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10.10.2023 - 15:07 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots mum told how a horrific crash with her baby in the car triggered a wave of intense depression.
Becky Copson, who suffered from postnatal depression, has opened up on the "traumatic" crash near Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire in October 2021. The 36-year-old lost control of her car when it drove straight into a road sign before hitting a hedge.
Her vehicle ended up on the opposite side of the road. Thankfully, both she and her baby, Noah, who is now two-years-old, were uninjured.
But Becky said the mental trauma of the collision clung onto her and left her fearing to travel the route again.
Becky, who lives in Johnstone, told Glasgow Live: "I got out of the car and somebody had stopped. I kept saying 'I don’t know what happened' then I completely shut down.
"It triggered a week-long bad spell where I couldn’t focus on anything, I couldn’t see anything good. It was so overwhelming.
"I hid in my own shell and thought everybody else could deal with that. I refuse to go on that road anymore. My heart starts racing and I get a dry mouth and start panicking when driving along that way. It has been traumatic."
The mum-of-two has shared her battle with poor mental health to raise awareness and to allow others to understand that "it is not a weakness".
She told how has suffered since a child after her mum died when she was aged 11. Becky was placed into the care system for two years before she was fostered by her maternal aunt who gave her a "wonderful upbringing".
After Noah was born, she was diagnosed with postnatal depression. Becky would often tell herself that she was a "terrible" mother and lashed out at her loved-ones due to the condition.
She added: "My personality completely changed. Dan is the best partner in the world and
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