I Spent 17 Days in a Psychiatric Ward With Postpartum Psychosis

I Spent 17 Days in a Psychiatric Ward With Postpartum Psychosis

I suffered from the same highly stigmatized mental health condition spotlighted in Lindsay Clancy and Andrea Yates’ trials. I’m sharing my story to help shed more light.

Three Weeks After Giving Birth, I Woke Up In A Psychiatric Ward. I Almost Didn’t Make It

“Pop culture has negatively sensationalised women’s mental health – particularly around children – so we delicately tiptoe around the topic,” writes Laura Dockrill, who was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis after having her baby boy. “This is not the time for whispering.”