Postnatal distress
A range from mild low mood after birth to postnatal depression and anxiety, which need treatment.
How it shows up
Mild low mood in the first days is common and passes by itself. But if low mood, anxiety or intrusive thoughts last more than two weeks and affect caring for yourself or your baby, it is something else.
What we do with it in therapy
This isn’t a sign that you’re not a good mother or father. What matters is seeking help early — from your GP, a community nurse or a therapist.
Therapy is not emergency care. If you are in severe distress or at risk, call 112, an on-call doctor, or the Slovenian mental distress helpline Klic v duševni stiski, 01 520 99 00 (7 pm to 7 am).
See also
Dopamine
A substance tied more to the anticipation of reward than to pleasure itself.
Silence in therapy
A silence that isn't awkwardness but a space in which what fast conversation covers over can appear.
Resilience
The capacity to recover after strain — not a trait you have or lack, but something that is built.
