Quote Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman View Post
I must admit that after marrying into the middle classes, my social circle became a motley crew of very well spoken alcoholics, junkies and abuse victims. I have spent hours in deep earnest discussions of mental health.

In one case the 'parental abuse' transpired, under scrutiny, to consist of being allowed to do whatever he wanted all the time; spoiled in fact. They should have been tougher apparently.
Yes, there's never been a more solipsistic time in human history. People have been encouraged to believe their trauma is unique and special and deserving of scrutiny. In fact, for the most part it's fücking boring, far from unique and they should mostly just shut up and bore off.