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Originally Posted by newgal2
If I weren't so tired today I might take a look at the articles. Thank you for posting them.
I believe in the heritability of mental illness - - at least in some cases - - because it occurred on my dad's side of the family: my dad's mother had bipolar disorder. She was in and out of psych wards her entire life, one likely reason being she refused to take medication. She was given nutrition/hydration through an IV because she refused to eat or drink. Her mother committed suicide.
Nature or nuture? Maybe a little of both? In some families there's a clear pattern and that includes mine. It makes me a little concerned about my young nieces. Will they luck out or not . . .
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Makes me very concerned about my daughter for depression and alcoholism. I know she has the alcoholism gene because I have seen first hand how she reacts to alcohol. The phenomenon of craving once the pump is primed is the tell tale sign. The party is over and everyone is asleep and you are walking around looking for half full beer cans and polishing them off because that is all the alcohol left. I have done it myself many times along with many other things. We have talked about it a lot. She is always happy to go to AA meeting with me but she doesn't think she is an alcoholic. I don't think so either but she could easily become one.
She spent much of her teen years in depression and had a half *** attempt.
My great grandfather spent the last 7 years of his life in a spare bedroom at my grandparents house and committed suicide. No treatment really at that time. It was family or state hospital. Then there is the bi polar I and schizophrenia on other branches. Alcoholism runs rampant through all branches.
My daughter is 21 now and since 18/19 has done a total 180. She is very happy, doing very well in college, working....just amazing and I am so happy. She is at risk though, no doubt.
It is always nature and nurture I think. Just to what degree of each one.