If the negative feelings last longer or start much later after birth, and if these feelings get worse overtime, then you could have postnatal depression. Unlike the baby blues, postnatal depression won’t go away on its own.
Mental health issues not only impact you but also your loved ones. Also, the negative impact of Covid 19 pandemic on people with pre-existing mental health conditions has augmented. The pandemic has increased the global prevalence and burden of Depression.
With depression the associated negative thoughts and feelings seem to linger on and leech out all energy from an individual, hampering his/her growth as a happy, contributing element of the society.