Chrissy Teigen Opened Up About The Moment She Realised She Had Postpartum Depression

"People around me started telling me they saw distinct changes in my personality."

You probably know that Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are parents to two completely adorable children — Luna, 3, and Miles, who turns 1 this month.

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Back in 2017, Chrissy made the decision to speak out about the postpartum depression she'd been experiencing in private since giving birth to Luna.

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In an essay for Glamour, Chrissy wrote: "I had everything I needed to be happy. And yet, for much of the last year, I felt unhappy. 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? I’ve had a hard time coming to terms with that, and I hesitated to even talk about this, as everything becomes such a 'thing.'"

Chrissy went on to explain that after being formally diagnosed with postpartum depression and starting treatment, she felt the need to speak publicly about her experience in the hopes of helping others.

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She wrote: "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. 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."

Well, Chrissy has now opened up about her experience some more, revealing that for a long time she assumed she just had the "baby blues."

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The baby blues usually occur in the first week after a person gives birth, and symptoms include feeling emotional, tearful, irritable, and overwhelmed. However, the symptoms typically only last for a few days. Speaking to the Today show, Chrissy said: "It happened with my first one, with Luna. I just didn't know there was any other way to feel. I thought it was natural to be in this low point. I just assumed that was motherhood and no other way around it. It wasn't just the blues, and a lot of us think it is the baby blues you're going through."

In fact, she went on to explain that it actually took for friends to point out the differences in her personality before she realised something was wrong.

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She said: "I thought it was the baby blues until people around me started telling me they saw distinct changes in my personality — that was really helpful to me. I had really changed. It wasn't just being tired, it was being really, really sad and hard on yourself, and down on yourself. Speaking to women made me realise just what a different feeling [PPD] it is. It's a unique experience that can be really tough."

Chrissy also praised John for being her "strength" during the difficult period, adding that she now feels prepared should she ever experience the condition again in the future.

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She said: "John and my doctors were my strength. I had such a good group of people that were around and people were really watchful of me. In the future, with any other babies that come along, I understand it now."

You can read the full interview with Chrissy Teigen here.