Depression

Postpartum Depression – When Infants Fail to Flourish

September 12, 2012 by admin

Many persons view postpartum depression as a condition that affects just the new mother. This, however, is not true. The entire family experiences relationship issues that affect family dynamics drastically. Depressed moms who do not seek help often place their infants in danger of experiencing serious or fatal setbacks in growth and development.

The medical name for this complicated problem is nonorganic failure to thrive. Nonorganic means that there is no medical cause for the infant’s delays. As a result of the mother’s postpartum depression, she often stops meeting the infant’s physical and psychological needs. Although the infant may cry for food at first, he or she often loses interest and stops relating to other people. This condition may cause nutritional problems, starvation, or even death.

Physicians use growth charts to track a baby’s physical growth in height, weight, and head size. If the infant is in good health from birth, his or her size will be within the normal values on the growth charts. If the infant starts to have serious growth delays, this will appear when tracking his or her progress with normal growth charts. Once an infant’s growth is below the fifth percentile, doctors become seriously concerned.

Other signs often appear before an infant’s growth problems reach this critical point. Most infants who develop at a normal rate are interested in their environment. In contrast, infants who fail to thrive show little or no interest in their environment. These infants do not usually make sounds or words; they have stopped trying to respond to their caregivers.

How much of a problem is this condition? If not treated properly, the baby may starve, and even die. Even if the baby grows enough to remain alive, his or her muscles, bone, and mind cannot grow enough. Additionally, even if they are treated, these babies do not “catch up” entirely. They often acquire relationship issues or eating conditions, even after they begin to have their needs met.

Babies who failure to thrive often become gravely ill from malnutrition. They are often hospitalized for weeks or months. Sometimes, they become so weakened that feeding from a bottle is too tiring. They get feedings via a tube placed in their stomachs, or even in their veins to get food!

The most tragic aspect of this condition is that it can be easily prevented. If moms with postpartum depression recognize this problem at its onset, they are able to seek help and do not have to subject their helpless infants to these terrible complications. Indeed, studies have shown that ninety percent of the women who suffer from depression who get help will find healing!

A number of approaches are used to treat postpartum depression. Many doctors use medications like antidepressants. These medicines are costly. Nursing mothers should also avoid them. Furthermore, these drugs sometimes cause thoughts of suicide; these medications should be used with great care.

Frequently, doctors encourage psychotherapy instead of or in addition to medications. Counseling, however, is costly. Additionally, it often requires a lot of extra time, and several weeks may go by before this treatment begins to help. Regrettably, depending on the severity of the woman’s depression, this may be too long for her baby. If the baby starts showing growth delays, extra therapies may be required.

Luckily, other non-drug therapy options can be used. Two revolutionary, beneficial methods that typically yield positive outcomes much faster than psychotherapy, and are much less dangerous than medicine, are Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and hypnotherapy for depression. NLP and hypnosis typically start to work after only one session. In addition, they cost much less than other methods.

Moms who suspect they have postpartum depression must get help immediately so that their infants are not at risk for critical growth problems. The severity of the effects on the infant demands that the treatment work quickly, and be very effective. NLP and hypnosis for depression are inexpensive, work quickly, and are extremely effective. This makes these two treatments ideal for treating postpartum depression.

Summary: Postpartum depression is depression that occurs after childbirth. New moms are not able to give their infants the caring they need to survive and thrive. This causes failure to thrive, a serious, possibly fatal condition, which hurts the baby. Women who suspect that they might have postpartum depression should get help as soon as possible. Hypnosis and NLP for depression are inexpensive and are extremely effective.

Alan B. Densky, CH specializes in depression and stress related symptoms as a certified hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. He’s helped thousands of clients since 1978. He supplies self-hypnosis therapy for depression MP3s. Visit his self-hypnosis website for the hypnosis article repository, or watch his free video hypnosis collection.

– Alan Densky

Hypnotic Cures For Sadness In Young Children And Adolescents

August 6, 2012 by admin

Depression is a medical illness caused by chemical imbalances in the brain that make someone constantly feel negative, sad, aloof, and unmotivated. It can last for weeks, months, or even years. It can be caused by anxieties, certain situations, or nothing at all. Depressive disorder can affect people of all ages, including teens and even young children.

Young people frequently suffer from depressive disorders, which leaves parents with lots of questions such as: why does it happen, and what can they do for their child? The good news is that depression is treatable and some of the best depression therapies are in the form of Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques.

In the past, it was believed that adolescents could not have depression, but in reality, depression affects people of all ages. Often, depression in children and teens is triggered by events such as a loss in the family, changing schools, a relationship breakup, illness, or abuse. In some people, depression has no external cause. Depression is often genetic, meaning mothers and fathers suffering from depression are more likely to have children who experience depression.

There are many different forms of depression. Most children with depression have a type of major depression. This type affects a person’s ability to enjoy life and engage in normal activities. Some children and teens may also have a milder type of depression called Dysthymia, which is a long-term type of depression with less severe symptoms than major depression. A rarer but still common type of depression is manic-depression (bipolar disorder), which is characterized by mood swings from extreme sadness to extreme happiness.

Depression can be a problem for young people because their symptoms are different from the symptoms adults commonly display, making it harder to recognize and treat. Often, young people with depression will not seem sad or “depressed” as one would find in adults. Chronic irritability is usually one of the biggest signs of depression in children and teens. Depression symptoms may not be obvious, but may include difficulty sleeping, persistent sadness, tiredness, and decreased interest in activities they used to love.

A child with depression may have trouble with schoolwork, have difficulty-making friends, or get in trouble by “acting up,” a cry for attention. The effects are also pronounced for teens, who may experiment with drugs and alcohol to escape their depression. Depression is not the sufferer’s fault, but people with depression can get treatment and find out how to handle their depression.

Depression treatments can range from therapy and counseling, to the use of antidepressant medication. Group psychotherapy can be beneficial for teens and children by providing a safe place to share their feelings with others. Online services such as teen chat rooms can also provide information on depression and serve as a therapy group for the depressed.

Behavioral therapy can help teach people how to handle their depression. Therapy can help families understand what causes depression. Family therapy helps educate parents on depressive disorders and what they can do to help them.

In some cases, antidepressants or antipsychotic medications are prescribed. This is only done under the supervision of a doctor who will watch the child’s health and mental state. Even though people with severe depression may have a need for antidepressants, these drugs can have undesirable side effects, especially in young people, who are still developing. This is why therapy, support and understanding from parents and professional counselors, and the use of treatments that help young people learn how to relieve their own depression are considered to be better for helping young people with depression.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques can be used to relieve stress, tension, and depression. They help people develop safe and positive coping mechanisms for handling depression. It works for everyone because it is safe, does not require the use of any drugs, and is an effective form of self-therapy.

One NLP technique used to combat depression is the NLP Flash. This technique teaches your mind to use the feelings that create anxiety and depression as triggers for thoughts that create relaxation. It is a technique that even young people can use to help them cope with their depression.

People with depression can overcome it. Therapy can help depressed people of all ages find relief. NLP techniques are perfect for helping adolescents and their families cope with tension and depression. These treatments can diminish or even eliminate depression in people of all ages.

Alan B. Densky, CH is a certified hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. He’s helped thousands of clients since 1978. He offers CDs for hypnotic therapy for depression. Visit his Neuro-VISION hypnosis website for the hypnosis article repository, or watch his free video hypnosis collection.

– Alan B. Densky, CH