Oh Grow Up

Sometimes I see a study that makes me groan. OK, it's once a day. But here's news of an Australian study in which depression among gays and lesbians is linked to a sometimes-hostile society making them feel poorly. Sorry, but I am not buying that. When it comes to discrimination and human nastiness, you are responsible for how that makes you feel, as opressive as human nastiness can feel. Blow it off. Be who you are. Accept yourself. Have a nice day. Sounds a whole lot like this Utah study in which Latinos blamed their depression on racial discrimination.

And, no, I am not feeding you unfeeling macho bullshit here. Hell, when i was a teen I was openly discriminated against when my family lived in Utah. Reason: we were non-Mormon. I've felt the kind of discrimination folks with mental illness encounter every day. Still, it was my job to not let it get me down. And, guess what? I did, which is a form of revenge that'll make you feel just fine about yourself.