It’s a rare postpartum mental illness, but it’s also the most sensationalized and stigmatized by the media when a postpartum tragedy occurs and in my opinion, the most misrepresented. I want people to ask me questions about it and not shy away from the hard/controversial questions.
I survived postpartum psychosis six years ago, AMA
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What was it like? How did it start?
How long did it last? What was the toughest part? Did people around you understand it?
Hope you got all the support you needed and hope you’re all fine now
We’re you diagnosed with mental illness before this? Im asking because Ive been in and out of psychosis for years and im afraid of having kids for this very reason.
What kinds of hallucinations or delusions (or both) did you have? How was your relationship with your child’s other parent immediately before the psychosis began?
Do you like Dr. Pepper?
What did you do in your psychosis episode and how long did it last
What are your current mental health diagnosis
How do you remember yourself during that time? Do you feel like you still have your sense of self or does it feel like it was someone else?
Genuinely how are you? What’s your favorite dessert
When you were experiencing postpartum psychosis, did you find yourself fixated on certain ideas or topics? Or maybe become deeply focused on specific topics or go down particular rabbit holes? What are your relationship to those topics now out of postpartum psychosis?
How did you get the diagnosed,did you ask for help ,a doctor a relative ? What is the followup and your medication now?
God I’m so sorry you experienced that. Do you feel like the episode affected your ability to bond with your baby? Do you feel like you have a good bond these days?
Favorite long haul truck? I know it’s a controversial question.
Did you see the movie Tully? Did it resonate you? I watched it without knowing about the movie and I felt so sad and shocked at the end we we find out she had postpartum psychosis !
As someone who has an anxious attachment style, just talk to him about what happened. I would’ve forgiven my mom (her issue wasn’t PPP or PPD) if she wouldn’t have and still wouldn’t deny everything. You sound bonded now which I never got the opportunity to do. I’m so glad you’re doing better. How scary.
Were there any specific incidents that your friends still talk about?
If I think my sisters had this activated, does it have the potential to linger for years? She went off the deep end of delusional coping strategies which seems cheap for me to say but I can’t get through to her based on any facts or her personality or values she had prior to the PPD.
Thank you, for doing this. I admire your strength and knowledge.