Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression
- ISBN13: 9781401308469
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
In her bestselling memoir, now in paperback, Brooke Shields shares with the world her deeply personal experience with postpartum depression When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter to the world, her joyful expectations were quickly followed by something unexpected — a crippling depression. In what is sure to strike a chord with the millions of women who suffer from depression after childbirth, Brooke Shields shares how she, too, battled a conditi… More >>
Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression
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Filed under: Depression during Pregnancy
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It should come as no surprise that she is suffering from depression. The root of MOST depressive states is a self-possessed mentality. This is a classic example. Being about ones self is DEPRESSING, and this story only details the story of WHY.
Truly sickening, at a time when her baby needed her absolute love, attention, and devotion, Brooke was, as she has ALWAYS been, all about her poor little self. This is a perfect example of why most people should not have children: they lack the emotional maturity to actually CARE for someone.
Do the kid a favor, find an adoptive parent that is up to the task of parenting.
Rating: 2 / 5
than read the rest of this book. Despite her Princeton degree (which I think calls into question the caliber of the school), Brooke Shields has all the writing skill of the average 6 year-old. She is out of touch with the real world; she is a privileged, pampered, sniveling wench. Her complaints of powdery CLEAN diaper smell, having to take a crap, and having to be cleaned by a nurse because she was too damn lazy to take care of herself, all smacks of ego and elitism. I wish she had jumped out of the window, or swallowed the bottle of pills than taken taken pen to paper. I want my money back as I couldn’t stomach one more chapter of this drivel.
I will however keep it on my bookshelf, because whenever I do feel depressed, this book with indeed be the antidote. For THAT, I thank Brooke Shields. What a hilarious, mad-cap adventure it is!
Rating: 1 / 5
It sounds like this disorder may be more about regret about parenthood than depression. If the kid was so wanted why did it cause so much turmoil? I have a feeling that since women are told they want babies many women fall for it, and realize they do not and that reality hits them only after it is too late. So in order to not get crucified by a society who hates a woman who wants the freedom of being without children they invent this syndrome, blame hormones wildly out of conrol, to avoid being burnt at the stake socially rather than admit that a child can be a 100% life mistake for some. The unconscious can be deep and unless you really look at it you can end up like this woman and a lot of others. The women accept the children because what else can they do. As the saying goes “If you bought into something pricey that you can’t refund, you’d better be enthuiastic” To bad that with all Brooke’s money she didn’t take the time to sit and figure this one out.
Rating: 3 / 5
From a bad actress to a bad writer. Actually Shields’ writing is far better than her acting, but still the book’s writing was only so-so. The first few chapters were definately much better than the last few. I think you have to be a fan of Brooke Shields in order to enjoy the book and not notice the medicore writing. Did Shields have a ghost writer? Fire him/her and get another one if you plan on writing again! Anyway I read the book because both my sisters suffered PPD something terrible.
The subject of PPD is definately a very serious one, and one that is very important to educate the public about. But something Shields appears to be very oblivious about is that with her wealth and fame she has access beyond access of help and support that many people can’t even begin to touch. The real problem doesn’t come with having PPD, it’s with not being able to obtain help for PPD.
Whether Shields wrote this book for attention to help her sagging career or not is not really clear to me. But what does matter is that there are far better books out there that women can relate to and that will help them. People who are born with silver spoons in their mouths and people who are not, live in completely and totally different worlds. The rules of life are very very different. So if you’re a rich famous person who can “get help” as Shields so assumingly thinks everyone can, buy her book. If you’re not and you don’t have access to everything money can buy, buy another one. It’s important that the author can relate to the reader and vice versa (unless of course you’re just a Brooke Shields fan and you just want to read about Brooke Shields.)
Rating: 2 / 5
How long does Shields plan on banking in on her PPD? I am so sick of hearing about it. Now a book with a different cover and title? Enough! I tired of Brooke Shields years ago when her movies kept getting worse and worse. Yes she is argueably one of the most beautiful women in the world, but she is also inargueably the worst actress ever. I’m amazed that Shields is willing to keep making more and more money from her PPD. Where’s her embarrassment? I will believe that she wrote this book (and continues to promote it) simply to help other women, as soon as I hear about her donating all the money she’s making to the cause. Til then I am so sick of hearing about Shields and can’t wait til the media is tired of her again. Unfortunately her team of publicists will probably keep us suffering.
Rating: 1 / 5