Put Down Your Phone: What the Lindsay Clancy Case Is Teaching Us About Social Media and Maternal Mental Health
Social media companies make money when we stay on their platforms. They make money when we click, scroll, comment, argue, share, react, and come back to see what happened while we were gone. The algorithm is constantly learning what gets our attention, and unfortunately, the things that get our attention are often the things that make us angry, afraid, fascinated, jealous, or upset. The Lindsay Clancy case has all of those ingredients.
The Lindsay Clancy Case, Postpartum Psychosis, and What We’re Afraid to Talk About
I have a message for the therapists and moms who are struggling under the weight of this case: anyone who may be anxious about what it might mean for our profession, or for women’s rights, if there’s a patriarchal backlash around the idea that women are hysterical, dangerous creatures who can snap at any moment, and therefore need to be protected from ourselves through things like constant surveillance or involuntary commitment.