I find it very difficult to talk about my mental illness – but over the years I have learned to embrace all that is me, both bad and good. All I can do is be honest with others and hope that they can accept me for who I am.
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Tag Archives: social anxiety
Family, Pregnancy and Newborns
My Traumatic Birth Story – Pre Eclampsia, Induction, C-section and Sepsis
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The long, traumatic – but successful – birth of my son. Pre-eclampsyia, failed induction, failed epidural, emergency csection, sepsis and one happy healthy baby!
I talk about my struggle with anxiety and depression after an extremely traumatic post-natal experience, and how I felt ignored and unsupported by the health professionals.