Hayden Panettiere Battling PostPartum Depression, Seeks Professional Help
From the bubbly cheerleader in "Heroes," Hayden Panettiere has come a long way to her current role in "Nashville" as Juliette Barnes. On the show, Panettiere is currently portraying Barnes who is going through postpartum depression; however, it may seem that this story line may be well fitted for what Panettiere is actually going through at the moment.
The 26-year-old actress is the mother of 10-month-old Kaya, her first child with fiance WladImir Klitschko. She has apparently been experiencing postpartum for a few months, and now, according to Indian Express, the actress has finally sought out professional help for her current clinical condition. Her spokersperson shared, "Hayden is voluntarily seeking professional help at a treatment centre as she is currently battling postpartum depression. She asks that the media respect her privacy during this time." Postpartum, also called as postnatal depression, is a common clinical condition among new mothers and can also affect fathers. There are numerous symptoms pointing to it such as irritability, decresed sex drive, constant crying, and sometimes, even not recognizing one's baby as her own.
Global News Canada reports that when Panettiere appaeared on the show "Live! Wtih Michael and Kelly" last Sept. 28, she had already given out clues on how much she can relate with what her "Nashville" character is currently experiencing. She shared, "I can very much relate to and something that I know a lot of women experience. Which is, you know, when they tell you about postpartum depression, you think 'okay, I feel negative feelings towards my child, I wanna injure my child, I wanna hurt my child.'" She does further clear out that she has never felt the intense symptoms related to the condition but understand those who does, "I've never ever had those feelings. And some women do. But you don't realize what broad of a spectrum you can really experience that on. And it's something that I think needs to be talked about and women need to know that they're not alone and that it does, you know, heal."
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Panettiere received an outpour of support from women all over the world about her words. Mothers, and perhaps fathers as well, felt that Panettiere has opened the eyes of many who are quite unaware of what postpartum feels like. Panetierre stated, "Well there's a lot of misunderstanding.I feel like there's a lot of people out there who think that it's not real, that it's not true, that it's something that's made up in their minds, and oh, it's hormones and they kind of brush it off." She firmly believes that it will quickly pass, should be removed, and these feelings should be taken seriously. "And it's not true it's something that's completely uncontrollable. And it's really painful and it's really scary and you know women need a lot of support," she added.
