Postpartum psychosis: a mother’s story | Wellcome

Having a baby can have a huge and sometimes unexpected effect on a parent’s mental health. Catherine talks about her experiences as a new mother, her diagnosis of postpartum psychosis, and how she was able to work through such a challenging period of her life with the right support.
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[@ambycakes]

I had postpartum psychosis and am pregnant again. It’s terrifying and traumatizing. Thank you for sharing this.

[@victoriaadeniji2050]

I am here and have also struggled

[@CasaDeLosCuatroVientos]

@Helen Hines Sending peace to your heart and mind for a wonderful delivery and afterbirth xox

[@HappyCGM]

Amby how are you doing today?

[@kate8351]

Same. My youngest is 13 and I'm pregnant with my third now, very unplanned and unexpected and I'm scared to death. Hope you're doing well ❤️

[@CloudyLuminals]

I hope you don't try to kill your child like my mom when she had her first episode.

[@lirawettalira7538]

I was SAVED from postpartum Psychosis thanks to a story like this one that I red in a blog. I red about it during pregnancy. 3 days after delivery, I stopped sleeping completely. Day 5 I was convinced that I was going to die immediately of starvation and called emergency the first time, but wasn't able to get help. Day 6 I started hallucinating. In a moment of clarity I realised I was sliding into psychosis and called emergency again. This time the ambulance came and I was admitted to hospital. I got specialised help so fast that it did not become worse and the hallucinations stopped immediatly. Doctors told me that I did everything wright and it was a matter of hours before I would have been "beyond reality" and then they would have no other choice but keep me for 6-8 weeks. I bless every woman who has the courage to speak about this in public, you are saving lives and mother-baby relationships

[@oh.kay_9515]

Never thought I’d get it but I did. I was so miserable I didn’t want to be a mom anymore. I didn’t care about school, I was irritated all the time, anxious about everything, bitter towards everybody at work and hated that it happened to me. There was even moments where I cried while driving convincing myself I’ll never be happy again. Those were the days I truly felt alone. Took me a year to get over it

[@whoKnew1621]

What helped u to get better?

[@quezeentertainment9033]

My wife is going through this during pregnancy. Any advice ladies?

[@iammar1159]

@@quezeentertainment9033 Be there for her! She’s going to need your support in order to make it through.

[@opalfruits8596]

Watch your wife like a hawk, ask her frequently how she is and make sure she is being 100% authentic with her response. Men don't understand how needed they are in these circumstances.

[@SW-zh2qn]

Aripiprazole mate its anti psychotic medication. My partner went through same thing, she better now our boy is 3. Stay strong it will get better x

[@trishblair5365]

I had postpartum depression really bad when I had my baby. It started about a few days after I came home with my baby. I had horrible thoughts of hurting them and would break down when my family mentioned my loss of independence. When my baby was 14 days old I made an appointment and saw a midwife, told her how I felt and what was going on and I was put on medication that was safe for me and my baby (breast feeding at the time), and started therapy. What hurt was I told my husband and my mom and both denied what I was going through. My husband said get over it and my mom was a little supportive but she didn’t understand. It was later my mom sat down with me and said that she went through postpartum depression but they didn’t have the support they do now. Her friends and family came in to help her during that time. I’m thankful that I sought out help and I’m a big advocate of new moms seeking help when they notice the signs.

[@laurenlouisemusic8066]

Glad you're okay and you got through it

[@hardtimes9972]

Maybe that shouldn’t be your husband

[@rassilrose1110]

I'm facing the same problem now ,I'm really suffering 😭

[@ItsRealyReall]

😭❤❤

[@MariaGomez-rx6hi]

im so sorry you went through this 🥺

[@azztek9370]

Wow the human mind is so complex.

[@theotherway1639]

The book "30 Days to Reduce Depression" by Harper Daniels was also a huge help.

[@blackbob1576]

But also so vulnerable.

[@dontmindme.imjustafraidofe9327]

Right? That’s what I’m thinking!

[@redriot8756]

My mother had this terribly bad, my sister told me this in my 20's, that my mother often thought about killing me because she did not feel a connection. Its ok now she's not like that anymore and we have a very strong relationship.

