Past reported speech: present to imperfect

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the psychologist
el psicólogo
the anxiety
la ansiedad
The psychologist said that he had a lot of anxiety.
El psicólogo dijo que tenía mucha ansiedad.
depressed
deprimido
My sister told the psychologist that she was depressed.
Mi hermana le dijo al psicólogo que estaba deprimida.
the therapy
la terapia
The doctor explained that the therapy was very useful.
El médico explicó que la terapia era muy útil.
to plan to, to intend (+ infinitive)
pensar
My friend told me that she planned to start the therapy.
Mi amiga me dijo que pensaba empezar la terapia.
They told me that the anxiety was a serious problem.
Me contaron que la ansiedad era un problema grave.
The boy replied that he felt depressed every day.
El chico respondió que se sentía deprimido todos los días.
the session
la sesión
The patient told me that the session helped him.
El paciente me dijo que la sesión lo ayudaba.
Did you find out that the session was so long?
¿Supiste que la sesión era tan larga?
the self-esteem
la autoestima
He told me that his self-esteem was low.
Me dijo que su autoestima era baja.
She explained that the therapy improved her self-esteem.
Explicó que la terapia mejoraba su autoestima.
to cope with; to face, to confront (a problem)
afrontar
the trauma
el trauma
He said that he could not cope with the trauma.
Dijo que no podía afrontar el trauma.
We told the doctor that we planned to cope with the fear.
Le dijimos a la médica que pensábamos afrontar el miedo.
the disorder
el trastorno
the mind
la mente
He read that the disorder changed the mind.
Leyó que el trastorno cambiaba la mente.
The psychologist had to explain that the disorder was serious.
El psicólogo tuvo que explicar que el trastorno era grave.
She told me that her mind was always occupied.
Me contó que su mente estaba siempre ocupada.
They said that they were coping with a childhood trauma.
Dijeron que afrontaban un trauma de la infancia.
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