Dangling Off the Side of An Anxiety Attack
I’m having an anxiety attack. As in right now. My chest is tight. My heart is racing. My hands are shaking. I have an overwhelming feeling of dread. FYI, it’s very hard to type when your hands are shaking. This is not postpartum anxiety, as I am...
Postpartum Panic Attacks Give Way To Postpartum Joy
[Editor’s Note: When I asked the members of the Postpartum Progress Facebook Page for their stories on postpartum panic attacks, I was actually surprised by how many moms had them. I was fortunate not to experience a panic attack, but I’ve had postpartum...
Postpartum Panic Attacks: One Mom’s Experience with Full-Scale Fear
Some moms start suffering postpartum panic attacks as the chief manifestation of postpartum anxiety. Panic attacks can involve having a racing heart, tightening in the chest or chest pains, shortness of breath, hyperventilating, dizziness or feeling weak, numbness and...Need Help Finding A Postpartum Depression Specialist?
On the Postpartum Progress Facebook Fan Page, a reader asked about how to find the best help for postpartum depression or related illnesses. My advice? Ask a mom who knows. I think the best people to talk to are women who have already been through PPD who have been to...
What Kristen Howerton Wishes Someone Told Her About Postpartum Anxiety
Dear New Mom: First of all, I just want to tell you that it is normal to be anxious as a mom. It is the biggest life change any of us will ever face—followed by a massive change in hormones and fueled by exhaustion and lack of sleep. I think every mom feels a...
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.