why do women blame themselves?

This city of San Francisco is filled with beautiful, successful, smart single women. Just go into any wine bar and see for yourself. I know many of these women personally and professionally. One thing that I am always reminded of is our tendency to blame ourselves. We can twist just about anything to make it our fault (especially being single). This detriment is particularly true for moms. Why is this? Did we learn it from our moms?Did we learn it from men? From each other? All of the above? On the positive side, we can get out of this. We absolutely can overcome this tendency and live better, fuller lives once we release ourselves. It takes work, but it is 100% surmountable.

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teen depression

I recently saw a teen client who suffers from mild depression. He has supportive, great parents but it had
gone undiagnosed for years. The symptoms can be easy to misdiagnose. They often include inattention, forgetfulness, disorganization and lack of motivation. The parents recently took him to get a psychological evaluation. They were expecting to hear that he had ADHD and were very surprised to learn that he did not have ADHD, bur infact has been depressed.

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Check out this article by the Washington Post on the latest findings for Autistic Spectrum Disorders: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2009/10/embargoed_till_monday_oct_5_12.html?wprss=checkup

Between 3 and five percent of the teenage population experiences depression each year, but less than a quarter of those who face this disorder will receive appropriate treatment. That is just what has been reported. I actually believe the rates are much higher.

MYTH: Talking about depression only makes it worse.
FACT: Talking about your feelings to someone who can help, like a psychologist, is the first step towards beating depression. Talking to a close friend can also provide you with the support and encouragement you need to talk to your parents or school counselor about getting evaluated for depression.