'Curled in a ball on the floor': One-in-10 dads facing the baby blues

Gambizzle · 2017-05-16T11:09:25+00:00

PANDA chief executive Terri Smith said the condition was one of the "best kept secrets".

"What men tell us — and there's some really solid research out there — is that dads feel they want to be the rock in that family," she said.

"And if they're unwell they feel really badly about claiming that space when their partner's been through that entire experience of giving birth.

"So it's tough with very, very little recognition."

I agree that this is a significant challenge. Right now isn't the time to share my story, but it's tough when you hit the wall mentally as a husband and dad. Very tough, and I don't think there's a lot of help out there.

2017-05-16T19:07:07+00:00

Agree. Lots of resources available to moms for postpartum depression...even mentioning it as a guy is displaying unmanly weakness. My own personal experience is that me and some of my close friends experienced depression/anxiety/crisis of identity when our first child was born. I suspect a lot of men do. But, no one tasks about it. You just go drink beer and laugh how "life is over", etc., etc.

Title	'Curled in a ball on the floor': One-in-10 dads facing the baby blues
Author	Gambizzle
Upvotes	12
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Date	May 16, 2017 10:25 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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