Here’s a quote from the link above: “What triggers the depression response is a lack of obviously relatively weaker (dependent or safe to bully) group members”.
“Weakness” isn’t a straightforward word. It’s not a precise word. In general this theory hasn’t had the amount of work needed to be precise.
It can be that the thing that matters for weakness is having power over other people. The power relationship between a mother and her child is complex.
But the baby is also able to often dictate when the mother sleeps and has power over the mother. At least if the mother lets it.
Here’s a quote from the link above: “What triggers the depression response is a lack of obviously relatively weaker (dependent or safe to bully) group members”.
“Weakness” isn’t a straightforward word. It’s not a precise word. In general this theory hasn’t had the amount of work needed to be precise.
It can be that the thing that matters for weakness is having power over other people. The power relationship between a mother and her child is complex.