Psychologist: "A depressed wife needs a lot of patience from her husband"

Recently, on the evening of May 24, Lam Minh appeared on livestream with an image of messy hair. She continuously cried, spoke intermittently, and could not control her emotions. The female model held her baby and shared the situation that caused panic.

The female model said that during dinner, the food was left far away, making her unable to eat. Lam Minh went upstairs to eat instant noodles. That made her husband's family not accept it and a fight broke out between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Within two days, Decao and Lam Minh's family became the topic of discussion online. Under pressure from social networks, Decao later posted an apology. In the post, Decao said that Lam Minh suffered from depression and anxiety disorder. He also regretted letting anger control him.

Regarding the story of disorders such as depression or anxiety, Master - psychologist Le The Hanh (BrainCare Institute of Psychology - Education) said that this is no longer strange to the majority of people, but if you have to live with them, it will probably be a challenging experience in terms of responsibility, love and compassion.

According to Master The Hanh, the problems that people with depression and anxiety disorders reveal are not within their ability to control, there are bouts of excessive boredom leading to loss of energy in the body or Excessive fear leads to pain in the body that the patient cannot control and requires support from relatives. If caregivers are not mentally prepared and knowledgeable about mental health, they will be greatly affected in daily life.

3 common signs of depression:

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Sad mood: Frequent boredom on the face, no smile, absent-minded eyes, etc.

Loss of motivation in life: No longer interested in previous hobbies, feeling like you have lost your purpose in life.

Loss of body energy: Energy is exhausted, just wants to lie in one place, does not want to move.

In addition, if the patient has mixed anxiety-depressive disorder, there will be paroxysms of panic, and overthinking about life events along with physical manifestations such as hand movements. trembling, heart beating fast, body sweating, going to the toilet many times...

Every family member needs to understand depression.

Family is considered the spiritual support for patients with mental disorders. No one wants to suffer from mental disorders. However, life has many events that affect the ability to withstand stress. Therefore, it is impossible to affirm that each person is always mentally healthy. For example, giving birth also affects the mother's body and causes the mother to suffer from postpartum mental disorders and must go through such stages to be able to understand and sympathize.

Master - psychologist Le The Hanh

At times like these, the wife needs a lot of care and patience from her husband. On the other hand, the husband also has financial and work pressures and sometimes needs his wife to share.

Thus, if unfortunately a family member has mental health problems, each family member needs to have an understanding of this issue to increase understanding and care for each other so that the patient can overcome the initial difficult stages of treatment.

5 phenomena that need self-assessment to seek psychological treatment

- Frequently having negative thoughts about yourself and others, or overthinking a problem which leads to getting stuck.

- Having thoughts about death, revenge, or self-harm.

- Extreme emotions of sadness or happiness that cannot be controlled, extreme anger that cannot be self-regulated.

- Having thoughts that others are harming you and being overly frightened about negative factors in life.

- There are actions that hurt yourself or others as well as actions that make you feel guilty when you calm down.

There are many inappropriate emotional, behavioral and thinking manifestations that indicate that we need psychological support. These aspects are generally feelings of discomfort, lack of freedom, comfort, suffocation and feeling that one's interest in life is dulled. If you have psychological problems, each person should strongly seek appropriate help.

What conditions often occur in family members with depression and anxiety disorders?

According to some observations and research during the practice of counseling and psychotherapy for patients, Master Le The Hanh said there are 4 psychological phenomena that family members have with depressive disorders and Common anxiety disorders include:

- Physical health is exhausted, some patients have panic attacks in the evening or early morning with high frequency, causing caregivers to have to stay awake to support, leading to sleep disorders and feeling the body gradually tired.

- Mental health is eroded, many wives or husbands share that they were not born to take care of such a mentally ill person and over the years they no longer want to be with their partner, but because of responsibility and affection, they still want to try.

- Having to sacrifice relationships, parents of children with depressive disorders sometimes do not dare to take a step away from their children for fear that their children will end their own lives. If they want to go to a wedding or meet relatives, they must hurry. quickly to return home to be with her children.

- Work performance is reduced, some children of people with depression share that they have to choose work at home or part-time jobs to have more time to take care of their parents but still cannot fully devote themselves to work.

No one wants to suffer from mental health problems, but if they receive emotional support from their family, as well as follow the regimen and receive early treatment, the problems will be less severe. is in remission and the patient can recover functions to reintegrate into life activities.

Many people with depression and anxiety disorders have been cured and they have the ability to prevent future relapses, so as long as relatives and patients have faith in a peaceful and happy life that will be created in the future, when family members work together, together as a spiritual support for each other to overcome the upcoming stresses and challenges in life.