[meester]

Albert Ellis has already proven the answer to this is "yes". In short, we are the ones typically responsible for our own neurosis as we maintain flawed thinking or understandings of reality. People with loving parents have turned out screwed up kids, just the same.

[calinet6]

"People with loving parents have turned out screwed up kids, just the same."

This simply does not matter if there is a statistically valid conclusion saying the opposite.

There will always be outliers and anecdotes. You should be looking at the statistical trend, not individual cases.

[meester]

I'd say it's valid if science says otherwise

[calinet6]

Now you're just being silly.

[alanh]

I’m sorry, but your comment is quite confusing. Would you mind clarifying your points?

[meester]

My point is, if you had bad parents, or no parents, you can change your behavior and thinking patterns and end up better off than kids who had good parents.