Life is imitating art for Hayden Panettiere. Despite declaring that motherhood is “fabulous,” the actress, mom of 10-month-old Kaya, revealed that she’s suffering from postpartum depression, just like her Nashville character, Juliette Barnes, and has checked into treatment to get help. But insiders tell Star they worry that her reasons may go beyond baby blues.
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“Things are bad at home,” claims a friend. Hayden’s fiancé, boxer
Wladimir Klitschko, has been a rock, but relationships are never easy for someone whose father went to jail for abusing her mother.
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“Work, the baby, being engaged—it’s all so overwhelming.” Although her rep denies it, friends are worried that Hayden could have succumbed to familiar temptations and turned to alcohol.
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If it’s true, this wouldn’t be out of character for the 26-year-old. Hayden has admitted that she began drinking at age 8, and she made headlines for allegedly sobbing and drunkenly exposing herself to A-list guests at a party in 2010.
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Plus, she reportedly cheated on her fiancé with her married costar Jay Hernandez—and since she relocated to Nashville, there have been rumors that she’s become a party animal who would rather do shots than change diapers.
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While Hayden has admitted to having “suffered a bit” with PPD, she suggested that it was all in the past. “It’s something a lot of women experience,” she revealed. “Women need to know that they’re not alone and that it does heal.”
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But clearly she hasn’t, especially if depression is masking other issues. “It’s not at all common for patients who suffer from postpartum depression to check themselves into rehab or receive in-patient hospitalization,” explained Massachusetts licensed marriage and family therapist Dr. Karen Ruskin.
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“Only when patients show symptoms of severe postpartum—suicidal or homicidal tendencies or thoughts, self-injury—do they get in-house treatment,” adds Dr. Ruskin.
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Whatever her malady, friends and family are praying that Hayden returns from rehab happier and healthier. “Everyone is hoping she comes out of this in a much better place,” says a source. “She does want to be a good mother and clearly wants to get help before things get too out of control.”
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“Things are bad at home,” claims a friend. Hayden’s fiancé, boxer
Wladimir Klitschko, has been a rock, but relationships are never easy for someone whose father went to jail for abusing her mother.
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“Work, the baby, being engaged—it’s all so overwhelming.” Although her rep denies it, friends are worried that Hayden could have succumbed to familiar temptations and turned to alcohol.
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If it’s true, this wouldn’t be out of character for the 26-year-old. Hayden has admitted that she began drinking at age 8, and she made headlines for allegedly sobbing and drunkenly exposing herself to A-list guests at a party in 2010.
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Plus, she reportedly cheated on her fiancé with her married costar Jay Hernandez—and since she relocated to Nashville, there have been rumors that she’s become a party animal who would rather do shots than change diapers.
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While Hayden has admitted to having “suffered a bit” with PPD, she suggested that it was all in the past. “It’s something a lot of women experience,” she revealed. “Women need to know that they’re not alone and that it does heal.”
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But clearly she hasn’t, especially if depression is masking other issues. “It’s not at all common for patients who suffer from postpartum depression to check themselves into rehab or receive in-patient hospitalization,” explained Massachusetts licensed marriage and family therapist Dr. Karen Ruskin.
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“Only when patients show symptoms of severe postpartum—suicidal or homicidal tendencies or thoughts, self-injury—do they get in-house treatment,” adds Dr. Ruskin.
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Whatever her malady, friends and family are praying that Hayden returns from rehab happier and healthier. “Everyone is hoping she comes out of this in a much better place,” says a source. “She does want to be a good mother and clearly wants to get help before things get too out of control.”
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