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Fans of Chrissy Teigen’s unfiltered social media presence might think the supermodel is an open book. However, Teigen didn’t publicly reveal her battle with postpartum depression until Glamour invited her to contribute a personal essay in 2017. “I had everything I needed to be happy. And yet, for much of the last year, I felt unhappy,” she wrote. “What basically everyone around me—but me—knew up until December was this: I have postpartum depression. How can I feel this way when everything is so great?”
Teigen’s pain manifested both physically and mentally, as her body ached, she lost her appetite, and she angered quickly. Once she and Legend consulted her doctor, however, Teigen received her official diagnosis: postpartum depression and anxiety. But as a child of the ’90s, she realized the importance of using her platform to lessen the stigma.
“I’m speaking up now because I want people to know it can happen to anybody and I don’t want people who have it to feel embarrassed or to feel alone,” she wrote. “I also don’t want to pretend like I know everything about postpartum depression, because it can be different for everybody. But one thing I do know is that—for me—just merely being open about it helps. This has become my open letter.” Teigen’s essay has surely helped other women recognize their own struggles, too.
Written by: Nicki
