Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

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Lonely child

Does anyone else feel lonely when it comes to motherhood? I have one friend and my child goes to nursery twice a week but I’m worried he’s going to be a lonely child. Is anyone else in this situation?

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😫😢

I’m finding this stage so so tough and I feel so guilty for feeling this way and lonely in my thoughts as it just doesn’t feel like I can talk to anybody about it. Is anybody else struggling with the ‘terrible twos’ ? Please share any helpful tips 🙏🏼

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I just want someone to tell me they love me

I have a 1 yo boy and he's great. I'm still breastfeeding him though he loves eating and is getting better at it. His dad and I aren't together but live very close and due to my son being breastfed and having contact naps/nursing, we tend to spend time all together. I'm sick of being single, I'm not over him and he'...

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Mums with no ‘village’

I’m looking for mummy’s who don’t have much support. I am a single mum of a two year old, my mum passed away when I was pregnant, I don’t have any contact with her dad’s family as it was DV. None of my family ever ask how I am or anything. The rest of my family are very toxic and or addicts etc. So, it is just me. B...

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Things to do?

35 weeks definitely on a wave of emotions I don't have any friends besides my husband and that is totally fine, but I get so bored when I get time to myself to do things, my hubby is military so he's gone sometimes and when he is I get so lonely.... what do some of yall moms like to do when you get free time any sug...

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Feeling lonely…

Hey guys! Has anyone else felt lonely during pregnancy? I feel like nobody wants to hang out with me anymore because I can’t drink or party. I feel like I have no one except my boyfriend and I still feel lonely when I’m not with him. I just don’t know what to do about this because I know once my baby comes it w...

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Anyone else dread when their lover goes to work ?

I hate when my love goes to work, because I’m alone just me and non verbal baby with nothing else to do

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Gender divide

Anyone else fed up with the gender divide in 2024. My partner went out for the 1st time with both 2 under 2s he got all the praise, well dones, encouragement and sympathy when they cried. I go out daily not once have I got any words of encouragement not even from family. Fed up men can do the bare minimum and are to...

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Anxious

Anyone else deal with health anxiety? I find it so hard for people to understand/relate.

K
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Divorce

Is anyone going through a divorce? I'm just looking for support. I feel so isolated and alone

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Struggling with being alone

my kids are with their dad for the weekend. I’m really struggling with being alone. I’m not from the area and I don’t have any friends here. I don’t know what to do With all this loneliness and sadness.

Incognito
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Loneliness and pregnancy

I have definitely felt like I’ve been struggling a lot since getting pregnant as my baby’s father was really abusive to me and I’ve tried to get back out there and found a man who is taking great care of me while I’m pregnant but even with him it feels like I’m constantly alone, I want to ask him to go to my appoint...

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Feeling down😢

Hey ladies, I’m 14 weeks today had it pretty rough so far with sickness etc. I’m just wondering is anyone else finding it hard to connect with their baby? I don’t feel like myself at all and just feel so sad. 😢💗

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Jealous or am I sensitive? lol

How you describe the type of person who just can’t say ‘aw that’s nice!’ Or ‘good luck’ instead of having something negative to say towards your exciting good news? Like are they jealous or am I just sensitive 😂😂

Incognito
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Anyone else’s emotions out of control?

Currently bawling because I don’t have tomato soup and I’m broke 😭👍🏼

K
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Lonely

So I’ve been off sick since last Thursday and I’m not due to go back now till after maternity leave. I’m already so lonely, sit around all day waiting for the other half to come back. He’s gone to the pub tonight, which he never normally does but it’s his birthday tomorrow, I’m trying to not let it affect my mood bu...

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Attraction to my partner

I don't know why but recently I've been feeling a little less attracted to my husband. I love him so much but for some reason there's just something there that's like get away from me 😅 we've been friends for 12 years this December and it'll be our anniversary in December as well. We're both 20 and met each other…

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Loneliness

Did anyone else find pregnancy the most isolating experience? I’m the first of my friends to have a baby and they have all but vanished, I don’t speak to my parents so feel like it’s literally just myself and my husband doing it all alone, really struggling with feeling so so lonely 😭

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Feeling unimportant

Maybe I’ll get some kinda help in this group but I’m almost about done reaching out when I get like zero help from anyone on this app too like idk what else to do anymore y’all ~~ Maybe I just need to rant to someone or maybe I really need some advice idk but for the past 2 ish weeks I’ve been feeling so so unimpor...

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Is anyone else losing friendships?

Am I bugging or did anyone else lose friendships while being pregnant? And not like falling out with people just people you were close with just distancing from you with no explanation ?

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