Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

Honest, unfiltered, and in real-time: what women like you are talking about. Peanut group chats, support, and posts on Mental Health.

Gender divide

Anyone else fed up with the gender divide in 2024. My partner went out for the 1st time with both 2 under 2s he got all the praise, well dones, encouragement and sympathy when they cried. I go out daily not once have I got any words of encouragement not even from family. Fed up men can do the bare minimum and are to...

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Am I horrible

I feel horrible I just want an hr to myself..I'm with my baby evryday doing pretty much everything on my own. Just would be nice to go out on me own have bit me time for an afternoon or evan just home alone for the afternoon

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Anyone else dread when their lover goes to work ?

I hate when my love goes to work, because I’m alone just me and non verbal baby with nothing else to do

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I miss her

she’s the only person that has ever made me feel seen , like i’m a piece of art or something. everyone else i meet just aren’t her . they don’t make me feel like im walking on air like she did . maybe others are not working out cause im meant to be with her….id like to think that. I wish things were different or I g...

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Anxious

Anyone else deal with health anxiety? I find it so hard for people to understand/relate.

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Divorce

Is anyone going through a divorce? I'm just looking for support. I feel so isolated and alone

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Struggling with being alone

my kids are with their dad for the weekend. I’m really struggling with being alone. I’m not from the area and I don’t have any friends here. I don’t know what to do With all this loneliness and sadness.

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Loneliness and pregnancy

I have definitely felt like I’ve been struggling a lot since getting pregnant as my baby’s father was really abusive to me and I’ve tried to get back out there and found a man who is taking great care of me while I’m pregnant but even with him it feels like I’m constantly alone, I want to ask him to go to my appoint...

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Feeling down😢

Hey ladies, I’m 14 weeks today had it pretty rough so far with sickness etc. I’m just wondering is anyone else finding it hard to connect with their baby? I don’t feel like myself at all and just feel so sad. 😢💗

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Having 2 under 2

Does anyone else have 2 under 2? Or 2 children even but feel the same. I feel so heartbroken at times that I can’t give them my full attention!

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Jealous or am I sensitive? lol

How you describe the type of person who just can’t say ‘aw that’s nice!’ Or ‘good luck’ instead of having something negative to say towards your exciting good news? Like are they jealous or am I just sensitive 😂😂

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Anyone else’s emotions out of control?

Currently bawling because I don’t have tomato soup and I’m broke 😭👍🏼

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Lonely

So I’ve been off sick since last Thursday and I’m not due to go back now till after maternity leave. I’m already so lonely, sit around all day waiting for the other half to come back. He’s gone to the pub tonight, which he never normally does but it’s his birthday tomorrow, I’m trying to not let it affect my mood bu...

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Attraction to my partner

I don't know why but recently I've been feeling a little less attracted to my husband. I love him so much but for some reason there's just something there that's like get away from me 😅 we've been friends for 12 years this December and it'll be our anniversary in December as well. We're both 20 and met each other…

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Is it normal not to feel any joy?

I m not happy about anything..I don't look forward to weekends or going to work.I love my daughter and I try my best to take her places because I feel like I need to but I don't enjoy it.i worry about how much money I spend and how I need to organise everything and I always get annoyed and irritated.

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Loneliness

Did anyone else find pregnancy the most isolating experience? I’m the first of my friends to have a baby and they have all but vanished, I don’t speak to my parents so feel like it’s literally just myself and my husband doing it all alone, really struggling with feeling so so lonely 😭

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You're not alone

I stay up at night and sometimes feel alone but then I remember there is legit a hundred other mamas up at night with their babies at the same time. So just to let yall know I'm up too and you're not alone !

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Feeling unimportant

Maybe I’ll get some kinda help in this group but I’m almost about done reaching out when I get like zero help from anyone on this app too like idk what else to do anymore y’all ~~ Maybe I just need to rant to someone or maybe I really need some advice idk but for the past 2 ish weeks I’ve been feeling so so unimpor...

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Is anyone else losing friendships?

Am I bugging or did anyone else lose friendships while being pregnant? And not like falling out with people just people you were close with just distancing from you with no explanation ?

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Sick of people judging me

I hate that it bothers me what people think but I can't stand it. I'm a single mum and I have no single mum friends and barely any friends with kids. Is it just me or does anyone else feel like your friends treat you differently when you're a single mum? They feel sorry for you and look at you like poor you you're ...

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