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This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression

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I suffered from PPD/OCD 2 years ago...This is the wonderful book that helped me through a very difficult time in my life. This book is so informative from recognizing your symptoms to coping strategies to finding the right help. The list of medications and possible side effects were more helpful then any information I recieved from my own physician. The individual stories give you comfort in letting you know that you are not alone in this illness. The book makes you realize that this is a very treatable condition and the way you are feeling is temporary...It helped me jump in the shower, get dressed and put makeup on even if I was staying in all day...it make me feel better about myself....I was able to explain to my husband what I was going thru from the understanding I recieved from reading this book... I would recommend it to anyone out there...Thank you for writing this wonderful book and for understanding this condition..

What a storm it has been! My baby is 13 months old and I have PPD. She is my second child. This has been the most awful experience of my life, as my PPD was pretty severe. This book helped me to understand all of the symptoms and stages of PPD. The book is very detailed, yet easily understood. One night I was searching for books on the subject and found this jewel. I read it daily as it reassures me throughout my recovery.

I love this book! It gave me so much insight on PPD and all the different ways I could help myself and get the professional help I needed. It also helped regain my relationship with my husband! I would reccommend this book to every woman who is pregnant. It's good to know what to look for as far as symptoms go, that way you can get help sooner. I was in denial for several months thinking I would "snap out of it". This IS an illness, and can be treated!! I still have bad days, but they are fewer and farther between. On the bad days I just pick up this book and go to one of the earmarked pages on self help therapy and within a few minutes (instead of hours of crying) I'm feeling better. If you even THINK you might have PPD this is the book to read! It's also great to give to someone who is in denial...they might not appreciate it at the time, but will love you for it later! Good luck to all those women out there going through PPD right now!!!!

This book was a definite godsend. I agree with another reviewer that it will not help you to resolve severe PPD, but it will definitely let you know if you need professional help. The exercises are helpful in resolving issues that may be contributing to PPD and the explanations are comforting and supportive. This book let me know that I couldn't do it on my own, that it is not normal to be worried and crying all the time and that I deserve to be happier, which is easier said on this side of PPD. You will not regret buying this book.

I had an awful time with PPD and would have NEVER fully recovered if it weren't for Karen's book!...It was a life saver. I must say, the section for the spouses is TERRFIC!! My husband was able to help me in so many ways. THANK YOU KAREN!!

This book literally saved me. Everyone kept telling me that it was just hormones (and they do play a big part in ppd) and that it would pass in time. But, after finally coming to the realization that is wasn't just the blues this book helped me begin to work through my depression. I can't say enough about how good this book is at describing ways to work through the problems you experience during ppd. Get this book - it will help and turn to someone you trust to help you get through this difficult period of mommyhood. It does pass - I can promise you that. It has a wonderful chapter for the husbands also. Short, but very helpful.

In early 2000 after being diagnosed with PPD, this book was recommended to me by some gals on an AOL board who also suffered from PPD. I bought the book from Amazon right away, when I recieved it in the mail I started reading and I could not put it down. Now (2 years later), I still keep the book handy for referrance...I recommend this book to anyone suffering with PPD and even the baby blues.

This book does a good job of discussing the range of postpartum mood disorders. I found their suggestions helpful in handling my PPD after the birth of my first child. However, the authors do not really address severe cases of PPD.

If you have it, or think you have it - this book will help you know it. A no nonsense view of the facts as they exist regarding physical changes, the psychological changes and how having this type of depression effects the ENTIRE family. If one spoke in the family wheel changes,EVERYONE changes. Get support, read this book! Know what is happening to you. Remember, this depression is not your choice, however it is real.

This book is a great help for anyone suffering from or anyone who thinks they may be suffering from postpartum depression. Get it right away!!