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Originally Posted by Pfrog
I can remember as a teenager that my parents made me read Dale Carnegie's How To Win Friends And Influence People ... It didn't do anything for me except make me even more angry and isolated ... Looking back now I see how that was just another slap in the face ... Nothing like getting totally decimated mind, body and soul by your abusers then to have them basically tell you how defective you are for developing a less than stellar outlook on life ...  ... !!! |
Your parents made you read that as a teen?? I read books in the same category--which eventually proved futile--in my early 20s..yikes,
How in the world can someone think a teen, who by default is already identity-seeking, supposed to comprehend material like that? Sheesh.
I have to say, this may be somewhat off topic. But ppl on my Facebook constantly post such affirmations, "In every problem lies an opportunity", "Keep Calm and Carry On", etc. It makes me want to block their posts because they're so frequent. But then I put up equally sarcastic, biting stuff so it evens out,
