Nearly every couple is depressed some of the time; hence the following games might be useful to all couples. Those couples who suffer from a long-term depression will benefit most, although they will also encounter the greatest amount of difficulty in getting out of their defensive postures.
What is the defensive posture of somebody who is depressed? It can be simply stated as “Why bother?” When you are depressed, you do not feel like doing anything—and that includes having sex. Getting out of bed in the morning can be a chore. Eating is more of a chore. Work is a terrible chore. Existence seems pointless and life empty of meaning.
It may be that some depression is due to an organic deficiency (as some researchers claim). However, it can easily be observed that much depression is the result of environmental conditions. If we lose a loved one, get fired from a job, or find ourselves evicted from our apartment, we become depressed. In infancy, the loss of a parent, a sibling, or even a treasured pet or doll can also cause depression. So can an array of other circumstances. If such childhood depressions are not successfully soothed by parents, the depression may remain as a character formation, so that as adults the slightest adversity can release the repressed infantile depression in the individual.
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