[pachyderm]

Just saying'

Research Links Childhood Abuse with Depression | Psychoanalysis Now

[Nemo39122]

[evahis]

Thankyou for 'just sayin'.

Can't say anymore....

actually, will add, yes it is obvious ^ but as someone who scored 4 0ut of 4 in what is classed as abuse in this article, I NEED a reminder everyday that I should be easier on myself, so maybe some people don't need to read this here, but I do

I bet they spent good money figuring that one out.

[Pikku Myy]

Alright... to be clear. Not necessarily abuse. Sometimes life happens at early age and one does not understand it. This would be me

[BubonicPlague]

Ye-ahh, I don't know what to really believe in anymore with psychology if not the entire science field altogether with their studies(actually, make that with everything in life). Nothing is completely accurate, and many things come across as being contradictory nowadays.

[ChipperMonkey]

Well, many with a scientific sort of mind won't actually believe anything to be true unless it is proven in a scientific manner! Sort of like those who don't believe natural supplements work because nobody does double-blind experiments on the efficacy on them.....neglecting the fact that it is $$$, $$$ and more $$$ that fuels most research. That is, there is no money in proving that a natural supplement works! End of tangent, LOL

[BLUEDOVE]

Jesus! You couldn't make this up! Aren't they clever?

[Onward2wards]

Research study finds that correlation does not equal causation, except when it actually does. All further attempts to explain this have been inconclusive thus far.

[Rohag]

Interesting:

...Researchers concluded that early stress from childhood abuse makes the brain less resilient to the effects of later stress.

These studies...also explain how that abuse changes the chemistry of the brain. Formerly the chemical imbalance had been attributed to genetics. The present studies clearly show the connection between environmental stress, the changes in the brain and depression. [Emphases mine - Rohag]

This may have a bearing on the diathesis-stress model.

[pachyderm]

"Researchers concluded that early stress from childhood abuse makes the brain less resilient to the effects of later stress."



I remember Freud postulating basically this over a century ago. Only he did not say that "research" proved it.

[A18793715]

This makes me resentful.

[afeelingd]

Its sad that it took them an experiment to figure out something obvious and then say that its a "possibility"

[Atypical_Disaster]

Originally Posted by Nemo39122

I'm laughing so hard right now!

I don't know if I was abused. Is there a definition for child abuse?

[donna450]

I'm not sure if hitting and screaming angry words and demeaning people and not being in control. Being molested at 5years old.. That's me pre diagnosed with bipolar rapid cycling. I made my children's life he'll on earth as well as my husband. I abused my children seriously with all the above emotions. I was very very angry. Didn't know at that time of my bipolar disorder...I didn't know what was happening...I've been in and out of mental wards....Didn't remember I was m o molested until it came out in therapy. Now 30 years later with 30+ pills then and through g hour the years today I'm 15 psych pills a day.I'm trying to be more positive...trying to get out of depression and hopefully have e a more rewarding 're s t of my life

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[donna450]

Btw my two daughters do not talk with me a lot now or then...I do understand their resentment and I feel sorry for my family to have to be the brunt of my horrible emotional abuse. Can't seem to move on..it's a wheel with no end.

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