Postpartum Depression: A Short Story

I did find this story believable because, as the reader, I could understand the progression of her depression and comprehend how the treatment she was given was not helping like John, her husband, believed it had been. Due to the the perspective that this story way written in it felt very real and as if I was seeing through the narrator’s eyes. The narrator’s illness reminds me of severe depression and bipolar disorder. As she remained on bed rest over the course of three months we saw her plunge deeper and deeper into a gloomy, confused state that was accompanied by mood swings and sudden outburst of emotion. Another illness that the narrator’s story remained me of was postpartum depression. This is known as a woman’s disease and is felt by