Currently 15% of. Couples are affected by infertility, defined as not being able to get pregnant after 12 months or more of unprotected intimate relations.
While we know that Both men and women can be the cause of infertility. It is more common for women to feel affected in their mental health by this situation.
The grief experienced due to spontaneous abortion, infertility, or crib death is very difficult to cope with since it is not understood by our family and friends. The emotions and sense of loss are intense and at the same time very individual.
In the case of infertility, usually A situation of extreme anxiety is created since with repetitive thoughts we try to control what is not within our area of control. Another common practice is to fill up with information through Google, friends or acquaintances since this creates a false sense of control. The truth is that this process is even more distressing, creating a series of cognitive distortions or erroneous thoughts.
Another situation that occurs when facing infertility is problems. In the relationship, this may be because we do not deal with grief in the same way, because of the financial situation that is definitely affected since all the processes and medical studies are high cost and also because intimacy changes, and becomes part of the process of reminding us of this stress in which we are living.
In summary, negative emotions with What one has to deal with in this process just to list a few are: loss of self-confidence, low self-esteem, feeling of shame or guilt, disappointment due to unmet expectations, exhaustion and tunnel thoughts in just the problem..
It is important to consider talking to a specialized therapist since this can help us manage these emotions, talk better with our partner, change and find meaning in a new narrative and of course find resources to help us in this grieving process.
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ABOUT
Monica Pimentel
She is a licensed therapist in Texas "A very important mission of this profession is to be able to accompany my clients in their adjustment processes at different stages of their lives. When one goes to therapy they experience the opportunity for a personal transformation unique to their needs."
