“Even for a family that had been educated that post partum depression and blues were a
possibility, we missed it because everyone was looking for something big.
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“I think I'm now recovering from post -partum depression because I really lost myself”
“I feel like I lost myself and still haven’t found me.I’ve lost the desire and knowledge, but mostly
the desire to groom myself.”
“My mom also had painful periods so it felt like a normal part of life. Even now when I speak about my experience with fibroids, people still cringe- but if we spoke about these things more, people would know more.”
And there was a point where I called my husband crying saying I was tired and wanted to run away or was going to kill myself.”
On post-partum depression
“What I really need now is an accountability partner to help remind
me to groom myself.
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“When you try to cry, your family will tell you not to else, other children won’t come. I felt I wanted to because there was this scream that I needed to let out but I couldn’t because I didn’t want to be labeled as mentally disturbed.”