Posted by Noa on September 10, 1999, at 18:00:33
In reply to Re: Depression and Relationships, posted by roo on September 10, 1999, at 14:17:31
I had a relatively trauma-free childhood, but it wasn't a happy one. Several medical hospitalizations at a very early age (2 mo., 2 yrs., 4 yrs., 7 yrs., 8 yrs). Mostly, though, there were "issues" in the family. My mother, I know she was trying her best, was hypercritical and tended to negate my perceptions and feelings. Also, lots of overt pressure to succeed, but covert mixed messages about being a failure. The family basically had no vocabulary for feelings. But the biological piece is there, too. I always suspected my mom had a covert depression. She was irritable a lot. And in the extended family--no out and out BP, but a grandmother on one side with depression, a grandfather on the other side with depression and alcoholism, several aunts and uncles with obsessive-compulsive-eating disordered "styles". One uncle who was "eccentric" to say the least. I think the relationship between biology and environment is so intertwined and complex, who knows what contributed to my depressive illness?
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