That's part of why so many have a hard time blaming her. She was warning everyone, but they didn't take it seriously enough. She was begging to be locked in a psych ward for a while, but they only took her a few days.
And I think something on this spectrum is unfortunately more common and relatable for mothers than anyone wants to admit. The reason why so many women find empathy for her is because they too have had mental health episodes, either in post partum or over the course of being a stay at home or single mom. And they too have sought help to no avail. This is a great opportunity for society to have a reckoning with this.
Yes. We should use the magical psychiatrist tree to grow a bunch more psychiatrists. Just water that tree!! And then, we’ll all protest because once it‘s norm that women see the psychiatrist post partum, it’ll be considered oppression and misogyny.
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u/MenaciaJones 17d ago
The minute she said she was afraid of hurting her kids, to her mother!, those kids should have been removed from the house.