Posted by Merlene on May 13, 1999, at 12:22:45
In reply to cause of manic depression, posted by perry on June 18, 1998, at 5:08:33
> can a traumatic experience-being molested as a child- cause or be an underlying cause for manic depression- I don't really know- I was molested twice as a child once by my Uncle and was treated as if it were my fault and again later by a man my grandfather hired to work for him, but my manic-depression has been inherited from my maternal grandmohers side of the family and she and my mother also suffer from this awful thing, thank goodness we all three have the same Dr, that is helping us and is very caring. I am sure I would havebeen this way anyway but the molestation made me feel very worthless and dirty for a while until i realized that I didnt do anything to cause it, those men were the people with the problem with pedophilia and that I was the victim and i didn't hide it anymore but would talk about it and try to help others, even if it is just listening to them. I'mjusdt a housewife but sometimes just having someone to listen helps more than you can know.
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