She is prone to tempers and tearfulness and needs care virtually 24 hours a day.
There was no stiff upper lip at the Olympics and some have criticised the athletes' tearfulness.
Feelings of anxiety, irritation, tearfulness, and restlessness are common in the first few weeks of pregnancy.
Symptoms of depression can include a lack of energy, excessive sleeping, irregular eating habits, low self-esteem, tearfulness, a lack of concentration and suicidal thoughts.
The survey may help women realize that feelings of tearfulness, anxiety, panic or nervousness are not indications that they are bad mothers.
This is followed by the so-called 'pangs' of grief, intense episodes of pining for the lost person accompanied by tearfulness, anxiety and/or anger.
These should not be confused with normal reactions to such a major event, which may well include distress, tearfulness, anger and sadness.
Anguish was reflected in tone of voice, demeanour and occasionally even tearfulness; these cannot be conveyed in print.
