Constant Negativity

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Constant Negativity

Asked for Female, 55 Years

Hello Doctor, This is a question for my mother. She is 55 years old. I feel she needs help as she is constantly fearful, depression prone and feels terribly lonely sometimes even when all family are around her. She seeks refuge only in religious activities rejecting everything else. This has caused a lot of strain in the family. Please suggest

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Mr. Jimmy Mody Psychotherapist 17 yrs exp Mumbai · Accepted Answer

Mr. Jimmy Mody

Psychotherapist 17 yrs exp Mumbai

Your mother may be suffering from mild depression n self esteem issues. This often comes about from years of habitual negative thinking. These negative automatic thoughts are very repetitive. Get her to share with you some of the more dominant negative thoughts, and push her then to discover or explore possible alternatives to each of those repetitive thoughts. Also try to divert her attention to doing things Part of the problem may be she spends too much time thinking Also try n get her to start doing some exercise like brisk walking.

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