Postpartum Support International
Support groups, a helpline and provider directory for perinatal mental health.
For new parents who feel nothing like the pictures said they would. Talk with people in Malaysia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Malaysia circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Support groups, a helpline and provider directory for perinatal mental health.
Run by people who have been through loneliness and anxiety and panic themselves.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Run by people who have been through alcohol recovery and depression themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
Free emotional support from trained listeners, online and anonymous, in many languages.
24/7
โIf you've just found this place, I was in the same place eighteen months ago. Back then it was a C-section recovery. I've started painting again. Hang on.โ
โFor anyone new to this: I've been there. For me it was about three years ago. I remember my husband back at work after two weeks like it was yesterday. Some weeks I don't think about it at all. It doesn't stay this heavy.โ
โI'm not going to tell you it gets better straight away, because that would be a lie. What I will say is that the thoughts don't have to run the whole day. I lied on that questionnaire too, and I wish I hadn't. The health visitor is not there to judge you. Tell one person the truth, even just one. And delete the symptom checker app. It is not your friend at 2am.โ
โTo whoever needs this: I was where you are in 2022. I remember when rage I did not know I had, like it was yesterday. I've started painting again. It comes back so slowly you don't notice until one day you do. From someone who gets it.โ