I was one of the lucky ones. Lucky being a relative term. I caught my postpartum psychosis early, exactly seven days after a traumatic birth. I was haunted by flashbacks, pseudo seizures, and severe sleep deprivation. The trifecta if you will. Needless to say, I was not okay.   I am an elementary school teacher, and I hold a Mental Health First Aid certificate, both of which mean that I am trained to identify signs of mental health crises in others. Consequently, I was able

I have Bipolar 1 with psychosis. I take Abilify which really helps me. They took me off my medication during pregnancy, and after I had...

I was the first in my family to have C-sections, first (and I hope the last) to suffer from postpartum psychosis. As a medical student, I...

My experience of postpartum psychosis was this past year, with my first daughter, and after two years of being married. Postpartum...

My first experience of postpartum psychosis was at age 24 when I had our first son Keileb and after five years of being married. I never...

On Wednesday February 22, 2023, I had a moment of awakening. I am still unsure of how long I survived without sleep. It had been weeks....