Becky Lynch Opens Up About Her Struggles With Postpartum Depression, Says Acupuncture Helped Her Get Out Of It
Becky Lynch recalls her battle with postpartum depression.
Despite being a common struggle amongst mothers for centuries, postpartum depression wasn’t officially recognized by the American Psychiatric Association until 1994. While there are many resources and outlets for help, the disorder still affects roughly 460,000 mothers on a yearly basis.
In a new interview with the Happy Mum podcast, Becky Lynch spoke about her battle with postpartum depression and how it came after she stopped breastfeeding.
“I had figured that I’d probably be inclined to get postpartum depression, but nobody had told me that you can get it after you’re done breastfeeding. I breastfed for over two years. Then, when she’s over two and I weaned her, all of the sudden, I’m so low. I’m like, ‘What is happening?’ I had no idea until somebody had told me, ‘Oh yeah, I got it after I weaned my daughter off.’ [This person] became just such a source of support for me. I didn’t realize it could happen.”
Lynch went on to describe her struggles during this time.
“Yeah, but very low [mood]. I remember describing it as, I couldn’t see colors. Everything just felt gray and dull. I had no hope, I didn’t want to get out of bed in the morning, I didn’t want to exist. I was just so low. Anything that went wrong went super wrong. I didn’t feel worthy of my husband, all of that stuff. I guess not knowing why you felt like that, you know, it was scary. Then, I tell everybody [what I’m feeling] because I don’t really know how to keep it in and then I’m like, ‘Oh, now I sound like a nuts person.’ Then there’s that, worrying about other people’s perceptions of me.”
As it turns out, acupuncture is what turned things out for ‘The Man’.
“But, acupuncture is what got me out of that. I never took any medication. I was a little scared of medication. I know it’s so wonderful and does incredible things for people, I was just scared of other side effects. I was like, is there a natural way that I can do it? I had gone to acupuncture for different things when I was younger, I didn’t get periods etc etc. That brought them back, so I was like, let me try that. I think within like three or four sessions, it’s like the sun came out. I could see the blue in the sky. I would take natural supplements, all of that I found very helpful. I think it took about six months. But yeah, just not being aware that it could happen two years after [birth].”
Elsewhere in the interview, Lynch spoke about raising her daughter on the road. Check out her full comments by clicking here.
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