[@UrDadBroughtMilk]

Glad I have a mom who never EVER have thoughts about killing me

[@smallgay6000]

@@UrDadBroughtMilk would you ever really know though? O.O

[@peterpumpkineater6928]

Wtf. Gladly i always had loving parents

[@ellikelulu]

To be honest, I knew about postpartum depression. But not postpartum psychosis. This is scary. I hate it when poeple tell me there is nothing better than being a mom and there are no bad times and as soon as you get your child, you will love it and you will be the happiest person on earth. I don't know anyone who would openly talk about the bad side of being a parent. Not even close friends. It is still a tabu, that's disgusting.

[@brentcunningham3387]

The common factor is the epidural. That needs to be looked into.

[@afailedabortion]

Infertile people are the first to jump on it. They're like “I am so mad that you complain about motherhood when I can't be a mother”

[@saffafreebrey1715]

@@brentcunningham3387no, the common factors are history of someone in the family with PP, childhood trauma, low levels of B12, sleep deprivation, PTSD from a traumatic birth.

[@diegocervantes8104]

Its said how ppl dont see how much women go thru

[@Recluse616]

No excuse for their wicked behaviors

[@Kellietu]

@@Recluse616you sound like an abusive narcissist

[@Recluse616]

@@Kellietu Y'all always claim every guy who don't tolerate or put up with y'all behavior is a narcissist lol I don't even think a lot of y'all even know what a narcissist is... 😂😂💀

[@Kellietu]

@@Recluse616 I don’t know who y’all is, however as someone who has worked with abused women/children, I’ve recognised traits of narcissists. Your sheer lack of empathy, projection, combined with blatant cognitive dissonance and lack of respect for what these women go through fits you securely in that box. You’re laughing at yourself, rightfully so.

[@Recluse616]

@@Kellietu Imagine calling someone a narc on the Internet because you don't agree with what they say. How about not take what people say on the Internet so serious 🤣🤣🤦🏿‍♂️

[@israridha9297]

☹️ my depression brought me here, love my children, hate my life

[@ookreek5374]

isra Nothing I’m sorry. I know that isn’t much, but I am.

[@victoriav2312]

❤️

[@itsfin3what3v3r]

Not sure how you are now but I’m proud of you

[@rubymars5493]

Omg I think I’m experiencing the same thing

[@fullmetal1119]

I hope you are doing well. Things can always get better in life. I hope you and your children are healthy and happy.

[@HanadiH]

Wow people making having children seem like the pinnacle of womanhood. These videos are making really re-think that notion society has fed me until my current age of 25.

[@herman3376]

Exactly.. they make it look all rainbows and unicorns.. the only great thing about pregnancy is waiting for the child, thats it, the rest is... torture to your mental and physical health.

[@skullgarden2417]

@@herman3376 I'm a mother, and I love my son. I have loved the experience of being a mother, I think it's important for people to know it's not a perfect journey and has it's draw backs, like anything else. It's also absolutely fine for people to not ever have children, which seems to be the norm now. All woman should be educated on what to expect even if they have to educate themselves. Postpartum pychosis is pretty rare but still happens. Postpartum depression and OCD are much more common.

[@herman3376]

@@skullgarden2417 agreed. I know that everyones experience is different, but I feel like most mothers can agree that pregnancy isnt very comfortable or great. My mothers vagina was ripped when she gave birth to my brother, so many things that she wasnt told happened to her during pregnancy and it made me really sad.. women arent educated enough about their period, pregnancy ect and thats not good.. (I know that not everyone rips when giving birth but it can happen and again she was never told about this)

[@regaeontop6021]

Just be a good mom!

[@laurestw.4042]

@@herman3376 I am not sure we should tell future mums about the horrors that can happen to them during the pregnancy and birth; there is a limit to what is sain and healthy to say and share, there is a limit between being informed and being scared by the range of challenges that lie ahead. It can also affect people's confidence and thoughts, and trigger anxiety where there was nothing wrong before.

[@ascha730]

As someone who went through postpartum depression I can't imagine how difficult she must have had it

[@chandrajohnson4632]

I’m going through it now only 20 and my baby is 6 months lord knows I need him

[@alexajones2331]

Scary, I had bad baby blues, I constantly cried wanting him back in my belly as I knew what I was doing then and now I have no idea what to do when he cries..I’m a little better now 3 weeks in, I’m getting brilliant support at home

[@brentcunningham3387]

Think it was caused by the epidural? It needs to be looked into independently.

[@kirani111]

@@brentcunningham3387 bruh you’re all over the comments section, quit this sillinesses. Postpartum depression has been happening long long before epidurals were even invented.

