Super Sad Unicorn

<p><span style=color: rgba(70 70 70 1)>Everyone knows about postpartum depression these days but what about the opposite? What about when giving birth leads to paranoia delusions rage and a whole range of other symptoms that none of the baby books prepare you for?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(70 70 70 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(70 70 70 1)>In </span><em style=color: rgba(70 70 70 1)>Super Sad Unicorn: A Memoir of Mania</em><span style=color: rgba(70 70 70 1)> author Jessica Ekhoff describes her experience with postpartum-onset bipolar disorder mania and psychosis rare - and even more rarely discussed - mental health complications of having a baby. Taking readers directly inside the mind of someone experiencing a break from reality Ekhoff recounts her harrowing first two weeks of motherhood complete with a stay in a psychiatric ward she was convinced was really an escape room. The ways in which the experience changed her are as surprising as they are hopeful. </span></p>