Do you believe PPD is

Honestly I think a lot more people who have ppd is because it’s environmental. Being pp makes you more susceptible to depressive thoughts because your hormones (and brain chemicals) are not as balanced as before. But, I think the environment is what sets it off in most cases. I think anyone might become depressed if they were dealing with a newborn without support or feeling supported. That is to say, regardless of any chemical or hormonal changes being a mother is HARD. And it’s even harder when the person who was supposed to be there for you isn’t. And, I think that’s why a lot of new moms become depressed after having a baby.

Yeah I agree with the comment above.. after being on this app for the time I have and seen what ladies are saying… i honestly think a lot of women are with narcissistic partners when they are going through ppd. Like so many of these women are so unsupported and not just that but the emotional and mental abuse these men make these women go through is wild. It’s every day on this app. And I see so many women saying to them oh it’s just an adjustment period, it takes time for men. But I think it’s because we have normalized narcissistic abuse. And society makes it seem like these things are normal and that you just need to try harder. But no you just need to leave the narcissistic men. And life will get easier. And to be clear I’m not saying every case is like this but it’s a lot more than not, that’s for sure!

@Gwynalynn I disagree. I have the most loving amazing partner ever and had horrific Post Partum Depression. Doctors even said it was likely due to the drastic hormone drop. It can be both for sure. There are women that take their lives or worse end up with post partum psychosis and have an amazing support network. Studies show a huge link between PPD/ PPA and PPP and the shift in hormones and also lack of sleep is a huge factor too.

You can have an amazing, supportive, loving partner, all the support in the world and still have PPD. I think environmental factors can absolutely play a part (social media can definitely be a factor) in people who are more susceptible to PPD due to chemical/hormonal factors but I don’t think environment would be a sole cause.