Perfectly Hidden Depression by Margaret Robinson Rutherford

You'll also find tangible tips for quieting that critical inner voice, and powerful strategies for coping with difficult feelings. With this compassionate guide, you'll begin the process of understanding your perfectionism, identifying destructive beliefs, and connecting with emotions suppressed for far too long. If this sounds like you, you may have perfectly hidden depression (PHD). You recognize something is wrong, but you're not sure what exactly-only that you feel trapped and alone. The problem? You're filled with self-criticism and shame, and you can't allow yourself to express fear, anger, loss, or grief. If you were raised to believe that painful emotions are a sign of weakness, or if being vulnerable has always made you feel unsafe, then you may have survived by creating a perfect-looking life-a life where you appear to be successful, engaged, and always there for others. Great videos on the science behind this by Dr.Summary: When your life looks perfect, but you're silently falling apart. Kurt Nelson, PhD: e-mail: Houlihan: e-mail: Group: ĭaily Newsletter Summarizing data from Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security: We hope you enjoy our conversation with Dr. Also, what may sound like bird sounds and wind chimes in the background are actually the sounds of live birds and wind chimes! Yes, we are living and recording in the natural world. Perfectionism and shame are getting in the way of people living healthy lives, especially now.

We wanted to speak to Margaret about a syndrome she’s identified that is increasingly common during the lockdown.

She is also the author of PERFECTLY HIDDEN DEPRESSION: How to Break Free from the Perfectionism that Masks Your Depression. Her podcasts and shows on perfectly hidden depression (PHD) have reached thousands, as she sheds light on this overlooked presentation of the disease. She also offers her compassionate and commonsense therapeutic style to the general public through her popular blog and podcasts, with the goal of decreasing the stigma around psychological treatment. Margaret Robinson Rutherford, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice with more than twenty-five years of experience treating individuals and couples for depression, anxiety, and relationship issues.

Perfectly Hidden Depression by Margaret Robinson Rutherford