Depression Help

1. WITHDRAWAL PATTERNS:

Withdrawal may begin in early childhood or be noticed in a school child. The child is shy, nervous of strangers and too unsure of himself to show what he can do. He may be a day dreamer, not join in games and not make friends. The reason may be in a feeling of insecurity, of being not wanted, or lack of approval in early childhood.

Withdrawal may be only temporary, as in an adult who turns down an invitation because he is afraid of a closer relationship.

One form of withdrawal is that after some time they again retreat to a child level behavior.

More serious withdrawal signs are:

1. Sitting alone, day dreaming, indifferent to surroundings.
2. The patient may not move for hours.
3. There may be sudden change to excited behavior, acting silly, but he is an unreal world.

1. AGGRESSIVE PATTERNS:

Aggression is a common reaction in inter-personal relationships. Hostility and aggression goes together and are common to all of us. Children are very aggressive towards each other. They bite, kick, pull hair and hit.

The aggressive person often

1. Wants to dominate others,
2. Responds to opposition with hostility,
3. Is the one to start a quarrel,
4. Tries to harm those he feels are his enemies

1. ANXIETY PATTERNS:

Anxiety may be experienced in the conscious, pre-conscious, or unconscious mind. Anxiety is a very uncomfortable feeling. There may be feeling of fear or any unpleasant situation that may happen. There may also be vomiting, diarrhea and urinary frequency. Some people become over-active, while others are unresponsive, not moving. He is unable to make decisions.

1. DEPRESSIVE PATTERNS:

Depression is a state of unhappiness, gloom and grief. A mood of depression is normal when there is some external cause such as loss of loved one. It often occurs in those with physical illness, especially when it is for a long time or the person is handicapped.

In mild depression, the person

1. Feels sad, and that nothing in life gives pleasure,
2. Has no energy, feels not too well, but not physically ill,
3. Cannot stop worrying,
4. Feels ill and often very sad,
5. Has lost his self esteem,
6. may commit suicide,
7. Loses weight.

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