Posted by Tabitha Ðòñë ƒ£îþþëÐ on September 8, 2002, at 16:59:09
In reply to Re: Psychology vs Sin, posted by Dinah on September 8, 2002, at 13:51:31
Yikes, Dinah. Pulled in 2 undesirable directions. I can't imagine all that stuff going on as a teen. I minimally kept up appearances as a teen, didn't crack up til after leaving home.
When I was going thru my early med experiences (in my early 30s) misdiagnosed, and trying different meds, etc, my mom & brother regularly hinted that I just needed to go to their church. My brother suggests that still, even after my mom killed herself while still a devoted churchgoer. At her funeral I thought this would blow the lid off the family denial, and finally they would talk about my mom's depression. But it didn't. THey just didn't mention the cause of death at all.
I've made it easy for my family to deny "mental illness" by moving away. Now they can say California made me crazy :) Actually as I say that, I realize that after my suicide attempt in college, and my cousin's suicide attempt in college, my Mom blamed the college. Guess it's awfully threatening to admit it's in the family.
Actually one on one my family members will talk about it. They just don't like to.
Oh, it's sad, the distrust of psychiatry and psychology. I don't get where it comes from. My mom of course didn't get treatment because of it. Now my brother is killing himself with overeating. Surely some therapy could help.
And it's still hard for me to admit to people that I'm in therapy. It's like a shameful secret to me, years after it ought to be publicly acceptable.
poster:Tabitha Ðòñë ƒ£îþþëÐ
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