Postnatal depression is a rather serious form of depression that many of us experience immediately after having a child. It is not the same as your first baby blues: it takes special treatment so that you can fully recover from it. While we all have experienced a bit of depression after losing a loved one or something close, for women it is particularly traumatic. The term "postnatal depression" can be used in two different ways. It can be used when you experience the symptoms after the birth of your baby, and it can be used when you are suffering from it long after the baby is born. Most people who experience postnatal depression talk about feeling sad and lonely during this time, and they might mention feeling restless and needing to sleep. However, other women talk about being depressed or "down in the dumps". These women might describe hallucinations and thoughts of hurting themselves and/or their baby, or suicidal thoughts. Only ten mothers develop postnatal ...
Bipolar depression has many different symptoms that you should be aware of if you or someone you know may be suffering from it. The symptoms of bipolar depression are very much like those of major depression, which is why people often mistake them for each other. The first type of depression is WILD DEPRESSIONS, which are also known as chronic depression, and this is usually experienced by people who are bipolar and haven't had it treated yet. People with bipolar usually experience both, but very rarely get treatment for the second type because treating someone with this kind of depression is almost like talking to a very angry snake. The symptoms of bipolar disorder include a wide range of emotions and mental problems, which can range anywhere from feeling sad or overwhelmed to feeling like they are just going crazy or even having an impulse to commit suicide. In some cases the suicide attempts may actually work and they may even kill themselves. When this happens, the person beco...