Practical help
Asking for help can feel like a lot.
Maybe you’re worried you’ll be a burden, or you don’t know how to explain what’s happening. I remember how hard it could be to say I wasn’t okay. You can start with the read that sounds most like what you need today.
Not feeling like yourself
Is this something I should ask for help with?
Maybe you keep telling yourself you should be okay. If sadness or worry is making your days hard, it’s worth telling someone how you really feel.
About 4 minutesTalking to your doctor
When you don’t know how to tell your doctor
You’re worried you’ll cry, forget the words, or say you’re fine when you aren’t. Here’s something you can read from your phone.
About 3 minutesWaiting for an appointment
You’ve asked for help. Now you’re waiting.
The appointment is weeks away, but you still have to get through tomorrow. Here are ways to ask for support in the meantime.
About 3 minutesWhen you need a break
You need to eat and shower, too.
When everyone needs you and you haven’t had a moment, asking for help shouldn’t mean organizing everything yourself.
About 3 minutesAsking without the guilt
You can ask them to listen again.
Sometimes you don’t need someone to hold the baby. You need an adult conversation, or someone to hear the worry you’ve already shared.
About 3 minutesWhen a thought scares you
When you’re frightened by an unwanted thought
It can feel frightening to say it out loud. Here’s how to tell a clinician, and when to get urgent help without waiting.
About 4 minutesIf you keep typing, then deleting.
Maybe you need your partner to take over, a friend to call, or your doctor to know you’re struggling. If the words aren’t coming, there’s a message here you can make your own.
Find words for your messageFor fathers and partners.
Plainspoken information about postpartum depression and anxiety in fathers, and ways to talk with a professional about either parent’s needs.
Read about fathers and partnersIf you’d like to read the original information.
These reads draw on public information from the NHS, the National Institute of Mental Health, and Postpartum Support International. The links below take you to those resources. These organizations have not endorsed or clinically reviewed Meleia.