[@brentcunningham3387]

@@kirani111 have you done research?

[@brentcunningham3387]

@@kirani111 the fluid in your spine is what connects you to god. Christ oil in your spine is polluted by epidurals foods and things we drink do your research on christ oil (Jacob's ladder). I have been doing years of research and I can't trust my life or the birth of my children to the healthcare system.

[@kirani111]

@@brentcunningham3387 yep. “Based on current literature, the use of epidural analgesia for pain relief during labor doesn’t appear to affect the likelihood of postpartum depression.” -Almeida, M., Kosman, K.A., Kendall, M.C. et al. BMC Women's Health 2020

[@NatureQueenTv]

I have a feeling this will happen to me based on my current mental state while pregnant and thinking back on what my mother went through with all 5 of her daughters (including me). She wasn't able to take care of any of us and still to this day she suffers from a range of different mental illnesses. It scares me.

[@sophie800]

God bless you and your baby. May you get all the support you need. 🙏❤

[@ytb8361]

Please take care of yourself and see comments here saying they were saved from psychosis because they sought help the first days of getting psychotic delusions and hallucinations. I trust and believe you will be fine, and that things will go smoothly for you.

[@samiam7360]

This is my fear also, I’ve already started having some symptoms and I haven’t even had my baby yet. I have 2 weeks left and I keep hearing this voice I keep seeing shadows and angels and speaking in gibberish

[@laurenlouisemusic8066]

Glad you recovered and had the support you needed

[@sixteen.candles.4644]

This is scary. Meanwhile im 5 months pregnant. Im afraid ill end up like this.

[@aylaonline2516]

Beloved Bee wishing you the best, I know you’ll end up with a healthy and beautiful baby who will bring you joy regardless of the struggle ❤️

[@BeingBetter]

I had it, if you get it go to the hospital and they will treat you. I had it. I am ok now.

[@3rdeyeshine94]

Mediate eat clean and become aware of your thoughts and emotions together and your be fine

[@BeingBetter]

@@3rdeyeshine94 None of those things will make any difference with postpartum psychosis. It requires hospitalization.

[@3rdeyeshine94]

@@BeingBetter it makes me curious on how to prevent it..there is to be some sort of cause..like hormones or something

[@MidRunner]

My mom's pregnant and her risk for PPP has been shot through the roof. I'm glad for things like this, so if the worst case scenario becomes reality, I'll know what to do, but I'm still really scared for not only my mom, but my little sister.

[@dracomalfoy2272]

In india new mother's are taken care of by other people, families and neighbours, look at the woman, recovering with just the help of a few nurses being there with her and the baby 24 X 7. Post paritum phycosis is triggered when responsibility of baby falls on mother only, if extended family take effort to each care for the baby, the mother gets to sleep and avoid such issues. ❤️

[@Scythesyn]

So many just don’t get it

[@420bottles]

