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Posted on August 2, 2008 by Alan B. Densky, CH | Posted under Depression
Beating Perinatal And Postpartum Feelings Of Dejection
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Women who have symptoms of depression after they become pregnant may be diagnosed with perinatal depression. This problem may begin at any point after pregnancy begins, and up till the baby is a year old. Most commonly, however, those who encounter this condition after childbirth are diagnosed with postpartum depression. Perinatal depression or postpartum depression may be caused by a number of causes. These causes can be physiological. For instance, mothers with a personal or family history of major depression or other mental health problems are more susceptible to developing perinatal depression or postpartum depression. Moreover, alterations in hormone levels after childbirth, such as drops in estrogen and progesterone levels, can result in this illness. After childbirth, thyroid problems can lead to signs of depression such as exhaustion, negative moods, and hopelessness. Often, mental depression is caused by emotional factors. Women may are tired and overwhelmed in learning to manage the needs of the new infant. Such feelings are often made worse by the absence of assistance from family, friends, or spouse. Financial problems may also contribute to the development of postpartum depression. Perinatal depression and postpartum depression may have grave outcomes for both the woman and her infant. Worry and depression may hinder a woman from connecting fully with her baby or being capable of meeting her child's physiological and psychological requirements. This may increase the woman's sense of insignificance, self-blame, and self-doubt. The child is also stressed by the new mother's problems. An inability to bond with his or her mom may cause the child to develop trust problems in personal relationships throughout life. Further, babies who do not have their physiological or psychological requirements met may fail to grow and develop properly. This problem, called "failure to thrive," may be very serious or even fatal to the child. Perinatal depression or postpartum depression can damage everyone in the family. The spouse or significant other sometimes feels ignored or unable to help the woman's depression symptoms. This can irreparably wound the relationship. Older children in the family may have related feelings, and develop school-related or peer problems as well. Depression affects the entire family. For this reason, mothers experiencing perinatal depression or postpartum depression ought to get depression treatment as soon as possible. Many treatments can be used, such as talk therapy and medication therapy. Medicines, however, are sometimes dangerous for nursing babies, and may have erratic outcomes because of the wide hormone fluctuations a mother has during these hectic times. Furthermore, traditional counseling approaches can be time-consuming and costly. Two approaches for dealing with depression that do not require medications and can rapidly show incredibly effective outcomes are hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Traditional Hypnotherapy is best used with persons who are effortlessly hypnotized or can accept ideas without feeling a need to analyze or comprehend them. Ericksonian Hypnotherapy is quite effective for people who tend to overanalyze. These therapies allow individuals to unwind and eliminate tension. For persons who tend to be more critical or analytical thinkers, NLP is usually more effective. With NLP, trained professionals offer people depression help by teaching them to reprogram their mental processes. This approach can, very literally, allow an individual think past the depressive condition and conquer it. Clients can conquer depression by mastering NLP tools such as anchoring. They are taught to think of times when they felt happy and in control of their situations. Remembering the event revives these feelings. Clients are taught to put two fingers together and remember these emotions. The unconscious mind relates the touch of the two fingers with the feelings. Therefore, the finger touch becomes an "anchor." Then, when the person begins to become overwhelmed, he or she activates the anchor by touching these identical two fingers together again. This brings back feelings of self-control and results in empowerment. Through another method called the Flash, individuals learn to think away harmful emotions. They instruct their unconscious minds to automatically substitute positive thoughts for negative ones. When negative thoughts arise, the brain automatically substitutes them for positive responses. After developing this method, individuals find it nearly impossible to think negative thoughts! Summary: Perinatal depression and postpartum depression can have harmful effects for a woman and her new baby. The rest of the family is also deeply affected by these conditions. Because of the probable gravity of the outcomes of this condition, females with depression ought to get help as soon as symptoms begin. Two quite effective strategies that do not use medicine or huge investments of time and financial resources are hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. About The Author: Alan B. Densky, CH specializes in stress and depression related symptoms as a certified hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. During his 30-year career he has helped thousands of clients. He supplies self hypnosis depression therapy CDs. Visit his Neuro-VISION hypnosis website for the hypnosis article index, or watch his free videos on hypnosis. |
Tags: POSTPARTUM, PERINATAL, DEPRESSION, DEPRESSION TREATMENTS, TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION, HYPNOSIS, HYPNOTHERAPY, HYPNOTISM, NLP
