Louise Thompson has revealed she 'burst into tears' as she shared an emotional post about her PTSD recovery on Instagram on Monday.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, has been struggling with PTSD and anxiety following the traumatic birth of her son in November 2021, after spending five weeks in hospital after almost dying.
Now, the TV personality shared an update with her 1.4 million followers, revealing that she can finally “see clearly again.”
Sharing a gallery of photos of herself, Louise looked stunning as she dressed in a striking dazzling orange and pink ombre long-sleeved dress.
She wrote, “Here's a reminder that a lot can change in a year. A lot can change in 6 months. Indeed, a lot can change in a month, but it is difficult to witness the change until you have moved a fair distance from it.
Louise Thompson has revealed she 'burst into tears' as she shared an emotional post about her PTSD recovery on Instagram on Monday
Now the TV personality shared an update with her 1.4 million followers revealing that she can finally 'see clearly again'
'I'm crying as I write this. I feel very emotional today. I can't lie, it feels nice to get rid of my pain. I encourage you to try writing and crying too. Sometimes it helps.
“But the main reason I'm writing this is because I really want you to know that you have to keep moving forward. Do not give up. Because there comes a time when you want to wear a beautiful party dress again. You will shine again.
'I hated all that nonsense about happy girls being the most beautiful girls because it's not always easy to be happy. But I promise you that with time the pain in you will disappear and you will have good thoughts again. And if Roald Dahl's words are anything to go by, those thoughts will start to shine from your face like rays of sunshine.
Louise went on to say that she is no longer constantly in her own head and feels like she can 'plan a future'.
She continued, “I have moments now where I truly feel more beautiful than ever before. And my perspective continues to change as each new month passes. It is cool. I learn so much.
“There's a big difference between living within a 3-foot radius versus a 1-mile radius. The way you see the world. Your perception of things increases.
'You can expand your vision to tomorrow, next week, next month, etc. You can make plans for the future. You can get excited about saving and spending and seeing people.
“Man, you can really get off the couch and walk outside. (Although I must admit that I still live aspects of my life in self-preservation mode). I have trouble exercising or overexerting myself mentally or socially and I hate getting out of my routine (MY routine) after 7pm.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, is struggling with PTSD and anxiety following the traumatic birth of her son in November 2021 after spending five weeks in hospital after almost dying
Sharing a gallery of photos of herself, Louise looked stunning as she dressed up in a striking dazzling orange and pink ombre long-sleeved number
Louise said she is no longer always in her own head and feels she can 'plan a future'
She wrote, “Here's a reminder that a lot can change in a year. A lot can change in 6 months. I'm crying as I write this. I feel very emotional today. I can't lie, it feels good to take away my pain
'BUT when I go for a walk now, I see trees and smiling people and the sun. Instead of just being wrapped up in your head wondering when all the bull*** going around is going to go away.
She concluded: 'It feels so good to be able to see clearly again. To see the world as it is. To expand the imagination. Not to be strictly limited to the present… despite the fact that we always strive to live a more present life.
'Keep going. Better days are coming. #ptsd #ptsrecovery'.
Taking to her Instagram Story, Louise also shared an adorable video of herself dancing in her kitchen with son Leo, two, who she shares with fiancé Ryan Libbey, 33.
The mother and son were all smiles as Leo copied Louise's dance moves while standing in his highchair.
On Tuesday, Louise shared a mirror selfie in which she admitted she “gets so scared of exercising” because she “feels extremely exhausted.”
She wrote: 'As expected, I'm feeling extremely exhausted today, which I hate. It's more than just fatigue. I don't know exactly what's going on, but I can't try to explain what's going on, but I'll try to explain how it feels.
'It feels like my body can't repair/replenish the stress hormones my brain needs to function properly the next few days after exercise.
Taking to her Instagram Story, Louise also shared an adorable video of herself dancing in her kitchen with son Leo, two, who she shares with fiancé Ryan Libbey, 33
On Tuesday, Louise shared a mirror selfie in which she admitted she gets 'so scared of exercising' because she 'feels extremely exhausted'
Tough times: Louise revealed she didn't speak to her fiancé Ryan Libbey for six months and 'couldn't look at him' after the traumatic birth of their son
'It feels like the neurons in my brain aren't connecting properly. They don't work as they should. It's so annoying because I didn't do any cardio, I didn't push a lot. I just did some gentle weighted strength stuff.
“Ryan tells me to just keep going, but I get so scared of exercising and it will never be worth it if I keep feeling like this.”
The pictures come after Louise revealed in August that she hadn't spoken to her fiancé Ryan for six months and 'couldn't look at him' after the traumatic birth.
She confessed, “Ryan and I didn't have proper conversations for months after the trauma of having Leo. We didn't talk at all. Very limited talking for the first six months of life.'
'Every evening we sat in silence at our kitchen table. Couldn't muster a peep. Couldn't even look at his face.
“I don't think I asked him a single question until Leo was at least four months old. I didn't even really recognize him as a person in my house. (Before you think I'm a total monster, he didn't ask how I was doing either).
'It was a mutual paralysis. Things were so dire that we couldn't even begin to appreciate how strange this behavior was. It's only when I think about it that I recognize how strange it is
'We only talked about what happened (the medical incidents) for the first time this year. That is more than 1 year later. And that's the person I live with. My life partner
'It was impossible to talk about things while still living in fear. It was too raw. Too painful.'