Hello lovely mums!
I wanted to start a link about PP, as it is quite rare but feel it doesn't get the same attention as other postnatal illnesses.
I was diagnosed with mild puerperal psychosis, which kicked in about the day or so after my little girl was born. I had episodes of hallucinations (seeing things like insects, flashing lights, everything psychadelic colours), sometimes hearing things or voices, aswell as sound being intensely loud. Like all your senses are extreme. I didn't want to sleep, I felt I could go out and do everything! I kept thinking my lovely partner was trying to scare me on purpose, making jokes at my expense (which he would never do!), and was against me or watching me, and above all the most frightening thing was thinking my daughter was watching me or was evil.
I had other experiences of confusion, talking a lot, and thinking the crisis team were against me! I had time lapse issues, thinking minutes were hours or even days, and depersonalisation - feeling as though I wasn't even in my own body, which was horrible. Very frightening.
I am coming out of this now, and have been for the past week or so, and feeling so much more positive and bonding much better with my beautiful daughter. Will take a while to feel like 'me' again, I'm sure, but luckily as I knew there was something not right happening in my own brain (!) I was treated quickly and thankfully it didn't progress to anything more terrible.
I wanted to ask if anyone else has experienced PP, and to share and support!
Also I am in West Yorkshire, so if there have been any ladies in that area would be great to make contact,
Jo x
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Puerperal Psychosis - been there?
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MusicMa · 15/06/2010 22:10
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