postpartum psychosis Archives

Father's Day Bits and Pieces

We plan to do some mountain biking today. When my husband and son do steep downhill runs (downhill mountain biking), I just have enough time to drop them off at the top of [...]

Kitt O'Malley2016-06-19T12:23:43-07:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Mania, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychosis, Psychotic Thought Process|Tags: Father's Day, mass shootings, mountain biking, Orlando shooting, postpartum psychosis, violence|11 Comments

This morning I attended a webinar hosted by Postpartum Support International (PSI) and 2020 Mom Project. The webinar "An Introduction to Maternal Mental Health" taught by Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA, CLC, PSI Education & [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-11-13T16:13:47-08:00November 13th, 2014|Categories: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Psychosis|Tags: Birdie Gunyon Meyer, perinatal anxiety, perinatal bipolar disorder, perinatal depression, Perinatal Mental Health, perinatal OCD, perinatal PTSD, PMAD, postpartum psychosis, Postpartum Support International|17 Comments

Suicide Infanticide

Long, long ago When my son was very, very young I thought of killing myself But what about my son? I can’t leave him behind Well then, I’ll take him with me Oh, [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-06-21T17:09:16-07:00June 21st, 2014|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Parenting, Poetry, Psychotic Thought Process|Tags: Homicidal ideation, infanticide, postpartum bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, Suicidal ideation|30 Comments

Postpartum

Thoughts and urges Never disclosed Never shared Until now Little baby boy Pretty rose between his legs So pretty Want to take him in my mouth So yummy Want to eat him up [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-03-27T08:54:17-07:00March 27th, 2014|Categories: Bipolar Parenting, Poetry|Tags: postpartum psychosis|0 Comments