Dear Editors of “Confessions About
Your Depression”,
Although
I respect your perspective and idea that depression stems from biological
factors, I have to insist that they are utter hogwash. Depression can be better
explained with the psychodynamic approach to psychology, and is often caused by
suppressed or unconscious childhood experiences. People who suffer from
depression are likely suffering from repressed memories of traumatizing or
difficult events. For example, a child who has very demanding, neurotic, or
inconsiderate parents will grow up in a hostile environment. This hostile
environment may leave the child feeling neglected, alone, sad, or angry.
However, the child may not express his or her feelings out of fear or obligation,
so his or her feelings of sadness and anger may become repressed. The child may
then subconsciously dwell on these feelings later in life and become depressed
as a result. Moreover, children who are abused as children, whether verbally,
mentally, physically, or sexually, may repress their memories of the abuse and
consequent feelings. These feelings could later emerge and cause the person to
feel worthless, which could lead them into becoming depressed. Unconscious
thoughts or experiences from a person’s childhood can cause the person to
develop depression later on, although they may be unaware of the repressed
memories or thoughts. Overall, although your blog’s biological approach to
depression has some ground, the psychodynamic approach is clearly more valid.
Sincerely,
Susie
Freud
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