I had ppp and no one would help me, I was totally and completely abandoned by my husband, my husbands family, then my family and then the police and hospital. When I went to hospital (right after I was left by everyone they insisted I go to hospital due to the fact not only was I hallucinating and saying the tv was talking to me and that I was jesus and the bible was literally responding to my thoughts and my life in live time.. but then I thought I had such strong faith and was so sure I was in touch with god that I could close my eyes and drive and stay on the rd safely but it turned out I couldn't and I rolled the car about eight times and was ejected and barely got a scrape somehow so I then thought I was dead and that's when they made me go to the hospital-i was alone in the car btw) the hospital only wrote what I said down so they could relay it to cps and have my baby taken from me, well actually since my husbands family had already taken my newborn from me (in kidnap style with little to no communication during the kidnap and only head shakes and shoulders butting into me as they loaded my little baby daughter and her things into their vehicle and sped off mind you this was the same day my husband angrily and horribly meanly left me. After leaving he then ordered them to come get her from me. Which I understand was best but it's the way you do things sometimes that make a world of difference to someone in my condition at the time) the cps report read something like "she thinks she's a prophet and is reading the book of revelations and thinks the world will soon end. She thinks her father is jesus or God and her ten year old says she is saying strange things and Courtney says(that's me) her newborn cries all the time and doesn't like her(which I never said..I may have been crazy and very crazy. But I remember everything clearly very clearly) then it goes on to the next report from my mom confirming I was thinking and saying crazy things..the. The next report is from the sheriffs department saying I was running around the apartment thinking I was god and asked the officer for a hug. I showed up at the hospital so many times and they only put me in hospital "hall bed #4" and gave me an ativan and told me to call for a ride in the morning which btw no one would give me..at least not my family..because they were mad at me for being mentally ill...I'm crying as I write this just remembering it. I ended up spending Christmas eve in the hospital even after being locked out of my house and no one would come help me my own family kept hanging up on me. It was a neighbor that called the cops on me for walking through the neighborhood nafariously that got me my ride to the warmth of the hospital. Long sad story short...cps took my baby, my ten year old(at the time she's eleven now) and there's a lot more to the story but ya...I hate the hospital for not diagnosing me..and it all stems from my honesty with them (I had thought I was one of the 144000 and couldn't tell a lie or I'd go to hell) I had relapsed on methamphetamines a few days after my husband left and his parents had taken my baby... because I had used again one time which I explained was long after the onset of my mental condition and after my baby had been removed from me and was miles and miles away...the hospital completely mistreated me judged me, and didn't provide the medical attention I needed due to my honesty and one time relapse..I wasn't even a known drug addict I had completely quit my casual weekend use when I got pregnant but made the huge and I do mean HUGE mistake of using that one more time and then telling the truth about it..that ruined my life. After that they couldn't have cared less what I was going through. Ya I'm crying too hard to go on and my head hurts so you get the just..I'll probably make my own video one day about it though who knows..or at least contact some pro bono lawyers or something..let me know if you know of any or if you are a lawyer let me know if I have a case at all.

[@ramcharge2704]

After my son was born and I finally got him out of the NICU I was happy. He was with me I was relaxed. A social worker came into the room to talk to us because they said I tested high on the PPD score chart. (They had not given me my meds in there days) I wanted to yell at her to get out and that they couldn't take my baby from me. I was so anxious I knew better than to say that but dang I felt like I was loosing it slowly

[@hariomtatsat1]

I belive this happens when you have a traumatic childhood. When you have your own baby all those very scary things start to come to surface.

[@ninijohannaq]

Yes it places a part. All my bad memories came in when I had my baby.

[@Pauwwhh]

I didn’t have a traumatic childhood, and I had depression

[@Mira-gu6we]

Yeah. Thats true.

[@FunPhonicswithSelina]

Yes

[@sophie800]

My dad passed away Christmas Eve 2016 whilst I was pregnant with my son. I had postpartum anxiety/OCD following his birth in 2017; a miscarriage the following year and then my newborn daughter had to go home with her dad who dumped me at 8 months pregnant, at two days old in 2019. I then saw my children in a contact centre (which was humiliating). A forensic psychologist patronised me during my court-ordered assessment last year. I overdosed last week.

[@teehee4096]

wow... im so sorry for the amount of suffering you’ve had to go through. i’m rooting for you and hope you get to see your children soon and have the life you and they deserve

[@sophie800]

@@teehee4096 Thank you! I appreciate that :) ❤

[@aestheticallypleasingaesth8941]

I hope you are doing well. Stay strong. ❤️

[@maiajourneyofmotherhood8128]

It's so sad we all go through it.. but have no clue at times..

[@neondreamer9532]

Can this happen to someone about losing the child, rather than it being replaced? I just had my son 2 1/2 weeks ago and i really feel not okay. I cry over everything, sometimes i feel like someone is just going to walk up and hurt my baby, or take him and run but no replacement.

[@miserylovesmegan]

You should talk to your doctor 💓💓💓 I promise you're not alone in this, I went through it aswell. Get lots of sleep, and don't forget to feed yourself too

[@ninijohannaq]

My one is 10 months old and I still feel the same. I also cry when I think somebody is going to hurt my baby

[@lirawettalira7538]

I hope you feel better know, please get ANY help possible. Concentrate on your baby and let anyone else do everything else. Hormones can mess with you pretty bad, it can take about 6-8 weeks until you feel "normal" again.

[@addi5169]

My sister has this shes scared to let anyone of us hold her baby it makes her anxious like we will take her baby away she has postpartum

[@emmaskye4681]

Is anyone suffering from postpartum depression and looking for a place to talk or just not feel so alone? Join postpartum management and recovery, it's a new group! You are not alone!

