What do you understand by the term daddy issues? Nowadays this term is becoming very famous in social media and big web series. No, don't take it the wrong way. Nowadays daddy's term is also seen in an obscene way. But daddy issues are a term describing emotional problems, not physical ones. Let me tell you that this has not been recorded in any medical journal. It has got a further boost due to social media.

There is a common myth that daddy issues are only related to sexual desire, but this is not the case. You can see this by linking it to emotional problems. We spoke to relationship expert Dr Bhawna Barmi, Senior Child and Clinical Psychologist, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Founder, Happiness Studio, to know more about this term and the issues it can cause in relationships.

What are daddy issues?

As we mentioned earlier, daddy issues is not a medical term, but an informal term which is mostly associated with psychological problems. According to DrBhavnaBarmi, this term is used for such children, whose father has either had a bad influence in his childhood or his father has not been present on important occasions. Such problems can also be caused by the father's punishment in childhood, showing strictness or simply not talking. On such occasions, the child gets so far away from his father that mostly the feeling of dissatisfaction increases in his mind.

In such a situation, sometimes there is attraction towards men who seem like fathers. It can be a sexual attraction as well as emotional.

Where did this term come from?

There is no information about when this term started. Yes, it can be believed that the basis of this term is taken from the concept of the "Father Complex" of the famous doctor Sigmund Freud, who is called the father of psychology. You will find information about this concept in the books of Sigmund Freud. According to Freud's concept, the father complex grows when the child's relationship with his father is not right. This idea is called the Oedipus complex in the medical term.

A child with such a complex will always try to seek approval from the father. He will be inclined towards the mother, but when it comes to the father, he will always start competing.

Does sexual desire mean wrong?

It is believed that a girl who likes older boys has daddy issues. This is a common myth. A person can have his own choice. If we look medically, daddy issues are related to relationship problems, self-esteem issues, self-worth issues, and trust issues. With this, this term is valid not only for girls but also for boys.

Boys may try their best to get consent from their fathers. Most of his youth is spent keeping his father happy and listening to his words. Here we are not talking about the happiness of fulfilling the wishes of the parents. Here we are talking about the validation of the father. Father should support you in any of your actions and be happy with you. Here a situation like the desire to get a reward from the owner arises.

In the case of women, the attraction goes with the father figure and we see its effect in many relationships.

Why do daddy issues arise?

Many people have not seen a father's love in their childhood. In some cases their father is not present at all, in some cases even if he is there, he is not able to provide emotional security to the children. There are also some cases in which the father abuses the children. In such cases, whenever the children grow up and form any other relationship, they get upset due to daddy issues. Women or men, they also need the consent of a father figure for their decisions.

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