This video made me cry. I have always been super chill and had rarely ever had anxiety ever until my wife got pregnant. And for over 2 years I’ve been suffering from anxiety and intrusive thoughts about my son and other people’s kids. I never understood how amazing these little children are until I had one of my own. I felt like is there anyone else out there going thru this psychosis? I still have work to do, but therapy was a massive help. Just the first time someone asked me, “So what’s been going on?” it was like I took the deepest breath and talked for 10 minutes straight at least on an intro call. There is also a book called The Power of Now that I started reading, and it is life-changing. It teaches you that you are not your thoughts. Your thoughts are from your ego, which is fragile and always under attack, but your actual self is the being that is living inside of this human existence. I stopped going to therapy, and I feel like I’ve been regressing, so I will be going back. Therapy every 2 weeks, journaling, meditation, a good night’s sleep, The Power of Now, and watching videos like this are the things that have helped me. Much love to all the parents out there doing their best every day 🫶.

My husband is divorcing me because he couldn’t handle all the stress of the before and after postpartum depression. Is really sad how many people don’t get it.

I am a stay at home dad with my wife..Lets please don't forget that dads too suffer from it - it comes in different forms. It takes its toll on a family. But we need to educate people what may occur after birth and what the tools there exists that we can use to cope and get through the tough first few years of bringing up our little miracles. men tend to become irritable and easily frustrated and angry.. This in turn does not help out mothers and actually makes the situation worse. Some men just withdraw and are not involved at all and can also be a form of ppd. Spread the word and start the conversations.

I am watching this & I am crying, I have been wondering what the heck was wrong with me for months. I didnt understand what was going on, thank you for sharing this.

Talk about it? Talk to whom? No one in our society really thinks it is a thing as all our mothers and grandmothers have gone through all of this without saying a word

Thank you for talking about this im going through postpartum anxiety right now! I have a 4 month old son and my fears are through the roof with intrusive thoughts and anxiety

This is me. Every single word. I don't recognize myself anymore. This is not who I am. Yet somehow I've become this person 😢 my son is 5 and I still have intrusivw thoughts

This deserves more recognition !!

I have been struggling with anxiety for months. I’ve been to the E.R so many times & I feel that they just think I’m crazy. What you explained is exactly the type of thoughts I have about my daughter and husband and it’s exhausting. Thank you for talking about this I’m definitely going to talk to my doctor about this because I really need help.

6 months postpartum and I’m suffering with anxiety. Worst feeling ever! I went to my doctor he prescribed me Lexapro. I really don’t want to take it because of the side effects so I try control it but know I feel confused like if everything is all a dream. Ill definitely look for help because I want my life back.! Thank you for the video it made me feel better knowing I’m not the only one suffering from this.

Thank you for sharing this. By my son’s first month I thought I was in the clear and I was good. Yet I had those exact thoughts creeping into my head little by little. Here I am now, almost 4 months postpartum and coping through postpartum anxiety. Thank you for sharing this. Making small changes one day at a time.

This really made me feel so seen, I’ve been struggling with anxiety for a long time now, after having my son these are definitely thoughts that have crossed my mind too🥹 thank you for sharing !

I really needed to hear this .... I wish this can be advocated in Nigeria

I've just found out this is what I have and been struggling with. I felt exactly the same when I found the problem I had has a name, it makes you feel like you're not alone. Luckily I feel like I'm on the other side of it now, some days I still struggle a little but my mind is easier to snap out of the thought process or that dark pathway. I can't say there was anything that made it better but just stop closing off to things my brain was telling me was a danger and the more I seen they werent dangers, the easier it got. I remember the day I told my husband the most irrational fear I had and he tried to make me feel better. I ended up at the doctors and they said I had an illness phobia. I left feeling maybe I do but why? Only months previous I didn't and I started questioning if all this time I had and it had been building up. Then the other night I was scrolling through the short reels on KZfaq and a video popped up called 'I'm scared of my own body' where she described things I had been going through and gave it a name 'postnatal anxiety' I couldn't believe it... all this time I finally found the name to my problem. I finally found that this isn't me, this is an illness. It had been killing me for so long. I can't advise on how to fix it, I'm sure everyone's idea of fixing it will be different. The things that helped me: Talking, not giving up and try to live normal and not let those fears control your day to day. As you go on you will see these are not real fears and they will fade like you're ticking them off the list "didn't die from whatever was playing in my head" ✔️ each day goes by doing those repeated things will hopefully show you that it's a positive not a negative situation. Try to get in a good routine but don't let your head control you. I hope you all stop suffering very soon because I know what it feels like and I think it's still not spoken about enough or the definitions of it are not clear enough to be diagnosed and it can go unnoticed and wreck your life, leaving you feeling overwhelmed and finding life pointless or not wanting to live like that. Life isn't pointless, it will stop just please keep going and be strong enough to live the worry your head is creating. You will be ok

