Postpartum Depression, Negative Thoughts, Anger & the Elephant in the Room

I should really go to sleep. Well, maybe not. Too many interesting things to read. I'll pay for this in the morning, but some amazing Warrior Moms on the web are talking about their experience and pointing out some very interesting issues related to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. All I can say is Wow. What honesty and what interesting discussions. Really great. First, the mom at Sophie in the Moonlight writes about her lifetime of mental illness, including her experience with postpartum depression. After the first few paragraphs you may think her story is going downhill fast, what with suicide attempts and other awful things, but keep reading. She's got a great story of rising up. I particularly love her writing on what she calls Thought Monkeys, her name for "... those incredibly destructive, deeply internalized, mischievous thoughts that jump and screech inside my mind, demanding attention, demanding action...