How should Christians handle postpartum depression?

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Thoughts? I'm not sure what to think about this. I personally would want to avoid medications if possible, and we obviously wouldn't want to talk to secular psychiatrists, right? Just curious to know others thoughts since no Christian ladies that I know of have had ppd.

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I wouldn't necessarily  avoid the meds but I would only go to a Christian  psychologist.  Meds are helpful things  that are good in their  place. I know a lady that had ppd and has yet to recover  7 years down the road. Her life was destroyed  because  she refused  treatment. She now has multiple other health problems due to the untreated ppd. That in my opinion  is NOT God honoring. He gave us the wisdom  to learn medicine.  I am not one to run to meds first thing but I am not against them.

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I have never had children or PPD but, I would very easily go to a psychiatrist/psychologist, weather they be non denominational or Christian to me would be not a crucial thing. I think getting good help and support that works for you is the most important thing. God is there to support and love you but he also wants you to be the best you can be and often times that means asking professionals (many whom specialize in PPD) for guidance

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Same as anyone else should handle it? Talk to your doctor, get meds if you need them, talk to a therapist. Talk to other women in your church, you’d be surprised how many women have suffered as well. Pray about it, of course, but don’t neglect the other avenues God has given us. 
I’m married to a therapist so I have strong opinions about it 😁 We both believe that God gave us brains to develop methods to help heal our minds. Our God is a healer of the broken-hearted, and He sometimes uses other people to help along His will

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Therapy or counseling,  praying and not being afraid to ask for help.

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There are many Christian counselors or therapist that can help you . Speaking to someone is so important and also helped me when I suffered from anxiety

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Some times it is slim pickings finding decent Christian providers. I have seen both Christian and secular therapists but I’ve never worked with a Christian psychiatrist. I personally don’t think it is bad to take medication for PPD if that is what you are needing to keep yourself and your family safe. I was able to manage mine with talk therapy, working out, and time, lots of time- but my faith wasn’t the reason I decided against medication, I was exclusively breast feeding and I know they say there are medications that are safe, but I didn’t want to expose our baby to anything like that. I praise God for helping me through that season because it was a dark one. Praying you get the support you are needing and for the Lord to bring some community who has journeyed down a similar path to come along side you through this!!

How should Christians handle postpartum depression?

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