Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

I have suffered with postnatal depression before, but lost my mum just over 1 and a half years ago and I think I'm struggling. I'm starting to feel ever so low and lonely and feel I can't talk to anyone, not even my husband. I only really have my sister to confide in, Does anyone else feel this way? I'm not sure as ...

Hey mamas, I have a lot of trouble getting back to work my brain is not working and I don’t know what to do. I can’t focus or follow a conversation I’m at lost. Any tips to get better?

Does anyone else suffer from constant worry that something is going to go wrong ? If so does anyone have tips on how to manage this ❤️ it's making me miserable xx

I don’t have anyone I feel like I can be open with about what I’m going through. My partner has been in and out of the hospital for the past 2 months and ironically it has made our relationship so much more difficult. My support system is on the other side of the country and I feel like a burden reaching out - they’...

I don’t know who else to vent to but did anybody else feel incredibly lonely during their pregnancy? Honestly all I wanted is my mum but unfortunately she passed a few years ago and I don’t have anybody else, I just feel so invalidated and lonely. Just wondering is that like normal? Does it get easier with mum friends?

Does anyone else have a partner that works super long hours, and for the most part it feels like you're solo parenting? I do pretty much all the looking after of baby including feeds. Wondering if anyone else is in the same position!

I have a 7 momth old and I havnt took him out to family hubs and he hasn't realy been around outher baby's I take him out with me and his dad all the time but I havnt got any mum friends and I've been dreading going to a family hub type thing and not knowing a single person .itd just br nice for me to have a mum fre...

I know a lot of people say that they feel like they're better moms as an older mom because they have more life experience, etc and I do get that. But I also feel guilty because sometimes I long for my days of independence. Like sometimes I feel like I'm always trying to get away from my daughter. And, I got so used...

Really in need to talk to someone rn preferably call I cannot text I’m in so much distress with my 4mo. I have no help or family nearby. I’m a single mom in just on my last & I really can’t do this

I feel like out of nowhere she just thinks I’m gonna disappear and never come back, if she can’t see me I don’t exist. If I walk away she starts screaming and as soon as I pick her up she’s fine not a second later lol it’s kinda cute but it’s definitely frustrating

Stuck in a dead end rubbish paying job that I’m so over qualified for but I’m so terrified of interviews, I never go for the position I want. I’m desperate to leave my current job but I cannot get over the fear of interviews. I literally sit and shake thinking about it

Instances such as; - Having a bad feeling about going into work one day but, you have to go in. Therefore ignoring your gut instinct. - Having a good feeling about doing something 'that day' but, are unable to do it due to other commitments. I'm sure that that there's other examples but, I can't think of anymore of...

I’m feeling really fedup at moment about life, I have a gorgeous 15 month old girl who I wanted for a very long time but I’m just struggling with life. It just feels so boring and I just feel so stuck. Me and my partner are a bit older so we don’t get much support meaning time out is hard. I just feel like I’ve tota...

Does anyone else just feel really lonely when little one is asleep/ with their dad? I’m mid 30’s and so are my friends so there all busy with there family lives. When little one isn’t here I just don’t know what to do with my self anymore and have no motivation. Today I haven’t even left the house. Anyone else?

My partner goes back to work tomorrow after being off with me and our newborn for 2 weeks! I’m feeling so anxious about being alone with my baby - anybody else in the same boat? I’m sure it’s normal to feel this way!

Can anyone see a second line please?

I try to force myself to workout, to read, draw, dance etc. all my old hobbies but I feel so drained and out of touch w myself that all I do is melt in the couch on my free time with taking care of a toddler and 9 mo baby.. I feel like I don’t recognize myself at all, In ways I’m not even attracted to myself anymor...

Is anyone else feeling more emotional? My significant other has been having to work out of town every other week for a week or 2 weeks at a time since November. I was sort of fine with it because we were living with other people so I didn’t feel lonely but since January we have our own place and it feels so lonely....

This is a safe place to toot your own horn about something that maybe you hold back because it can be a touchy subject. We are celebrating personal achievements, not diminishing those who didn’t achieve the same thing.

Anyone want to get on FT and vent to one another to gain insight and perspective? I know it sounds cliche however a journal doesn’t always do the job when the amount of stress is increasingly overwhelming.💕