Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

Does anyone else feel so lonely being pregnant? I feel like I see no one. I’ve been signed off work since 12 weeks and found out yesterday it’s unsafe for me to go back until after I’ve had the baby. Don’t get me wrong I love spending time with my 2 year old but I feel though shes the only person I see? My BD is out...

Hey ladies I’m a new mom & my husband is a new dad I notice that I have been getting a bit envious that my partner can go out with his friends & I have not been able to have a night out by myself without the baby. Is this normal? How did y’all get through this feeling?

How did you guys know you was nesting before actually nesting if you understand what I mean I feel like I’m entering that stage because everything that isn’t done is annoying me like I feel like I need to rush and have everything done like now and the fact that nothings done is irritating me🤷🏽‍♀️ Anyone else…

I feel very physically and emotionally drained & really need motivation. Is anyone available to talk ?

Hi mamas. I guess I’m just feeling sad and alone and I need a place to vent or something. Here lately I just have these times where I can’t stop crying and right now is one of them. Being a single mom is so lonely. I feel so alone in the world. When my son is here with me, I’m so busy and devote all of my time and e...

I love being a sahm and being able to raise my babies but with my husband working crazy hrs this life can definitely get a little lonely… My only bestie right now is Ms.rachel. Lmao aka Titi Rachel 😂😂

I’m happy I’m having a boy , I’ve picked a name but I feel no connection. The same kinda happen with my first. Is it bad I can’t emotionally connect with my pregnancies?

Idek where to start. I deal with ocd intrusive thoughts, dissociation, & anxiety. It’s making me so depressed I’m just feeling worthless. It’s like I’m nothing without being a mom & somedays it seems like I can’t even be that. I don’t have a car, job, nothing. I never been the type to sit and feel bad for myself but...

Anyone else not feeling guilty leaving your kids to go to work. I’m so excited to get to work just to get away from them for the day. I’m so mentally exhausted with kids that I just skip to work knowing I don’t have house chores or kids to look after

i guess i’m just reaching out to make sure i’m not alone in feeling incredibly lonely being a stay at home mom. having my first child during the pandemic caused me to stay home more for fear of her getting sick. i’ve always had trouble with being invited or contacted first, im always the one to send the text or ask ...

Anyone else feel like there’s been hardly any support from your manager after returning to work?

So I am in a partial hospitalization program for two weeks due to mental breakdown. I had a headache and took one day off today and I had a nervous breakdown like huge anxiety attack. I am so worried that I can’t even go to work when the program ends this Friday. I am thinking I might have to go on disability. I am ...

I’m a young mom of two, I have no friends which sucks and a bit embarrassing… I have tried to make friends and when I do they stop talking or hanging out with me… I am an introvert which might be one reason y I can’t keep friends… I made this one friend through work 2 and a half years ago and I invited her to my hou...

Has anyone found that people just weren’t bothered for nearly the whole pregnancy, but when you get close to your due date everyone flocks back? I’m having this problem, I’ve been so alone this whole pregnancy and now I’m 37+2 and everyone seems to be crawling back into my life since something exciting’s happening. ...

Needing some closure😔 I recently lost the woman that raised me, my grandmother, she was my mom and I’m having a hard time just getting out of bed in the mornings. But I still do it for my kids my kids need there momma so I still do things for them, just need someone to talk to is all🕊️🙏

Does anyone else struggle with maternity leave, partner at work all day, just me and baby at home. Don’t have many friends and the ones I do have all work during the day. Not good at going to baby groups. Need to make friends with people who are in the same situation

Mums do you feel lonely? Like with no one to talk? Since I had my LG I'm just stuck at home all day only with my LG. When I ask anyone for a coffe or just for a walk they most likely to refuse and always find excuses. I start to think is something wrong with me, that no one wants to meet even for a chat. I normally ...

I'm a teacher and returning to work in September, although technically mid-July so I get paid for the hols (not going in) and this morning I've realised i have about 10 weeks before this happens and i just tear up every time I think about it. I love being with my daughter so much and she is so attached to me and I'v...

Being a stay at home mom is so depressing. I've been in the house for the past 2 weeks and it's getting to me. It's like I'm going crazy. I need friends!!!

i’m just going through so much. i’m going through the pregnancy alone. my baby daddy sucks. i’m do depressed everyday. how do i heal this heartbreak?