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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jernau Morat Gurgeh: [QB] Just to get back to the suicide issue for a minute [edit.. and rant a little :) ], I think that public understanding and awareness of suicide and "mental problems" is rather lacking. The girl killed herself because of how she was brought up, combined with the cumulative effect upon her consciousness of every other experience she had since she was born. In a society such as ours, the mind is often subjected to conditions for which it simply isn't geared. If you grow up in a sheltered environment where everything (i.e. food, drink, clothing) is provided, their importance dwindles in your mind. It's possible that the only challenge (which, in a way, defines our existance) in the girl's life was in academic form. This would then have taken on an exaggerated importance in the girl's mind. It's easy for us to say, from our perspective, that killing yourself over a primary school maths exam is ridiculous, but when that's all you know, when it is, in effect, your life, it isn't so crazy. I don't know how the education system is in other countries, but where I was brought up (Ireland), the psychological preparation of young (4-8 years old) children was inadequate, to say the least, and I see this more and more when I think back. "God says we can't love others unless we love ourselves". This is an example of the kind of thing that was flung at us in our early years at school. I remember being confused by this, and wondering vaguely "Why? And how can you make yourself love yourself?". But I was too young to articulate these questions. I understand the message (notwithstanding the God part) now, in retrospect, but only through a very general understanding of the importance of self-esteem and related concepts as seen from the point of view of evolutionary psychology (and personal experience). Without more active help from teachers (or anyone in a position of influence), young children don't really have a chance of grasping such esoteric concepts of value. My point is basically that the people who formulate these little value-building exercises either aren't given due consideration by the education authorities, or just don't know how to research, and most importantly THINK about how to enable children to become well-adjusted to their society. Oh yeah, btw, what's wrong with Earl Grey tea? I'm actually quite partial to it. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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