Jin Seo-yeon opens up about postpartum depression, saying she felt numb even as her baby cried uncontrollably

Actress Jin Seo-yeon confessed to experiencing intense postpartum depression after giving birth.

On the 11th, a video was released on the YouTube channel "Jinjjaru Jin Seo-yeon," in which Jin Seo-yeon offers advice to netizens about their concerns.

In the video, a woman who works while raising two children shared her struggles, saying she finds it difficult because she cannot do both childcare and work perfectly.

In response, Jin Seo-yeon advised, "Why are you trying to do everything perfectly? It is normal for things to be a mess. It is normal for the house to be in chaos and for you to be unable to do your job perfectly," adding, "You just need to have yourself there, doing your best amid all of it."

She continued, "When my children were 3 and 5 years old, just keeping a clear head was a miracle, and properly managing my work while caring for them was also a miracle," saying, "I hope you can look kindly on me for trying to hold onto both my family and my career without letting go of either."

When the production team asked if she had ever experienced childcare stress, Jin Seo-yeon said, "It was really severe for me," and shared her experience with postpartum depression.

She recalled, "I cried almost every day until my child turned 50 days old. Even when the baby was crying, I could not react at all. Even when it was screaming inconsolably, I just sat there in a daze."

Jin Seo-yeon explained that she experienced drastic physical and emotional changes after giving birth, stating, "They say childbirth is like suffering a major traffic accident of great intensity. How could things be normal? It breaks you mentally."

She added, "I felt that way for about 50 days, but starting from when my child turned 50 days old, I began exercising and found my vitality again, which made me feel better."

Jin Seo-yeon married a non-celebrity man nine years her senior in 2014 and has one son.