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I had a baby and thought I was Cameron Diaz
Jen Wight suffered unsettling delusions after becoming a mother
When Jen Wight was sitting in a doctor's surgery in Sydney, Australia, she had a lightbulb moment. She suddenly believed she was the American actor Cameron Diaz. The truth was very different of course. She was a new mum, and this was just the beginning of a series of unsettling delusions. Jen Wight was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Image: Jen Wight
Credit: Catherine Cullen
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