Thanks for sharing this! I’m going through this right now. Docs and people seem to ask the wrong questions pertaining to PPD “are you having thoughts of harming yourself or your child?” - NO, I’m not. So that must mean I don’t have PPD, but I’m terrified in other ways and have this anxiety! It’s PPA! Makes perfect sense.

It makes me so sad watching this. I have a two month old and I am constantly in a state of panic about him. I know he’s fine and I’m honestly starting to drive people around me nuts because of it but it’s so so hard to deal with.

Much needed, thank you

I just want to hide, I just want to run away. I feel like someone will say "why are you like this", because my situation is better than others'. I should be able to handle it. Returning to work soon. And I don't know how I'm gonna do it.

I really needed this...thank you so much.

I wish more moms would listen to this. I can’t believe it only has 4.2 k views.. 90 likes. It should have so much more.

Haven’t finished listening yet but it’s like you’re talking about me😢 that’s how I feel!!! I’m 7 weeks postpartum with my first child.

I don't think I even slept for 2 hours per night until my baby became 1 years old in fear of SIDS. And now that he is 2 everytime he is ouside without me I just want to sit and cry and think about how to kill myself if something would happen to him I picture him in very very graphic situations and its driving me crazy. Now that I actually know what my problem is I will ask for help for sure. Thank you

I had to thank my mom, I was on the brink of psychosis. I had anxiety and OCD.

I have all these exact same fears... I thought I was alone & crazy. I finally pushed my anxiety & fears to the back of my mind, in mid anxiety attack I was on the phone w my dr. I pushed thru & I finally have an appointment. I can’t handle feeling like this anymore. I’m not even mid way thru & it’s like you’re telling my life story..

Are you talking about me?? Really i went through all what you are talking about. Also the answer was talking about it . Not hiding it. Thank you

First thing sleep alot as much as possible dn go out see sorrundings n take some me time n if talk ds things with some positive ppl it helps me alot

Exactly what am going through now...my life is like a dream😭

Everything is said here in the video. ❤

Exactly what am going through...I thought I was going mad 🥲🥲

This hasn’t ended for me since my kids were born. Only gotten worse. They’re 4 and 6 and I am deteriorating

I lost my fiancée because he didn't understand what's happening & left me with a 2mnth old baby to raise all by myself

I asked for help from my OB, he submitted a request only to receive a denial letter from my insurance not sure why. Didn't have the energy to investigate.

I just got home from work, I leave early because I couldn't breathe and start crying I don't know what's happening to me😭

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Kalisod ba laman e open up sa imu husband ky dili man kasabot... Ma stress sija ug tuda kung my mood is not good. I have bad days, anxiousness that affects my day and it will show later on to my husband but he will get angry. He doesn't want me to have mood swings, he wants me to be all good, smiling, and don't have bad days. So it makes me very sad everyday.

my wife is having her postpartum and I'm reallyscared coz sometimes shes not eating anything in a day. I'm worried about her and i don't know what to do. i can't even work coz she's not letting me.

My mans for head brruuuuuuuuvvvvv

I have a 22 days old baby..I didn’t know what I was going thru was postpartum anxiety...the panic Nd guilt Nd fear has been crippling me for the last two weeks..started with my baby being admitted for jaundice for 2 days...I watch my baby all night to see if he’s breathing..I feel inadequate to take care of him, I feel like I am going to screw this up too..I fear how can something so good happen to me nd worry of it ll be taken away from me bcz of my thoughts...don’t know what to do... maybe I ll find some help too soon..

You literally described me to a T

Oh dear.... Is this what is happening!?

Omg this is me…