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I grew up confused and depressed, meanwhile, my parents did their best to show me every day they loved me and still do, but I feel entirely distant from them. I
by 9ec4c12949a4f3 16y ago
I grew up confused and depressed, meanwhile, my parents did their best to show me every day they loved me and still do, but I feel entirely distant from them. I'm over 20 years old.
GG logic, gg.
- Tichy 16y agoAny idea why?
- 9ec4c12949a4f3 16y agoCould be anything from my wildly different views on the world (theism vs atheism; government's place, opinions of other people, etc...), to being the middle child. My two sisters seem to get along fine with them.
- Oxryly 16y agoTragically, it's necessary but not sufficient.
- antareus 16y agoThis may sound extreme but one way to choose to view the confusion and depression is that it is a necessary part of growth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_disintegration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_disintegration Mind you, even Dabrowski (who created the theory) differentiates between depression that instigates changes vs. depression that leaves you spinning your wheels. I'd venture that anyone who has been seriously depressed has experience with both types.