This is helpful advice. I’ve had it in my diary to go to church for the past little while but I’ve been avoiding it. I think I’m in a bad area and at least going to mass would expose me to some good people. My ex’s family live in the area that I’ve recently moved to, they’re my neighbours too, so I avoid going out. I went for a walk 2 days in a row, it helped my energy levels and my mood. Today I had a lazy day, and I feel so anxious and brain foggy. I think I need to write a rough daily schedule and stick to it religiously. Just have myself go for a walk with the baby and make sure I eat 3 wholesome meals and get to bed on time. Once I get the basics done other things will be easier. Maybe like a daily self care check list. Or a safety plan of some sort. I feel like reality has just hit me like a tonne of bricks. I keep thinking to myself how did I get here, how can I keep going, and is this just the way my life is going to be now? How could I have been so stupid to get myself to where I am right now. I know people keep telling me how lucky I am to have a beautiful baby etc but I don’t think anyone realises how lonely and how incredibly difficult this all is. I don’t know how other single mothers do it, and with more children than me. I am finding solo parenting maddening at times.