http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/social-support-wards-off-depression-in-parents/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/social-support-wards-off-depression-in-parents/#comment-23966 Dorothy Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:55:23 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5242#comment-23966 I see it so often that when older people give up on being a vital part of the community that is when they really take a turn and go downhill. Those who remain active as they can, even just chatting with others preserves their feelings of self worth and usefullness. When you basically give up on that then you are giving up on yourself. I see it so often that when older people give up on being a vital part of the community that is when they really take a turn and go downhill. Those who remain active as they can, even just chatting with others preserves their feelings of self worth and usefullness. When you basically give up on that then you are giving up on yourself.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/social-support-wards-off-depression-in-parents/#comment-23804 Samantha Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:43:16 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5242#comment-23804 We try to shield our kids from the worst that life can dole out so it is easy to see why you would not want your kids to see what depression can be all about. How would they ever understand what was going on and not in some ways think that it is their fault? I do not think that it is ever good to keep everything bottled up inside but there are some things that I never want my children to have to deal with. I want to be honest with them but not frighten them at the same time. We try to shield our kids from the worst that life can dole out so it is easy to see why you would not want your kids to see what depression can be all about. How would they ever understand what was going on and not in some ways think that it is their fault? I do not think that it is ever good to keep everything bottled up inside but there are some things that I never want my children to have to deal with. I want to be honest with them but not frighten them at the same time.

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