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Heh, a very similar thing happened to me actually, and while I agree about the fist-fight comment, I honestly didn't have any childhood trauma. Came from a lovi
by littlethrowaway 5y ago
Heh, a very similar thing happened to me actually, and while I agree about the fist-fight comment, I honestly didn't have any childhood trauma. Came from a loving, pretty privileged family, but I still went off the rails with a 10 day silent retreat!
It's extremely easy to dismiss people like this, but, have a care, there are real people on the other end of your dismissive comments.
- eurasiantiger 5y agoSuggest you book an appointment with a professional to talk about your childhood and family dynamics. Everyone has a different sense of normal unless we compare.
- littlethrowaway 5y agoHeh, I have seen professionals, one literally said "I don't know why you're coming to see me!" ;) What I'm curious about: Are you suggesting that it is childhood trauma that will trigger a bipolar episode (rather than the 10 days of silent meditation 10 days in a row!) If "everyone" has childhood trauma, why don't we see a higher incidence of bipolar disorder in the population?
- Zababa 5y agoI don't want to dismiss your personal experience, this is just a general comment. "a loving, pretty privileged family" is not uncompatible with "childhood trauma".
- goodpoint 5y agoThe author claims not to have "history of any major trauma prior to the retreat" while also describing a decade of anger and negative emotion culminating in a serious fistfight. unacknowledged childhood trauma is a real thing, it's not uncommon and does not constitute "dismissive comments" in any way. Ironically, you are being very dismissive of eurasiantiger.