[@Lunar_Spell]

I wish my mother could have gotten help like this after my sister and I were born. Mothers' mental health just doesn't seem like much of a priority here in the States, and my sister and I (and countless other children who unfortunately didn't make it out alive) suffered greatly for it.

[@Asianlove4ever]

After 4 weeks i finally feel a connection with my baby girl. Im taking meds and hopefully will have therapy soon. Sucks i didn't speak up sooner. Would've saved me a stay at the hospital and a psychosis episode. It felt so real. Lasted for a few hours. Very scary. But im better now. Ans thankfully i have family that helped big time.

[@BeingBetter]

I got this. It was terrifying.

[@gajdanviktor2774]

How long is took for you and did they used olanzapine?

[@BeingBetter]

@@gajdanviktor2774 No they used Seroquel, Risperidone, and Haldol. I was in the hospital for 8 days.

[@fatimaamiri4666]

Congratulations keep it up✊🏽 your story is beautiful and it’s not easy sharing your story keep being an amazing mother 💚

[@sarahsmile8552]

Where was this woman given such amazing help at? In the US the mother is typically separated from her baby & locked in a psych ward if she's even given help at all.

[@kate8351]

I had severe postpartum depression with my second child who is almost 14. Now I'm pregnant with my third, very unplanned and unexpected and I'm scared to death. I have bipolar, BPD, anxiety disorder, bulimia and I've had to come off all of my meds.

[@Brosylxy]

Hi kate how are you doing?

[@peacetomymental8935]

Hi Kate, we have similar profiles. I hope you feel better.. ❤️ sending you the best of luck with you and your baby. Stay strong girl.

[@michaelamarchuk2402]

I'm surprised they didn't put you on a pregnancy safe medication. There is medication for bipolar syndrome that is safe for pregnancy and breast feeding.

[@albertpalombo9221]

Almond milk give zinc also pumpkin seeg. 15 mcg yzinc a day

[@salvajeasp757]

You know you coulda just got an abortion right?

[@theotherway1639]

The book "30 Days to Reduce Depression" by Harper Daniels was also a huge help.

[@christinemiculynthomaslogi449]

tiktok brought me here

[@monas5054]

honestly it seems like all these women may have a common denominator a mentally absent husband, and you know the type he could be very nice on paper but at the same time very clueless or careless. If i had a chid with a guy and i felt all by my self even while someone was there, that can make you resent them, May God protect us, you would feel trapped, idk alottttttt of husbands are like that, we still live in a world where for a FATHER to take care of his kids is considered babysitting, or helping out, in a right world this would make anyone go insane, and i think thats whats happening,

[@ailaniafraser9046]

I had this horrible illness after my son was born in 2019

[@FunPhonicswithSelina]

During lockdown omg sorryv

[@hannahmatetzschk9537]

In the USA they just take you away and lock you in a room alone with nothing but a bed bolted to the floor and keep you there as long as your health insurance will cover, so usually 3-7 days while they force feed you antipsychotic medications after you've only seen a psychiatrist once when you're admitted, and once more to discharge you.

[@alitaermine2125]

I have been a single mother since I was 16, I got 3 kids in total today.. my youngest child was a boy & he got adopted.. I have been abused countless times & never even realized how I have had postpartum psychosis... Im so sad for myself & feel ashamed all the time.. I love my kids so much cause I know im the onnky one who will ever be there for them but fighting this depression battle is the worst and I hate when my girls think Im like this all the time when I just would rather be alone & distance myself from my own kids... its like insane idk I need help

[@salvajeasp757]

Gets some help and don’t kill your kids please 💯

[@gabrielrivera5469]

I’m a dude who just saw a video on Instagram of a mother yelling at her newborn child “I HATE YOU I HATE YOUU” and the one recording was her husband who was very concerned and stopped whatever was happening. Scared the shit outta me bc I would never want my future wife doing that to our kid. I had to look it up. Does this happens due to a lack of other experienced mothers in their life ? Like grandma’s, sisters or other friends giving a sense of supportive motherhood community?

[@cristinecorpuz1460]

I got this almost a year until now ..they already 12 years but I always in counter D's , wat should I do somebody can help me her ...? I don't know wat to do I'm single mother of a twin ..

