Crazy-making Quote by Judy Dippel

“Postpartum depression makes you suddenly feel like a stranger to yourself, but knowing the clinical facts are the first step toward wellness.”

— Judy Dippel

I truly did deal with postpartum depression and no one pointed it out to me, and when you are in it you don't know.…

— Sonja Morgan

“Postpartum depression makes a woman feel like she is in the grip of something dreaded and dark, and it's scary. . . but she's…

— Judy Dippel

“Being a new mother is supposed to be the happiest time of your life, but postpartum depression and anxiety strip that away for a…

— Judy Dippel

Postpartum depression is a very real and very serious problem for many mothers. It can happen to a first time mom or a veteran…

— Anonymous

Postpartum depression is very, very common but a lot of people just don't recognize that they have it. A lot of physicians also don't…

— Jose Gonzalez

“Postpartum depression and anxiety that 11-20% of women experience is not at all the same as the more commonly experienced 'baby blues' 80% of…

— Judy Dippel

It was really hard in the beginning when I first became pregnant it was just such a shocker. I was depressed for about five…

— Leslie Mann

Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get…

— Polly Berrien Berends

[Postpartum] is a raw time when you need your friends and family to swoop in in a very real way.

— June Diane Raphael

When you study postpartum depression, there is a very clear understanding that in communities where you see more support, there is less depression.

— Ariel Gore

I went back to work about six weeks after I gave birth, which was crazy early, and experienced some pretty bad postpartum depression but…

— Catherine Reitman