Temima Danzig, LCSW

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😢The coronavirus has been declared a pandemic - the widespread impact it is having is truly devastating. There has been a lot of attention of course on the physical health consequences, the societal impact, the economic impact... but very little on the impact it is having on mental health 💚

Unfortunately it looks like the situation is getting worse and will continue to (at least short-term) - this is why it’s so important to:
1) Acknowledge the role it will/ is having on your mental health (as illustrated in this post)
2) Prioritise your mental health ESPECIALLY during this period - the “outer world” is very uncertain / volatile at present which makes our “inner world” vulnerable. Please look after it!
💚Please share to raise awareness of the mental health impacts - there’s been so little coverage of them and it’s so important to raise awareness of this

Many postpartum moms have intrusive scary thoughts. Read a bit more about it here.

The Science Behind Your Scary Baby Thoughts Majority of parents have scary thoughts about something terrible happening to their baby. A psychotherapist explains why this happens and when you should be worried.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-breastfeeding-guilt-is-so-hard-to-shake_n_5c2a3e72e4b05c88b7029201

Why Breastfeeding Guilt Is So Hard To Shake When is it OK to stop breastfeeding? Whenever you need to.

Half of women with maternal depression are undiagnosed and untreated. New screening recommendations aim to change that In a policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that it updated its screening recommendations for perinatal depression.