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>be me, 16
>go to private school because mom didn't think the local public school was good enough (she works there)
>no friends because all my classmates live too far away and don't know any local kids because Christianity
>mom won't let me get my driver's license even though I did all the training and practice
>suburban America, impossible to get anywhere without a car
>OR IS IT
>start riding my bike to the library, which would be both possible and normal in any sane country
>mom flips out because it's "unsafe", takes away my bike and forbids me from walking anywhere that requires me to cross a 2-lane street
>can't leave our sterile suburban neighborhood full of old people
>no smartphones, my one social outlet is a shared computer with dial-up internet
>start acting out because what else did you expect a 16 year old to do
>mom goes nuclear, has me locked up in a psych ward
>doctors either can't tell or don't care that this is obviously a punishment rather than an actual medical intervention (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenhan_experiment)
>diagnosed with depression and "oppositional defiant disorder" despite having been a goody two shoes doormat before this incident
>pumped full of drugs and taught coping mechanisms like going for walks
>ask "what about bike rides?"
>therapist says that's a great idea
>go to private school because mom didn't think the local public school was good enough (she works there)
>no friends because all my classmates live too far away and don't know any local kids because Christianity
>mom won't let me get my driver's license even though I did all the training and practice
>suburban America, impossible to get anywhere without a car
>OR IS IT
>start riding my bike to the library, which would be both possible and normal in any sane country
>mom flips out because it's "unsafe", takes away my bike and forbids me from walking anywhere that requires me to cross a 2-lane street
>can't leave our sterile suburban neighborhood full of old people
>no smartphones, my one social outlet is a shared computer with dial-up internet
>start acting out because what else did you expect a 16 year old to do
>mom goes nuclear, has me locked up in a psych ward
>doctors either can't tell or don't care that this is obviously a punishment rather than an actual medical intervention (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenhan_experiment)
>diagnosed with depression and "oppositional defiant disorder" despite having been a goody two shoes doormat before this incident
>pumped full of drugs and taught coping mechanisms like going for walks
>ask "what about bike rides?"
>therapist says that's a great idea
