Recognising the early tell-tale signs means you will be better equipped to avoid and address burnout. Almond's fresh insights and perspectives regarding maternal ambivalence help us to become more comfortable with these feelings. by Barbara Almond (Author) October 2010 First Edition Paperback 29.95, 24.00 eBook 29.95, 24.00 Courses Sociology of Women Sociology of the Family Gender Inequality Title Details.
Almonds article The monster within: Mary Shelley s Frankenstein and a. The Monster Within The Hidden Side of Motherhood. and psychoanalyst BARBARA ALMOND as she discusses the darker side of childbearing and her new book, The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood. Often thought to affect more 'high-achieving' or 'over-zealous' parents, signs include feelings of ineffectiveness, lack of accomplishment, cynicism, and detachment from their children.Īlthough there is a lot of overlap between the signs and symptoms of parental burnout and depression, psychologists claim that burnout creeps up more gradually than depressive disorders. Victor did the monster wrong by creating him in the first place.
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Those considered to be in a state of parental burnout find themselves unable to function on a day-to-day basis, either on a personal or professional level. The author, psychoanalyst Barbara Almond, argues that all mothers have monstrous feelings, that they 'experience a mixture of loving and hating feelings toward their children. His book Parent Burnout identified the boredom, resentment, and mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion that results from bringing up children.įor some parents, the dream of having kids becomes a nightmare, and mums and dads experience an overwhelming urge to simply run away. The Monster Within: the Hidden Side of Motherhood is a captivating and provocative book. According to the journal Frontiers of Psychology, almost 13 percent of mums and dads feel 'high burnout' meaning that they're exhausted, unproductive, and withdrawn.ĭr Joseph Procaccini first wrote about the over-committed parenting phenomenon in 1983. Parental Burnout - depression linked to being a parent - is a taboo phenomenon that is now being spoken and written about more and more. Some mums and dads are now so exhausted by modern parenting that the term 'burnout' is being used by psychologists.
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