As someone who suffer from a bad case of PPD, I have to wonder why anyone thought it was safe to let Yates be alone with her children.
I spend months when I wasn't allow to be home by myself. During the day the girls went to childcare, while I was at the county mental health day program. I wasn't allow off the van until my ex drove up into the drive way.
There was some history of depression in my family, but for the most part it was ignored and left untreated. For my girls I am thankful that I saw how I needed to get help to keep them safe. I never got delusional
The only time I thought of killing them was the day I went for help. During the rest of my worst days, the thing I fear the most was my wanting to die. My therapists were honest with me, and let me know that I could send the girls to stay with family or they could call DDS, if it was felt that I may be a danger to my daughters. I sent the girls to their grandparents to live, while their father was out at sea.
Thankfully I was rational through out my illness and had therapists that wouldn't let me hide in corners. After months of therapy the depression lessen and 16 months later, I was completely off medicines and no longer in therapy. When my third daughter was born my ex and the doctors kept careful watch over me and made sure I was able to get enough sleep if needed.
It wasn't until I found myself in chronic pain for 3 months that the depression came back. Going for treatment, I was diagnosed with depression and PTSD due to my years of emotional abuse by my ex. When I finally found out I had Fibromyalgia, I discover that both the virus that set off the pain and stress of my divorce were factors in my becoming ill again.
Nothing is wrong with getting help when needed and suggesting others may need help at times to get through the baby blues.
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