{"id":519526,"date":"2022-12-02T01:35:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T22:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mena-suvari-reveals-ongoing-battle-with-postpartum-depression-i-was-going-crazy\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T01:35:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T22:35:08","slug":"mena-suvari-reveals-ongoing-battle-with-postpartum-depression-i-was-going-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mena-suvari-reveals-ongoing-battle-with-postpartum-depression-i-was-going-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mena Suvari Reveals Ongoing Battle With Postpartum Depression: &#8216;I Was Going Crazy&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d1e25812ac\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d1e25812ac\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mena-suvari-reveals-ongoing-battle-with-postpartum-depression-i-was-going-crazy\/#%E2%80%9CMena_Suvari_Reveals_Ongoing_Battle_With_Postpartum_Depression_%E2%80%98I_Was_Going_Crazy%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8220;Mena Suvari Reveals Ongoing Battle With Postpartum Depression: &#8216;I Was Going Crazy&#8221; \n&#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMena_Suvari_Reveals_Ongoing_Battle_With_Postpartum_Depression_%E2%80%98I_Was_Going_Crazy%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8220;Mena Suvari Reveals Ongoing Battle With Postpartum Depression: &#8216;I Was Going Crazy&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mena Suvari<\/strong> is opening up about the highs \u2014 and lows \u2014 of motherhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63892c2160a64-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over a year and a half after giving birth to her son <strong>Christopher<\/strong>, the 43-year-old is detailing the toll postpartum depression has, and continues, to take on her. During Sunday\u2019s installment of <strong>Rachel Bilson<\/strong>\u2018s <em>Broad Ideas<\/em>\u00a0podcast, the <em>American Pie<\/em> alum confessed to being tired of \u201csugarcoating\u201d the impact childbirth can have on one\u2019s mental health, revealing:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI struggle with postpartum [depression] every day. I\u2019m just getting my hormones tested next month, so yeah, it\u2019s all very real. I deal with this every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>We <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciate how she\u2019s willing to keep things real.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63892c2160a69-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Related: Mena Says She Was \u2018Manipulated\u2019 Into Threesome By Abusive Ex<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mena and her husband <strong>Michael Hope<\/strong>, with whom she tied the knot in 2018, welcomed their baby boy last April in an unfortunately less-than-ideal birth\u2026 The\u00a0<em>Sugar &amp; Spice<\/em> star explained after nearly 48 hours (!!!!), \u201cwith an epidural they had to redo again,\u201d the couple were forced to give up on their planned natural water birth at home. Instead, the momma had to undergo a C-section. She admitted that still bothers her:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI still suffer from that, and I\u2019m entitled to those emotions. We as mothers are entitled to those emotions and just because I have a beautiful baby who\u2019s perfectly healthy, my husband\u2019s wonderful, and we made it out of the hospital, I still feel like I\u2019m allowed to hold some space for being sad over not having that birth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63892c2160a6e-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She continued:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI just want to make that area a little bit bigger for people. Because it\u2019s not fair to just be like, \u2018But you\u2019re fine, right? But you didn\u2019t die? But your baby\u2019s OK?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, though, the <em>American Beauty<\/em> actress enjoyed her pregnancy, noting:<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63892c2160a71-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had a great pregnancy, everything was wonderful. I feel very lucky for all of that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when it comes to being a mother, finding a balance between being present for her little boy and giving herself necessary alone time has been a bit of a challenge. Mena recalled in one specific instance:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI remember sitting on our balcony saying, \u2018I have to get out of the house. I have to get out of the house.\u2019 My husband, he said, \u2018You can go. You can go for a walk.\u2019 But I didn\u2019t think I could.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63892c2160a75-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was going crazy. I was like, \u2018I have to do something for myself but I can\u2019t go.\u2019 I had to learn [to let go].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Related: Mena Details Horrific Past Sexual Abuse &amp; Drug Addiction In New Memoir<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63892c2160a78-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Striking that balance is an ongoing challenge. As she put it:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI still struggle with that. I don\u2019t need to be in [my son\u2019s] face 24\/7 to raise a good being because of my fears. It\u2019s a lot of work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She later admitted to \u201cwishing\u201d she didn\u2019t have those feelings, but overall noted:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63892c2160a7c-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel really lucky, and it\u2019s just wild. It truly feels like the most important thing that I will ever do in my life. Like, nothing else matters. Everything just changes in your life. He\u2019ll come first.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Motherhood comes with a lot of ups and downs, but we\u2019re so happy to see Mena settling in and not giving up, not matter how bad the debilitating condition of postpartum depression affects her. Strong momma! And opening up about it on a podcast surely helps others, too!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are your thoughts, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments down below!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63892c2160a7f-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>[Image via Mena Suvari\/<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/menasuvari\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>.]<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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