Tag " puerperal psychosis; Elaine Hanzak; sleep deprivation; stigma; mental illness; Eyes without sparkle; Another Twinkle in the Eye;"

19 years ago tonight on 19th December 1996, I plummeted into puerperal psychosis. Each year it is a date I reflect upon because it could so easily have been when my life ended. Permanently. I was a first-time mother to a beautiful baby boy; 32 years old; a school teacher; happily married with a comfortable […]