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News Updates Canadian leads abuse lawsuit against Catholic priests Seniors Abused During Childhood Face Increased Risk of Sleep
Troubles An analysis of data from 877 adults age 60 years and above found
that early parental emotional abuse was associated with a higher number
of sleep complaints in old age. It was specifically emotional abuse
— rather than physical abuse or emotional neglect — that
was tied to trouble in getting a good night’s sleep. More on Self Esteem Someone told me the other day that she wanted to see a shrink because her feeling about herself is lower than “poo poo,” as she put it. So I asked, “What do you expect her or him to do?” “I don’t know. Help me find out what’s wrong.” They can’t do that because they don’t know how. All they can do is become cheerleaders, “You are capable, you know. You are a good person and I know you can do it.” Blah blah. That kind of help lasts about four minutes because it is battling a lifetime of neglect that makes any of us feel like poo poo. Why can’t shrinks do it? Because they cannot go deep into the unconscious, deep into history and the brain to find out. Why not? They don’t have the techniques; they don’t know how. Worse, they don’t have the theory. I will give it to them if they want. All they have to do is ask. Let me give you an idea. A patient was born while the mother was
depressed. She did not pick up and cuddle her baby right after birth.
She was also depressed while carrying, another weight on the child.
The baby in the crib cried but her mother didn’t come; “let
her cry it out,” was the mantra. |
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