"Faking postpartum depression" rant

[icequeen]

That is so beyond wrong, I can't even put into words how infuriated I am to read that. How dare she?!?! There are so many people legitimately suffering and unable to get help for multiple reasons such as no insurance coverage, no transportation, no support, no money, no access to therapists, etc. I am wondering if her employer is paying her for this "time off" for her "depression". There are much better and honest ways to go about staying at home with your child than using a serious medical condition as an excuse. For example, she can take unpaid leave, stay with her baby, and sign up for WIC. It doesn't have to last forever. Or she could switch to a part time job and give her baby to a trusted adult during work hours. ANYTHING but lying about having PPD. It is unacceptable.

[Deleted]

Wow, people are such assholes. Things like that are the very reason why some many people think post partum depression is a joke.
I wouldn't wish PPD on my worst enemy.

[flcl]

This is sad. Time and again, people just keep showing that there is so much further to go with educating others about mental health. I wonder if that same woman would fake having cancer or a heart attack or another illness to get more maternity time. I wonder if she did, would she get the same support... If there are so many out there who think it's ok to fake ppd, it's no wonder it's so hard for others to actually empathize and support woman who actually struggle with it.

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Yuck. That is just gross. Maybe she should fake a c-section too, that gave me a couple extra weeks with my LO.

[KayVeeKay]

Me too @alleykat05. PPD and all the manifestations up to and including psychosis are terrible experiences. WHY you would want to fake this kind of thing!? To even think it points to deeper mental issues.