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Old 04-15-2011, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPhil View Post
However, the notion of some immunity from mental and emotional concerns (this assumption is also correlated with race, ethnicity, and culture) is one reason why women tend not to tell people or seek help when they have such concerns. It is not uncommon for mothers who express stress and anger with life and/or raising children, including poor mental and emotional health, to be told "ahhhh, get over it...it's motherhood...you have that instinct...what's wrong with you." People end up crying out in more covert ways such as the ways in which this woman's family saw this woman change over the past month. And she put something on facebook. As always, none of that matters until after the tragedy because hindsight is 20/20.
This is sooooooo true.
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