Whether such talk represents a clear intention of suicide or is a way of
expressing feelings of depression, it indicates a high level of distress that requires attention.
The mother, on the other hand, suffers internally and
expresses her feelings of depression due to marital dissatisfaction secretly from the child.
Not exact matches
It was not until we
expressed and began to resolve our conflicted
feelings of loss and release that our
depression lifted and we became aware
of some
of the new possibilities
of our empty nest.
Never allowed to
express their true
feelings, and having lost touch with their true selves, they act out their repressed
feelings with episodes
of depression and compulsive behavior.
They may develop postpartum
depression or post-traumatic stress syndrome.9, 20,25,31 Some mothers
express dominant
feelings of fear and anxiety about their cesarean as long as five years later.16 Women having cesarean sections are less likely to decide to become pregnant again.16 As is true
of all abdominal surgery, internal scar tissue can cause pelvic pain, pain during sexual intercourse, and bowel problems.Reproductive consequences compared with vaginal birth include increased infertility, 16 miscarriage, 15 placenta previa (placenta overlays the cervix), 19 placental abruption (the placenta detaches partially or completely before the birth), 19 and premature birth.8 Even in women planning repeat cesarean, uterine rupture occurs at a rate
of 1 in 500 versus 1 in 10,000 in women with no uterine scar.27
Might the therapist might suggest that the
depression over being a size 4 or 6 or 8 is actually not about weight, but about
feelings of low self esteem that affect the woman's entire life, but are currently
expressed through disappointment about weight?
In fact, when these kids were interviewed after returning home to their modern lives, they all
expressed feelings of emptiness and
depression despite their TV's and CD players and Game Boys and action figures and full refrigerators.
Debra Rosenman writes in the introduction
of her soon to be released book, The Chimpanzee Chronicles: Spellbinding Stories From Behind The Bars, «Chimpanzee's are not playthings, actors, or science project, they are sentient, intelligent and emotionally complex beings, capable
of feeling and
expressing the same emotions as we do - sadness, grief, excitement, anger,
depression, joy and love.»
Depression, anxiety, loss
of control, negative emotions, even relief; these are all normal and you deserve to
feel every one
of them and
express them in your own individual way.
Difficulty in this process can be
expressed in a variety
of ways including
feelings of depression, anxiety, irritability, sleep disturbance, change in appetite, reliance on alcohol / drugs, lack
of energy, and other symptoms.
Equilibria's child psychologists teach children and teens how to work through their
depression and learn healthy, adaptive ways
of expressing their
feelings.
The influence
of social and relationship factors have been explored using a number
of research questions and methodologies, and in Western cultures results indicate that those with a family member or spouse who have been experiencing
depression express feelings of burden, stress, and mental distress themselves (see Rehman, Gollan, & Mortimer, 2008 for a review).
I specialize in working with men having difficulties with effective communication, insecurities or low self - esteem, emotional distancing in intimate relationships, and mood issues (
depression, anxiety, Bipolar Disorder),
feelings of inadequacy, &
expressing feelings.