Posted by jamie on September 17, 1999, at 4:32:16
In reply to The Twisted Shield of Social Status, posted by Cass on September 16, 1999, at 19:13:24
Some random comments...life trauma and mental illness go hand in hand, are not separable, one can cause the other, vice versa...it's a spider web of interconnecting variables, physical and mental...I wonder if mental illness such as depression is in your genes, perhaps from a grandparent or great grandparent...mental illness doesn't breed true, it can manifest itself differently than the one inherited from...I was abandoned a great deal of time when young, had depression on my grandparent's side of the family, was born breached feetfirst in a lengthy complicated birth that may have caused brain trauma...I think they all intertwine...too often parents and school look the other way...they are too busy focusing on other nonsensical garbage like free comdoms condoning immoral behavior...meanwhile REAL problems like poor education in math and history, and poor recognition of mental illness, result...I'm very sorry for what you've been through...the silver lining is that you have been empowered to be better than them and correct the wrongs done by others...you've seen the light, they haven't...glad you got it off your chest...hope it's OK I did the same...ps, that counselor stinks, but probably has a nice car and a nice home taking a ride on the system...too bad we don't have school choice AND counselor choice.
poster:jamie
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