[@robins6177]

clearwoman.com/pregnancy/postpartumdepression/ please read this will heal you, it’s a lack of progesterone. Use progesterone oil from this website to supplement

[@CatherineLittlepage]

About the music 😢💕 so true

[@user-fk4we1vp7d]

My late Mom had this with me. No one helped her. In the States today, such mothers, if poor (there is barely a middle class), may end up in jail after CPS takes their children, accusing the mothers of drug use. It's just not much recognized here, unless things have changed recently. I am not capable of bearing children at all after emergency surgery. I had PCOS. So I don't know if this issue has changed in the US.

[@the.h.is.silent]

Why isn’t this available everywhere!!!!!!!

[@rabiyazeeshan4048]

My sister is also suffering from postpartum depression but she is not recovering

[@mr.getback184]

My little kiddo oh

[@drpriyankatiwari5374]

Rabiya kya prob hai unko

[@TropicalCrumpet]

I sometimes think my children or family isn't real or that the baby is a demon child and I just wait and check that there aren't two children in the crib so I'm not picking up the demon. But then I am self aware that it's just my irrational side that's thinking that and they're real and not demons. I'm currently on anti depressants and I'm really scared to tell my doctors what is really going on in case they think I'm unsuitable to be a mother and take my children away. I've been battling depression since my first born who's turning 5 this year and I have two more younger. I thought at the beginning of my treatment that it'll be only up to a year maximum but I think it's just a life time long treatment plan at this point. Sorry about the long post but I don't feel comfortable talking to people I know including my husband as to what extent it's bad.

[@lorenapenadillorojas]

You need to take antipsychotics as well

[@paolalovescats]

New fear unlocked. I have BPD and its kinda scary because i often feel suicidal and the voice in my head is always talking. And what if i got sick of my kid. What if i become a danger. Fucking scary

[@corneliusprentjie-maker6715]

Appreciated.

[@ojodunolubunmi7715]

I had my introduction yesterday,my husband brought ght his people and i was greatly disgrace by my prospective mother in law's display of mental incordination and so my family members. I asked the son what happened he said it happened after a particular birth she was placed on medication for so long but for some time she has refused taking her medications and the situation has deteriorated. I'm afraid for my self and the future of the children I'll have. Please is this hereditary?

[@elizabethboulerice9096]

Not me searching for videos, with a 5 year old, after just having a breakdown. Feeling so drained and just....lost

[@caitlyn7310]

I haven’t ever been pregnant but I had a psychotic episode where I thought my cat was the actual devil trying to torture me, I’m not even religious and absolutely don’t believe in something like that. It’s wild

[@Bloody-Butterfly]

Looking this up after watching an episode of “LA Law”

[@jennahoaglan9058]

I had pp psychosis. Fucking terrifying. It was 2 yrs ago

[@nastyham5302]

robots?

[@ychongy]

Can moms still have OCD, anciety, psychosis even when her kids are all grown up, married and have their own kids already?

[@karencastelblanco-jones4710]

Yes, of course they can. These are all separate mental illnesses. Postpartum psychosis only affects people after giving birth but the others can affect anyone, at any age. If you feel like you have symptoms for these, please seek help.

[@myhatzulu]

why they heads so small

[@realSimoneCherie]

I can’t believe this isn’t EVERY woman, if even everyday trauma like a car accident can cause psychosis, then childbirth alone should trigger an episode

[@waararosemarie3176]

I had it 2000 i was soooo sorry

[@emmaskye4681]

Is anyone suffering from postpartum depression and looking for a place to talk or just not feel so alone? Join postpartum management and recovery, it's a new group! You are not alone!

[@TheyCallMeeJuice]

Where’s the girl with the list

[@MrsPaulaTorres]

what they forgot to say in this video of purposely scaring women is that the CAUSE of post partum "psychosis'' SYMPTOMS is post partum THYRODITIS aka HYPERTHYROID STAGE. I was diagnosed with ppp and my endo said I shoul've been taken to endocrionoly 'unit' intead of psych ward. I had lost so much weight, lived with insomnia, I was match thin and breastfeeding triggers hyperthyroidism in ''some'' women, that's what the stats say anyway. it's the THYROID health that needs to be monitored, psychosis is a symtpn & consequence of a thyroid storm. this lady is clearly in the second stage of postpartum thyroidism as she looks super HYPO thyroid now. don't be afraid. I went through this with the first, and with second I made sure I sleep more before giving birth, rest after, and rest for real, the first three months doing NOTHING but myself and the baby. I also gained twice the weight as in first pregnancy, I credit to body's muscle memory, body knowing how hard it had to fight for health after the first baby, so with second, body decided to have extra cushion. and rightfully so, I am so mych healthier post partum the second time around, now joining a workout class, not talking to a dumbass psychiatrist dude who'd want to give me some pills and say to stop breastfeeding. I left American 'doctors' to go to europe where in Latvia a doc simply said to take Tapazole for correcting my thryoid levels, and that's it. no pills, no psychosis, it's all nonsense diagnsis. cause is the thyroid. period.

