Dear Aislynn:

You wrote: “My mother…she’s not too much of a believer on mental disorders”

It is a chicken and egg issue. If your mental disorders are things that fell off the sky, it is one thing. Maybe she doesn’t believe things fall off the sky.

If your mental disorders are the consequences of her behavior toward you, well.. if she does not believe that a forming child is affected by the child’s parents’ behavior toward the child… well, this is a giant blind spot, isn’t it?

When a parent believes that his or her behavior has no consequence on the child’s mental health… what kind of oversight is it, Aislynn? What kind of blindness is it?

You wrote in an earlier post above: ” I know deep down that my father issues and bullying are what led me to develop anxiety. I was not born with it. This happened because of my experiences.” I agree.

anita