#thetruth campaign series
"The Truth is we had no idea of this illness until our daughter gave birth to our grandson last year."
Read Ben's story![](https://www.cope.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_4996.jpg)
I was loving life as a new mum
Little did we all know I was going further and further into a manic psychotic dark world. I ended up being admitted to the mother and baby unit 7 weeks postpartum... no idea who my husband was, thought my baby was fake and that I was being taken away to be sold on the black market.
CJ Heins
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#Thetruth campaign series
"Is this what it’s like to lose your mind, and find it all over again?"
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H.O.P.E - Hold on pain ends
To all the individuals out there who have suffered psychosis or shared a family members experience please remind yourself of H.O.P.E
Ashleigh Allbutt
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Now I can say I’ve made it through to the other side
This condition is tough but it doesn’t have to define you and your family.
Stacey Appledore
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#thetruth campaign series
"Raising awareness about this potentially devastating condition has become something myself and my family are determined to do."
Read Jac's story![](https://www.cope.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_5004.jpg)
My experiences with PP were not only marked by pain, trauma, fear, darkness, shame & loneliness.
Mine too is a story of healing, strength, courage, resilience, hope, love, incredible growth & immeasurable joy- transforming me into the mother I was always created to be.
Gabrielle Micallef
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"Healing, wholeness and children after psychosis is possible with the right help." Carmel Donaldson
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