Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "Crippling modern phenomenon keeping kids from school | 60 Minutes Australia" video.

This is one form of therapy for agoraphobia that has marvelous results in about 70% of cases, but makes a substantial number (though not quite 30%) much worse. It was highly touted in the US and has been largely abandoned. But when it works, as it did for you, it is tremendous. Recovery is, in general, complete and strengthens the person. I don't agree with abandoning it. Anything drug-free, especially for young, developing minds --- not to mention a 70% success rate --- should be tried. If you think everyone should have the same therapy, then you shouldn't be a psychologist or have anything to say about who should be. She has agoraphobia, might you have megalomania? 😅
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 @astronomers You don't appreciate what agoraphobia is. It is very serious. Sarah, the girl, needs therapy. And therapy is not touchy-feely. It is not pleasant at all.
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@lumailisa You forgot the riots?
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@americangirlx4 "Life's tough?" Okay. My parents met in a refugee camp and I was their sole caregiver. My family died out. That's not fun when wartime PTSD resurfaces. Never even crossed my mind to take a drink, lol . . .
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@americangirlx4 YOU are a "creative and logical thinker?" 🤣 🤡🌎
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@americangirlx4 Oh, now I get it. You didn't have the attention span to read my posts and actually think about what I said, so you made stuff up. Of course. (Or, they were subjected to YT sense or ship. But I doubt that.)
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@scifyry Overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis and improper treatment do no one ANY good. "Say! I have an idea! Blame the victim! Denounce them, that'll show 'em!" --- especially if they are under 18 and cannot take responsibility for their lives. Even the law won't allow it yet. That's always a good move. Go with that.
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The lockdowns are part of the problem. In response, people have locked themselves down.
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Agoraphobia is horrendously painful. If a person has never experienced it, it's impossible to understand.
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@mkand2084 Everyone accepted these rules? No wonder the reception Novak Djokovic got. My uncle was a WWII British Army veteran, and spent a total of five years in northern Africa and then Palestine. He opted to live in Australia after that. He was a different breed. I can't picture any of the men in my family putting up with it. Why fight only to have your own people deprive you of your freedom?
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 @lumailisa Tell yourself that, sure.
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@AprilShowers560 No Novak wasn't "disrespectful." He had a waiver, and was arrested and held. Shame on you for defending such state tactics. He could have been immediately deported -- which might or might not be fair, but we can differ on that, whereas incarceration made no sense from any point of view. If he presented a danger to public health, why make the staff hold him? It defeats the purpose of the rule, doesn't it? It is purely retaliatory. Shame!!
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@mkand2084 So instead of deporting the danger to public health, you make law enforcement interact with him in close quarters and risk their own well being?
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@mkand2084 But you support them even when they are the opposite of sensible and deprive a person of their liberty to no good purpose. Now I'm glad America is full of wacky rebels. It could be worse, I guess.
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Oh my. At this point, I sometimes envy those who died in 2019.
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@lumailisa I remember losing my retirement savings. The lockdown was the "one more blow" in a long series of blows that I could not sustain. I remember thinking 2020 would be my year of freedom, and having every reason to look forward to the best time of my life. Instead, it is one I'll never recover from. I guess life is sometimes more complicated for those whose parents met in a refugee camp. But thanks for asking. /s Glad it was good for you. (no sarcasm)
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@americangirlx4 WOW, you were judgmental toward these young people, but I am not allowed to point it out without your labeling me! No one would believe this . . . Well, in 2023, all right. Everyone believes it now. And yes, what your parents did as a self-help measure IS one form of therapy for agoraphobia, colloquially known as "flooding." It works very well -- except when it doesn't. There is no one-size-fits-all where anything as complex as HUMAN minds and bodies are concerned.
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@americangirlx4 Yeah, if you think YOU should decide what career a young person who is not even full grown yet should qualify for, you are worse than a megalomaniac. You are a wannabe dictator. Edited to correct autocorrect that mangled "if;" I suppose hypotheticals are beyond its comprehension.
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@americangirlx4 Well then your whole comment is a non sequitur. You never had agoraphobia or anything like that. The young lady in this segment who experiences severe physical symptoms and literally freezes does have something that you never did. So, you simply have no knowledge whatsoever about what is best for her. I have no opinion on "safe spaces." I don't know how they're structured, and for what purpose or end. I have read that they are probably not a good idea for those with agoraphobia or other anxiety disorders. That may be the preferred opinion among experienced therapists today, and it seems to make sense. But of course, I don't know.
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@americangirlx4 If it were MY kid, I'd get them into a program of outdoor activities: sports (non-competitive at first), caring for animals, tending a garden, and stuff like that -- outdoor work and play. I'd give them some form of art lessons as soon as they were ready, or music, or drama, and they would be responsible for working on it in return for the privilege. They'd be out every day unless it was literally dangerous heat, cold, storms, or wind, and they'd be on a no-sugar, no refined carb diet, lots of olive oil, organic vegetables, and wild salmon once a month, all that. They'd be up by 7am every morning. If they had to start just by walking for one hour with me by their side or bike riding with me, then they'd start there. And move up. And I would expect a full recovery. That would be my "unsafe" space, lol. Can we agree on that much, at least?
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@americangirlx4 You based your whole comment on your own experience of having a (perfectly natural, not abnormal) distaste of school, then pop in about how you know about agoraphobia because you know one person who had it. Therefore, you are qualified to talk about what this young lady should or shouldn't do, what career she should aspire to, "safe spaces," etc. Pro tip: (1) People make money to rail about safe spaces, so it certainly seems cool to do; money = truth (or at least, money = value) and all that . . . (2) Psst. Nobody's paying YOU. 🤣 Why not apologize to this young lady -- Sarah was her name, I believe -- and call it a day? That would be different.
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@nondescriptbeing5944 Now that you know, you'll be fine I bet!! 😊
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@lynnealuebben-creates No, "intellect" does NOT "decrease[] in human beings after the age of 6."
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