So Gwyneth Paltrow admits in Vogue magazine this month that she suffered postpartum depression after the birth of her second child. What does this tell us? That she is a normal human being just like everyone else and is just as susceptible to postpartum depression as the next person. I’m glad she was willing to share the teensiest bit of her story, and find it interesting that the following short paragraph ended up spreading like wildfire around the web, as reported by E! Online …
The Oscar-winning mother of two is opening up about her battle with depression after giving birth to her and rocker hubby Chris Martin’s second child. “You know, I had postnatal depression after Moses," Paltrow says in the new issue of Vogue. “I didn’t know I had it until after it was over. I just didn’t know what was wrong with me…I felt really out of my body. I felt really disconnected. I felt really down; I felt pessimistic.”
Girl, we feel you. We’ve been there. As to whether it was caused, as she indicates, by her cessation of acupuncture and massage treatments I’m not so sure. But what do I know?
I'm really glad Gwyneth came forward and told her fans this. It really makes her seem more human.
I think acupuncture is very valuable in aiding depression among other things. However, NO amount of needles could have helped me during my two bouts. Who knows to what degree Gwynnie suffered. The important thing is that she spoke about it.
I happen to see her as well and was glad she came forward. I am suffering from post partum as we speak it is hard for me to speak about it but When a topic appears I will write you on it.