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Louise Thompson back in hospital and takes social media break amid mental health battle after traumatic birth-Kim Novak-Entertainment – Metro
She has had PTSD since almost dying in childbirth.
Louise Thompson has been readmitted to hospital (Picture: Ricky Vigil M/Getty Images)
Louise Thompson has been taken back to hospital as she continued to battle post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a traumatic birth last year.
The Made In Chelsea star, 32, has been open about her mental health struggles since almost dying in childbirth with her eight-month-old son Leo.
Her team revealed on her Instagram story that Louise would be taking a social media break as she seeks medical treatment.
They wrote: ‘Hey everyone, Team Pocket here. Louise is unfortunately back in hospital for a little while and is therefore taking a break from social media.
‘Like all of you I am sure, we wish her a speedy recovery and are sending her all the love. Louise has asked us to keep you all updated on some exciting bits going on at Pocket in the meantime while she is away.’
Last week, Louise had admitted she feared she had been left with ‘brain damage’ after the ordeal as she attempts to get back to the person she was before.
Louise’s team updated fans on Instagram (Picture: Instagram)
She has been open about her mental health struggles (Picture: LouiseThompson)
She wrote on Instagram: ‘I’m at a weird stage [of recovery] now where I’m blocking everything out. Maybe I said that way back at the beginning? I can’t actually remember much because I’m still trying to protect myself from the pain.
‘I don’t want to re-read. This condition feels very repetitive. Finally it DOES feel like everything happened a long time ago but it also feels like it happened to someone else and not me. I kind of feel like I’ve erased my entire past and started life as a totally new person. A sometimes sick person.’
Louise added: ‘To put it bluntly I’m struggling to move on with ‘normal’ life. Every day I feel physically very unwell and every other day I seem to have an hour long period (sometimes longer) where I feel messed up in my brain – I don’t know what it is, but it feels like brain damage or a mini stroke.
‘Maybe it’s a weird processing experience. It feels like I’m either really REALLY low in some specific chemical/hormone or way too high. But either way I can’t think properly or talk properly during those episodes.
‘It sort of feels like I’m having a major allergic reaction to something in my brain. I go from feeling really low and agitated to then feeling a rush of something and then I get the worst cramping around my pelvis but then my brain levels out, a bit like the chemicals have been restored. I’ve been told that this isn’t a result of my mental health medication?!?
‘Can anyone help with the physical side of things? I’ve tried eliminating certain things and tracking my lifestyle but I can’t figure out what it is. There doesn’t seem to be a pattern and it’s not to do with triggers.’
Need support for your mental health?
You can contact mental health charity Mind on 0300 123 3393 or text them on 86463.
Mind can also be reached by email at info@mind.org.uk.
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