Teen Mom Catelynn Lowell recently revealed that her picture-perfect TV life felt like a hoax — especially to her.
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Six years after placing her daughter
Carly up for adoption, her dreams came true when she
welcomed her second child,
Novalee, earlier this year in January, and said "I do" to longtime love
Tyler Baltierra, 23, in a fairytale ceremony months later.
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However, the 24-year-old was secretly suffering from postpartum depression.
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“I recognized it nine months after Novalee was born,” the Conquering Chaos author reportedly told fans at a Dec. 11 book signing in New York.
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“It’s a daily struggle,” she added.
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“He [Tyler]’s definitely helping me,” she said. “I’m doing much better now.”
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Catelynn also opened up about a previous battle with depression and anxiety when she was 21.
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“I started having severe panic and anxiety attacks in the middle of the night, which led me into a deep depression,” she said. “I couldn’t stop crying. I felt I’d be better off dead. I needed help.”
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The Teen Mom OG's struggle was documented for the new season, and is hinted at in the trailer.
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Six years after placing her daughter
Carly up for adoption, her dreams came true when she
welcomed her second child,
Novalee, earlier this year in January, and said "I do" to longtime love
Tyler Baltierra, 23, in a fairytale ceremony months later.
Photo credit: Splash News
catelynn-lowell-teen-mom-post-partum-depression-08
However, the 24-year-old was secretly suffering from postpartum depression.
Photo credit: Splash News
catelynn-lowell-teen-mom-post-partum-depression-09
“I recognized it nine months after Novalee was born,” the Conquering Chaos author reportedly told fans at a Dec. 11 book signing in New York.
Photo credit: Splash News
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“It’s a daily struggle,” she added.
Photo credit: Splash News
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“He [Tyler]’s definitely helping me,” she said. “I’m doing much better now.”
Photo credit: Splash News
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Catelynn also opened up about a previous battle with depression and anxiety when she was 21.
Photo credit: Splash News
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“I started having severe panic and anxiety attacks in the middle of the night, which led me into a deep depression,” she said. “I couldn’t stop crying. I felt I’d be better off dead. I needed help.”
Photo credit: Splash News
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The Teen Mom OG's struggle was documented for the new season, and is hinted at in the trailer.
Photo credit: Splash News