Posted by LynneDa on October 30, 2003, at 12:34:55
In reply to Re: Depression/SAD caused by disfunctional parenting?? » bridge, posted by KimberlyDi on October 30, 2003, at 7:40:16
Hi! I grew up in a *normal* home with Mom staying at home and Dad working. I was very happy all my growing up years. But, no one is perfect as parents and there were things that I look back on in my childhood that could be viewed as *dysfunctions*. I always suspected I had a *dark* side, but it didn't surface til my 30s when I was confronted with severe stress.
We humans are all just a few steps away from mental unbalance at any given time - upbringing maybe precipitates it, life circumstances do too. It's the split of nature vs. nurture. No sense blaming anyone or anything - if your past bothers you, work on it thru therapy. If your chemicals are bringing you down, your meds can help straighten that side out.
Good luck to you in figuring out these eternal mysteries :-)
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