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> There is only so much mental trauma a human can take My experience has been that I get mentally healthier as I age. For reference, I'm 33, so the "experimen
by javert 6y ago
> There is only so much mental trauma a human can take
My experience has been that I get mentally healthier as I age.
For reference, I'm 33, so the "experiment" is far from complete, but early results are quite promising.
As an aside, I attribute this to using my mind in a better way than other people. I have achieved this through great effort and investment of time, which has come at the expense of other areas of my life.
There is no instruction manual for the human mind, but we need one.
As another aside, your position is anti-life and anti-humanity. That isn't supposed to be an argument that stands on its own; I'm just pointing it out.
- fredophile 6y agoHow many traumatic experiences have you had? Have you ever been permanently injured? Have you directly experienced a war? If you lived to be 1000 what are the odds that your answers to these or similar questions would change? Just because you have been fortunate enough to not have experienced major trauma at 33 does not mean you will continue to be this lucky.
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- javert 6y agoI have experienced major trauma. I think it's enough to justify what I've said. I'm not willing to answer specific questions about that or give you a list. I don't think you are right to assume that a 33 year old has not experienced major trauma. That would not even be a valid assumption for a much younger person. I'm sorry if my original comment was demeaning to other people who have experienced trauma. I can see how it could be. I meant to give people hope that you can heal (at least enough to get on) in many cases. I did not mean to put people down for struggling with trauma. I certainly have struggled with it.
- fredophile 6y agoBased on what you had written I was assuming that you had not experienced major trauma. The questions were intended more to point out ways that someone could be 33, or significantly younger, and have major trauma and were not intended to get specifics about the trauma you suffered. I am well aware that young people can suffer major trauma and this was clearly not the best way to get my point across. I'm glad that you were able to get better but not everyone can. Your anecdote doesn't invalidate my point. If you lived long enough, statistically you'd be extremely likely to suffer from a major trauma that you would not recover from.