Why we all need to talk about postpartum depression | Auburn Harrison | TEDxUniversityofNevada

[gregonasi]

I'm here to learn how to help and understand my wife. Postpartum after 2 babies she's beat down emotionally and I want to understand

[beihachu]

I just gave birth and I'm suffering from depression. I am diagnosed with severe anxiety too. To all the ladies like me out there, big hugs to you! Let's do our best to stay alive

[asiawasia]

15%…that we KNOW of. I highly believe it’s way more if people weren’t afraid to talk about it.

[DelorienAz]

Needed to hear this. I loved being pregnant, and had an easy pregnancy. The overnight change from pregnant person to person with a baby shocked me. I have support but it's so much harder than I ever imagined. I know there's hope, and hearing others' stories helps.

[noluvuyomakhoba]

I cried throughout this entire video because of how real this is💔😭!! Postpartum depression has to be the heaviest thing I've ever had to deal with. I have never been the same person after having kids

[Lordknowsalex]

I’m a father of newborn 3 weeks old, and this video made me realize it’s so much more than it being a little depression like our fathers around me say.. I believe the men are too Embarrassed to talk about it with family and friends. I never once got advice of what to do and say to make her feel better. The doctors and nurses brush it off so quick like it a flu you’ll get over. No, this is much more. But I’m here for her and for my little one while we work through this. Today we’re going to begin looking for professional help, thanks for the video!

[Homesicktraveler]

A nurse at my school has been struggling with this for years...last night she took her own life.. she was loved by many, myself included, so this has majorly affected everyone at my school...

[coyotestalker]

I always thought PPD was bs and that’s only a terrible person would feel they way they do after birth, but with my fiancé being pregnant I’ve been doing a lot of research and it makes me sad that the stigma exist. I still don’t understand how the human brain could do that to a mother, but as a suicide attempt survive to know our brain is wack heck. Glad there are women speaking up about it so I can learn.

[MissTXPeach]

I’m crying while listening to this. I’m 5 months post partum and I am overwhelmed and can’t do it anymore. I got help and I’m starting an antidepressant. I hope it gets me out of this feeling and I’m ready to feel like myself again

[azsegrxdhtfgvijnkomlewrhtg]

I was just looking through the obituaries and I found one of a woman who died from suicide in January after having a baby in November. It said her most important dream was to become a mother and that she suffered from a severe form of postpartum depression after having her daughter. She was 45 years old. Very sad.

[rachaelwatters]

Thank you for sharing your story, Auburn. This message NEEDS to be heard and I love how you so eloquently and powerfully made that clear. I am a two time survivor of postpartum psychosis, and I too had the opportunity to share my story in a TEDx talk in Hamilton, MT. In listening to your story I was struck by how similar our thoughts and feelings were, and yet how our stories were unique in our own ways. Praying that you continue to heal and speak your truth! Way to go momma!

[jambonyfigeroa]

She is very brave to have given this speech. It would be difficult to be this honest to this many people as a woman. I think it’s tough to admit when we get this issue. I started watching for it at the end of my pregnancy and I’m glad there’s so much awareness bc I am able to make a plan in case it happens.

[cats]

Thank you for sharing this. You are beautiful and strong. I will share my story and I will start talking. This is such an important topic. This gave me chills I am dealing with PPD right now got diagnosed today and so grateful to get the help that I need. Ladies take care of yourself. You are a wonderful mom and person and you will get through this we all will.

[sacredtornado]

11:11 "YES" says a woman and simultaneously by a man from the audience. Both of you are angels. God bless you. The courage and confidence that you have are at the right direction. Salute you. 😘 For those who don't get it, the loud yes is a powerful encouragement and acknowledgement for the woman who spoke about the problem. She would have cured another 50%

[babyhandgrenade]

People need to stop shaming women for having PPD. It keeps them from getting the help they need. My sister-in-law had me convinced that if I went to the hospital to get help that they would call CPS and take my son away. I am angry at her to this day because she delayed me getting the help that I so desperately needed. She had me convinced that I was a terrible mother who couldn't do anything right and to be honest, I can't stand her. I've never liked her to begin with but that just made it worse.

[alecianicola]

It's been 9 years now since I went through that. I am pregnant now with my 2nd child and is seeing a pattern feeling down at times except this time I know why I feel down... Tks for sharing I am praying for the courage to share openly with everyone.

[mlorpf]

It's a real tragedy that this conversation is not getting anywhere near the attention it deserves, because raising awareness and working against the stigma would save so many lives. The videos that show up when you search "postpartum depression" have very few views on average. But the results depend a lot on the search settings (in the app, you can find them by tapping the three dots to the right of search bar and tap Filters). Search results on YouTube are sorted by relevance on default, and in this case it seems to favor more educational videos. When I sorted by view count it turned out that there are many videos about PPD with a lot more views, though no more than 18M. But that's when you get a few more unsavory and sensational stories like true crime videos. To find more personal stories like vlogs etc., sorting by rating does the trick.

[alisonwonderland]

Wow. That was powerful and necessary. A tragic story from our community saw the most beautiful light of a person take her own life. I don't think a suicide has ever impacted me as much as this one and I didn't even know this woman all that well, she was my son's grade 1 teacher, active in the community, energetic, giving, and kind. Her baby was 6 months old when she could not go on. I wish it had not happened. It seems so unfair and unimaginable that something so debilitating could happen to someone so high-functioning.

[Noneya]

You are so very brave most women just suffer in silence, that why I think the number of women that suffer is so much higher than we all think!!

[terezapospisilova]

Pain, delivery, hormones, breastfeeding...now PPD. I think I made up my mind about being pregnant. Here I go adoption. Thank you for sharing the experience.