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Kathleen Speirs

Depressed mum who 'took every pill in house' to numb pain hits out at 'perfection' portrayed on social media

A Scots mum who 'took every pill in the house' to numb the pain of severe depression has hit out at parents portraying 'perfection' on social media.

Billie Hendrie, 25, battled post-natal depression (PND) following the birth of her son, Marlowe Mulraney, in spring 2018 which manifested into severe ongoing depression.

Two years later, Billie was hospitalised after taking an overdose when she 'couldn't live with the pain anymore'.

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