80% of American women develop Postpartum Depression after giving birth.
Posted On Friday, June 01, 2007 at at Friday, June 01, 2007 by Unknown"Postpartum depression is a common, but frequently unrecognized, devastating mood disorder," says Kathryn Leopold, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics at Albany Medical Center in New York.
Postpartum depression (developed within six weeks of delivery) is severe and long-lasting, with symptoms including:
# Anxiety, sadness or despair (constant mental basketcase and bitchy attitude)
# Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, especially failure at motherhood (you will be blamed for everything she does wrong)
# Loss of interest in usually pleasurable activities (sex stops, constant nagging starts)
# Difficulty concentrating or making decisions (similar to mentally retarded child)
# Fatigue (did nothing the whole day, yet always tired)
# Changes in appetite or sleep (becomes fat, then obese)
# Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide (completely mentally insane)
67% of "women of independent minds" agree that they are mentally messed up. And that's before they give birth and have Postpartum depression on top of their existing mental problems. Truly scary stuff.
