Jennifer Lawrence opens up about her ‘postpartum depression’ after her second baby

Jennifer Lawrence has opened up about her struggles with postpartum depression after giving birth to her second baby.

The 35-year-old married Cooke Maroney in 2019. The duo welcomed their first child Cy in 2022.

Earlier this year, the couple announced the birth of their second child. However, they chose to keep additional details about the child personal.

In a frank conversation with The interview podcast November 1st The hunger games The star shared intimate details about her postpartum depression.

Jennifer had a positive experience after her first pregnancy. However, the second one was nothing like the first.

Calling her postpartum after her second baby a “dark phase,” Passengers The actress revealed she had “incessant intrusive thoughts.”

“I felt like a tiger was chasing me every day. I had so much anxiety,” she said, adding, “I had incessant intrusive thoughts that were at my whim. They were controlling me.”

Lawrence admitted that she imagined all the “worst case scenarios” that would have ultimately led her to doubt herself. As a result, Jennifer resorted to medication and therapy sessions.

“I was already in therapy, but I took a medication called Zurzuvae and I took it for two weeks and it really helped,” she said.