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I have post natal depression (pnd) with anxiety.
I was the last person I thought would get it. I am a positive outgoing and mostly happy person. For many, many reasons life got on top of me. One day I was extremely distressed and had spent all night having multiple panic attacks due to not listening to myself. I ended up at derriford with a mental health crisis, all I could think about was running away or ending it. That rang alarm bells and I sought help immediately.
Everyone has been a great help, the people who saw me that day, the doctors and nurses who took my feelings seriously, friends and family who sent messages of support and bunches of flowers, after a few short sessions of counselling with the NHS I was referred to a small local charity called pregnancy crisis center. They are now providing me with unlimited, hour long sessions of counselling. I've only had a few but am already feeling back to my nornal self. Without this service I would be at the end of a 9 month NHS waiting list. I now feel I am getting back on track and feel hope and positivity for the future!
I would like to give back for others who need it and have signed myself up for the Plymouth 10k in October. Any pennies you could spare would be greatly appreciated by me and others.
Thank you for reading. Don't be afraid to talk to someone with mental health issues. You can and do make a difference.
