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JANUARY 24, 2025
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THOUGHTS POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS Editor’s note: This series written by local mental health professionals will share thoughts about how people think and act in ways that are perceived as different and potentially harmful.
THE EASIEST PATH TO GOOD HEALTH An article about the importance of handwashing? “Great!” you might be thinking, “I’ll read this next time I have trouble falling asleep.” Okay, so it might not be the most scintillating topic. But we wouldn’t ask you to invest your valuable time reading what follows if it wasn’t important. Our guarantee: if you read it and don’t learn something you didn’t know before reading, we will gladly refund your purchase price. Here’s a rather astounding starting point: A single gram of human feces, which is
about the weight of a paper clip, can contain one trillion germs. As you can see, that’s trillion with a T. Fun Fact: when the CDC uses the word feces in the report we’re referencing for the facts in this article, they immediately add in parentheses, “poop.” “If I got feces (poop) on my hands, I would certainly know it, and certainly wash my hands,” you’re probably saying to yourself. Fair enough. But what if you didn’t know? Impossible, you say? Don’t be too sure. Here’s why:
Riley is a 25-year-old first-time mom who just gave birth to a baby boy two weeks ago, and her worried husband has brought her to the emergency room. She hasn’t been sleeping much, he tells the doctor. In fact, she seems to be only getting an hour or so a night — if that — and more than once he has awakened in the middle of the night to find her pacing the floor. Today, she locked herself in the bedroom. When she finally opened the door, she was holding a Bible and a crumpled sheet of paper covered with scripture passages. She tells her husband that God has been speaking to her and that their baby has a special mission to care for people on Earth, and she must protect him no matter what. While the family attends church, she’s never been particularly religious at home, he says. She’s also never had counseling, although there have been times in the past when she’s felt sad and depressed. Many people think of postpartum psychosis in terms of
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