Erin2 didn't recognize herself in the stories she read online, which made her think she did not have postpartum depression or anxiety.

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I had a mom group that I luckily had through a website. And it was all just moms who had babies born in the same month as my son. But they were international which was really cool. And so I knew that there were women out there that you know, I knew what post-partum anxiety and depression is. But when you’re in it and you’re feeling it you don’t recognize it until it’s at that tipping point you know what I mean? It’s just such a weird – like I knew I felt low and like I was struggling with being a new mom. But like I didn’t know how bad it had got until I reached that tipping point.

So whenever I was researching things online, it never really resonated with me. Because I personally think that each woman’s going to experience it a little bit differently. It’s not going to be the same for every single person. And so when I was reading other women, like on this forum for example who were going through it. And I was like well I don’t really have that. For example like suicidal thoughts, I never had suicidal thoughts. I never had thoughts about harming myself, or my child, or anything like that. And so, you know, reading about some women’s experiences didn’t really sit with me. So I’m like well, must not be that. Or it wasn’t extreme enough to be thought as of that.

Like some people would say you know, they would equate it to having suicidal thoughts, but I never got to that point. It was still really bad, but I never got to the point of like wanting to harm myself. So I was like oh, it must not be post-partum anxiety and depression then if it’s not at that level.

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