This is a great topic. I think everyone has something from their past that traumatized them in some way. It depends on the extent of the trauma, the context, support, etc., available to help a person. It also matters on whether the love expressed outweighed the punishement. A spanking isnt necesarily child abusr, so context is important. If a lot of love is present, enough where there is support and fosters resiliance, then someone may come out of it just fine. In many cultures more value is placed on the group than the individual and it would seem self indulgent to receive therapy. You are essentially depressed because you spend too much time thinking about yourself, and if you spent more time thinking collectively about the others around you you'd be ok. Its a fascinating concept. I think depression and anxiety appear as somatic symptoms rather than emotional ones.

Sometimes, I think there is a point to this line of thinking. think in the US, especially in this generation, everything is patholoigized to some extent. While I've been in treatment if some sort since I was a kid and understand the value of it, it seems like more kids are in treatment now than ever before. I think a lot of people who experienced trauma as children or who felt invalidated are afraid the same will happen to their kids. They don't want them to experience any pain and seek help for everything. This is great in many instances but can also be a problem if kids get more attention for their problems than for the things that are going well in their lives. Coping skills are important and think its important to learn that everyone experiences depression, anxiety, sadness,anger, etc and that is normal. My neice was talking one day about how she hates taking the bus home so we suggested she walk with a couple of her friends. She said "they can't they all have therapy after school". I actually thought that was so funny. How times have changed from just 15 years ago!!