Posted by violette on September 6, 2010, at 20:53:44
In reply to Re: disability - Proudfoot - SLS » violette, posted by SLS on September 6, 2010, at 18:58:58
Hi SLS,
They are important questions to ask...unfortunately, as you know, research cannot match reality and some concepts are more difficult to research than others...there are plenty of parents out there who 'seem' like good parents but the overprotection and intrusivness cause avoidant-like personalities (social anxiety) which then leads to major depression.
Then there are those who think they have no psychological problems or have never sought mental health treatment yet hurt those around them in a life of bitterness and denial. How do you find absolute connections if you cannot 'reach' those types of parents? Then there are those who had poor parenting, but perhaps had a mentor-like a grandparent with whom they were able to develop a healthy relationship...
I'm sure you could think of dozens of other scenerios why it can't be proven.
http://www.heartcenteredtherapies.org/go/docs/Journal%205-1%20Attachment.pdf
There's some percentages in the article above. No one really knows, but attachment theory might be the best we have.
But I think it is possible that you could get closer to becoming well again one day if you ask yourself different questions:
Why place so much importance in rationalizing that some MI can be purely biological?
Why devote much time and energy to finding and defending any and every angle of this possibility?
When I find myself in some sort of pattern, like obsessing about psychology, it helps to explore the reasons behind it....
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