Mom who struggled with postpartum psychosis describes intrusive thoughts "turning into voices" - CBS News

As the trial of Lindsay Clancy brings renewed attention to postpartum psychosis, a mom of four is opening up to "CBS Mornings" about her own experience with the rare but dangerous condition. Haley Ashcom had always dreamed of having a large family, and was thrilled to welcome her first son, Kane, in 2020. But she soon began to struggle with insomnia and anxiety. Then, her symptoms escalated, she said. "What I believe were intrusive thoughts ended up turning into voices," she said.Ashcom said she was diagnosed with postpartum depression and prescribed Zoloft, the same anti-anxiety medication that Clancy was first prescribed. But the voices got louder, Ashcom said, and became violent. "I've never in my life gone through a period where I thought it would be better not to be alive, and all of a sudden, it became the only option," Ashcom said.