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Chrissy Teigen Pens Powerful Essay About Her Struggle With Post-Natal Depression

Chrissy Teigen opens up about her struggle with depression.

Chrissy Teigen has opened up about her battle with post-natal depression, revealing that she struggled with the condition after giving birth to her and John Legend's daughter, Luna.

Penning anessay for Glamour, Chrissy made the decision to open up about her experience in the hope that anyone else dealing with the condition feels less "embarassed and alone" talking about it.

Revealing that she struggled to pin-pointwhat was wrong with her, Chrissy said: "One thing that really got me was just how short I was with people... I couldn’t figure out why I was so unhappy.

Explaining thatshe was unable to leave her house for a long time, she said:"I blamed it on being tired and possibly growing out of the role: 'Maybe I’m just not a goofy person anymore. Maybe I’m just supposed to be a mom...' "

Saying it took her a whileto recognise the symptoms as being linked in with post-natal depression, she said: "I had everything I needed to be happy. And yet, for much of the last year, I felt unhappy.

Revealing that it took eight difficult monthsfor the penny to finally drop, Chrissy said: "What basically everyone around me – but me – knew up until December was this: I have postpartum depression."

Finishing the essay by revealing she's "hated hiding" thisfrom her fans, Chrissy saidthat taking anti-depressantsandattending regular therapy sessions hasbeen a great source of help to her.

Major props to Chrissy for going public with her experience, and let's hope her essaygoessome way inreducing the stigma around the condition.

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