the baby is doing well but I feel so alone in this as he works a hard job. Baby is completely my responsibility and some days I f...

What are we doing as SAHM’s to not be on our phone so much while having a phone addiction?