Psychological Pressure/Abuse

[caen!bsbbs!mdc@harvard.harvard.edu (Melissa D. Caldwell)]

katefans@chinet.chi.il.us (Chris n Vickie) writes:
Vickie wrote:
> 
> Psychological pressure, abuse and outright torture can and does harm
> people every day. Call or visit any mental health center, hospital or
> institution for confirmation of this. 

With great pleasure and a huge grin I would like to inform you that in
the last 12 years I have worked in a mental health center, a hospital and
3 physician practices.  I -have- seen mental illness firsthand.  I think
you were assuming a lot in your response to me.  

I did not say that psychological abuse or torture was harmless.  The 
whole discussion was about pressure.  Besides, pressure is just that: it 
does not have the underlying threat of violence/force that abuse or 
torture does.  

I just don't buy the argument that I can be harmed by someone else 
exerting this so called psychological pressure on me.  It cannot hurt me 
if I do not allow it to.  I am nobody's victim.

> IMHO, what Larry said was neither disgusting nor sexist, nor was he wrong.

Bully for you.  In your mind, and apparently in Larry's, it is possible
to be psychologically pressured.  I refuse to let anyone pressure me in to
doing something I don't want to do.  We all have flaws in our character, 
but giving in to peer/psychological pressure is not one of mine. 


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