Has anyone here actually suffered from situational depression? Post partum is different in that it is due to hormonal changes as well as life impacting issue of having a child. What Adam seems to be experiencing is due to the situation of having so many babies at once and the overwhelming responsibility and lack of sleep. Sleep deprivation alone can lead to depression. I know because it happened to me 30 years ago when I had my son. He basically slept very little day or night and I literally had no more than 2 hours of sleep at a time and after 6 months I seemed very much like Adam. Nothing seemed enjoyable anymore. I would go to a shopping mall and wonder how people could have a good time shopping when they all knew they were going to die someday. It is truly horrible and I remember those feeling to this day. Therapy alone in most cases is NOT ENOUGH. Luckily Prozac had just been released in my time and after taking it for about 6 weeks the veil lifted and the depression cleared. That along with getting full time help for a while for the night time feedings, so that I could get sleep.
I feel we will see that Adam will have to take something to get through this. It is not a long term
need, but it is a chemical imbalance that causes depression. I really hope he takes that help.
