Summer Beginnings
Arrived in LA two days ago. Had my interview yesterday and will start work on Monday. In the mean time, I raided Barnes and Noble, got myself a library card, and inhaled 3 books in the last 72 hours. I read “Down Came the Rain” by Brook Shields, it’s a book on her journey through postpartum depression. I have been interested in the subject of postpartum depression ever since the Andrea Yeats case came forth. I wondered if what she suffered from was an actual medical condition or whether it was lawyerly construed b.s. I came to learn, before I read the book, that “baby blues” effects many women after giving birth due to the great shift in hormones after the gestation period. The onset of depression after two weeks, however, constitutes postpartum depression and can last as long as two years if left untreated. The most extreme form of postpartum depression is termed postpartum psychosis; I’m supposing this (if any) to be what Andrea Yeats had. In the first half of her book, Brook Shields documented her arduous journey of trying to get pregnant, only to find an unpleasant stranger of a baby after she gave birth. Brook was crying incessantly and was consumed by thoughts of suicide at all times of the day. She finally found out that what she had was a medical condition and got help and is now happily the mom of her 1-year-old baby, Rowan.
Although at times heart wrenching to read, this is a good memoir of a woman's intimate account in going through postpartum depression. I think while the supposition of the natural bond between mother and child is accurate in most instances, this supposition should not have a negative bearing on the 10-20% of the women in the US suffering from postpartum depression. Such depression is a medical condition that says nothing of the woman’s character or of her potential to be a good mother, and yet many women (and those around her) see themselves as bad mothers when they suffer from this condition. The taboo on this subject must be broken, the subject should be more widely talked about, and for these reasons, I consider this book an encouraging addition to the subject’s repertoire.
The two others books that I read were books on wine. It is fun to learn about different countries and regions and their tastes and philosophies on wine.
The next books I’m starting on are: History of Modern China, and History of the Arabic World. I suspect these books will take more than 72 hours to get through, but I am excited nonetheless. Vive la bibliotheca!
Arrived in LA two days ago. Had my interview yesterday and will start work on Monday. In the mean time, I raided Barnes and Noble, got myself a library card, and inhaled 3 books in the last 72 hours. I read “Down Came the Rain” by Brook Shields, it’s a book on her journey through postpartum depression. I have been interested in the subject of postpartum depression ever since the Andrea Yeats case came forth. I wondered if what she suffered from was an actual medical condition or whether it was lawyerly construed b.s. I came to learn, before I read the book, that “baby blues” effects many women after giving birth due to the great shift in hormones after the gestation period. The onset of depression after two weeks, however, constitutes postpartum depression and can last as long as two years if left untreated. The most extreme form of postpartum depression is termed postpartum psychosis; I’m supposing this (if any) to be what Andrea Yeats had. In the first half of her book, Brook Shields documented her arduous journey of trying to get pregnant, only to find an unpleasant stranger of a baby after she gave birth. Brook was crying incessantly and was consumed by thoughts of suicide at all times of the day. She finally found out that what she had was a medical condition and got help and is now happily the mom of her 1-year-old baby, Rowan.
Although at times heart wrenching to read, this is a good memoir of a woman's intimate account in going through postpartum depression. I think while the supposition of the natural bond between mother and child is accurate in most instances, this supposition should not have a negative bearing on the 10-20% of the women in the US suffering from postpartum depression. Such depression is a medical condition that says nothing of the woman’s character or of her potential to be a good mother, and yet many women (and those around her) see themselves as bad mothers when they suffer from this condition. The taboo on this subject must be broken, the subject should be more widely talked about, and for these reasons, I consider this book an encouraging addition to the subject’s repertoire.
The two others books that I read were books on wine. It is fun to learn about different countries and regions and their tastes and philosophies on wine.
The next books I’m starting on are: History of Modern China, and History of the Arabic World. I suspect these books will take more than 72 hours to get through, but I am excited nonetheless. Vive la bibliotheca!
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