Hayden Panettiere restarts treatment for postpartum depression

Hayden Panettiere has readmitted herself to treatment for postpartum depression.
The Nashville star broke the news to fans with a post on Instagram, explaining the move was her own decision.
It comes seven months after she first admitted herself to a facility to treat the disorder - and unfortunately for Hayden just as ABC cancelled her television series Nashville after four seasons.

'The postpartum depression I have been experiencing has impacted every aspect of my life,' she wrote in her statement on Thursday.
'Rather than stay stuck due to unhealthy coping mechanisms I have chosen to take time to reflect holistically on my health and life. Wish me luck!'
The 26-year-old has been very open about her struggles with the disorder, which she developed following the birth of her now 17-month-old daughter Kaya.
She checked into a treatment facility around the same time her Nashville character, Juliette Barnes, was ignoring her own troubling symptoms onscreen.

The actress has been supported in her recovery by her fiance Wladimir Klitschko, 39.
While on the red carpet for the Critics' Choice Awards in January, Hayden told People Magazine: 'Honestly, when I said [I had PPD] the first time on Kelly And Michael, I didn't plan on it.'
And she explained: 'We talked about it for a second, but it was just like a conversation, and I was like, "Why should I be ashamed or hide when it costs so much?"
'It costs me so much to hide. It costs you so much to lie.
'I'm 26. I'm a mom. I don't need to be afraid of what people are going to think.'

And she explained in a later interview with Yahoo Style that she felt there was an unfortunate stigma around the disorder, saying anyone who thought women should just 'suck it up' just doesn't understand it.
'It’s like, you have no idea what you’re talking about,' she said of people who question postpartum depression.
'If you think for one second that a mother wants to feel that way toward her child, you’re outta your mind. It is one of the most debilitating, scary, guilty feelings that you can ever feel.

'That a mother would not be able to connect with their child, would not be able to get a grip, or would not know what’s going on, for anybody to say that it’s false or created by us, you must have your head examined,' she went on.
Meanwhile, ABC has announced that it is cancelling Nashville after four seasons - one of the few shows that didn't make the cut, according to JustJared.com.
Nashville starred Hayden and Connie Britton as competing country singing stars.
Nashville would have hit its 100th episode had it gone on to season five.
The final episode of Nashville will air on May 25.

Hayden Panettiere restarts treatment for postpartum depression

I'm sad for her. Hope she gets the help she needs :(

Hayden Panettiere restarts treatment for postpartum depression

I admire her honesty about it. She has such a public forum that maybe she can help take some of the stigma away and others will seek help in some form instead of feeling ashamed or embarrassed. I hope she finds peace.

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I can't believe her daughter is only 17 months, it feels like it was so long ago that she originally sought treatment. Such a terrible thing to be dealing with. I hope she gets the help she needs.

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