Amanda2 got a lot of support from an online group.
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I was then able to connect with that Postpartum Support International. So, I remember going home after I met with her and searching postpartum psychosis, and it took me to their website. And from there…I literally remember Monday nights I was on a Zoom group because everybody was from all across North America and there was like 20 other women who had in the year following their pregnancy gone through the same thing. I thought I was like one in a million, I thought I was the only person who had ever gone through it, I felt so alone, until… So, I think that all happened at the same time. So, the doctor was really helpful and listened but then I also was able to get the support elsewhere.
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