As one who has suffered with severe hormonal depression...I can say that people often don't treat it like a real physical issue, but one that is because someone can't hack things and just needs to snap out of it. It isn't something you snap out of ...I have had other health issues (very large fibroid tumors...two surgeries with those...etc) and I am no wimp...but hormonal depression is VERY painful and debilitating ...it causes you to lose perspective and because of the stigmas can make you feel you have to hide it and gut it out. Though there are antidepressants out there...in my experience it just helped in coping, but didn't resolve the hormonal imbalance...not knocking antidepressants....but they are just to help you level out, they don't fix it.

While its true that people are supporting Robin...and for the record I like Robin...but I don't always like her talking down to people ways...Robin is use to being strong and in control...and now she isn't...that is very scary...unless you have experienced it you don't know what that is like...also...if you are use to being that way it makes it difficult to admit you need help and embarassing...yes, its prideful to be that way...but I would say most of us are the same way...even though there has been more of an acceptance of it being an illness there is still an attiutde that its some character flaw on the person's part and for many, who haven't experienced it an attitude like I would never be that way. The truth is that maybe you don't have the genetic tendency...but if you did you would have the same issues.

I think the portrayal has some real true to life things in it...some have been dramatized...I actually think that GH is doing a good job in showing postpartum can last and is not an overnight condition. I know that can get monotonous to watch...but I think they are giving voice to a very real condition.
Coming up, when Robin gets in group therapy they actually hired actresses that have had postpartum depression in real life...I was impressed with that.

I hope they follow through too. When Matt said this can be cured or something to that effect...while it will go away...it can take time and not all people respond to the first drug they are put on and some not at all ...in fact, I think they are doing a bit of a disservice to women who suffer with this to not mention that sometimes hormone therapy is exactly what will help...hormone crashing and sensitivity to it (or a prior imbalance or infertility treatments where women have more hormones pumped into them than normal) is what causes this condition. Robin mentioned briefly hormone therapy, but it was dismissed like it was not a possible solution...the reality is it is a huge key.
I think Robin being that way to Maxie could happen in postpartum...when you are in that state you can be pretty numb to any good feelings (compassion, etc) and everything else is heightened...and you can fly off the handle really easily and say things you never would normally...in a much more blunt way...plus Robin was trying to get out of dealing with it all ...she felt attacked, so she attacked back...not that that was justified.

Yes, I guess depression isn't much fun to watch...ha...
I think the last few weeks its been more true to life...she seems spacey, etc...unable to focus or restless...the one thing I don't think is true to life is her being able to work like that...I mean...you can't turn it off and on at will.

I thought it was neat that they showed the support group...but kind of wished they could have shown some progression of healing...suddenly Robin's all better.
I didn't feel like they completely articulated what its like to be in a hormonal depression...but I give GH crudos for acknowledging it.