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postpartum depression

How Hurt Parents Parentify Children (Clip: Narcissism Summaries Channel)

Prof. Sam Vaknin

Even parents who are mentally healthy and psychologically secure can undergo a profound regression when faced with overwhelming trauma, such as severe abuse or the intense physical and emotional demands of pregnancy and childbirth. In these vulnerable states, mothers often feel like infants themselv …

The Evolutionary Psychology Of Anxiety & Depression - Ed Hagen

Chris Williamson

Ed Hagen proposes an evolutionary psychological framework for understanding depression, arguing that it should be viewed primarily as a form of extreme sadness or "psychic pain" analogous to physical injury. Just as physical pain signals biological damage and prompts individuals to stop harmful beha …