[@nilaanika]

This finds really useful.thank you !

[@ummehabibaa5880]

Not everyone. My wife is having it now and her thyroid os okay

[@Lion-xm5xp]

AW HELL

[@honeybunnybunny1958]

I didn’t know this existed 😮

[@HELPforPain]

Original Sin has to do with interactions between females and males pregnancy who what when where how why circumstances purpose . Who takes care of children and elderly sick and wounded labor delivery Pregnancy, procreation, reproduction, mating, copulating, marriage whether female dominant versus male dominant. Sex Taboo Pregnancy; egg + sperm spermatozoa parasite is sexually-transmitted disease of death for females , males are immune to our own sperm . Means all 8 billion of us humans are already guilty of cruelty cannibalism parasitism torture terrorism eating our mothers alive from the inside. Sex & Taboo must end which will hopefully end procreating with hate rape incest cruelty barbarism, kangaroo courts, medical negligence quackery charlatanism witchcraft magical thinking handwaving magic tricks joint replacement spinal fusions hysterectomies prostatectomy's chemotherapies fentanyl use equally deadly as Pulling the trigger of a 9 mm point-blank to babies heads.

[@zynthiaoz]

Can this be cured someday i don't want this to happened to future mothers this is so horrible.

[@sunset33533]

The mindfulness book "30 Days to Reduce Depression" by Harper Daniels is a good resource.

[@sneha6652]

What I see that men are usually absent from these types of conversations just like here in the comment section.

[@thoughtsonrollercoasterrid8221]

#thoughtsonrollercoasterrides

[@lauraharper9298]

Sorry my baby daddy did not help me either or for anything

[@mothermovementa]

💀

[@boomboomboom9297]

What about dad’s?

[@yekaterina5345]

not about men for once.

[@MeowVicious]

Men can also go through depression because it is a big lifestyle change and a lot of stress and pressure on them as well. Don’t listen to these people who are anti-man. I’m a woman and for real, men count too. If you feel you are having issues or depression etc don’t suffer in silence. Talk to someone about it. Whether it be a doctor, psychologist, pastor or even just a good guy friend who can relate.. seek out some support for yourself too. I know this was an older comment but I think it’s important for any men who may come across this as well. Many women do have a more difficult time for various reasons but men can as well and they should be supported too. The goal should be for everyone to have support when needed so the family can be happy and healthy together.

[@kiowah231]

yeah because men go through so much during pregnancy 😐

[@lauraharper9298]

So no

[@bettyottman1718]

Or It happens if first child is fed up with their baby brothers or Sisters and threw tantrums and don't want to be big brothers or Sisters making their moms upset, tired and angry.

[@josettesfeir4533]

She mentioned delusional symptoms, irrational thoughts and feeling watched all the time

[@rossyvizcarra1927]

I wish I had this… 😞

[@sleepsheep9544]

…….you wish you had urges to kill your children?

[@JV-ko6ov]

Lol

[@edgardmartinez6026]

Anybody should stop watching this. This is how women find out what posoadom physicists is and than implement this in their head, than while pregansnt remeber this and gets triggered in their head

[@Phil-zx5yc]

Do not be pregnant if you can't be a good mother to your baby. STOP HAVING CHILDREN!

[@_aq831]

I was raped and abortion is illegal in my country. If i raise him I'll hate him if i give him away I'll be an awful mother. There are no solutions. Should i kill myself or should i endure i can't forget or forgive the way my body was violated from carrying a baby to term against my will.

[@briaravioli3542]

are you saying that about her? I agree with you to a certain degree but most people like her can’t help it. i hope you’re not a male.

[@himajawijesinghe4055]

did you not watch the video? this isn't something you can control

[@AdriaFranconi]

What a stupid comment! You can't know if you are going to be a good mother till after you have the baby.

[@bigbird9888]

@@_aq831 you’ll hate him if you have him it’s not his fault

[@brandonlashbrook6892]

I bet women did not have this in the Viking age.