Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Brat Camp
Farewell to the sadistic pleasures of Brat Camp
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-05-18 12:13:00, MightyAardvark wrote:
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On 2005-09-10 13:58:00, Anonymous wrote:
"There are a number of excellent, safe wilderness programs. I know it is hard for you to admit that, but there are. I know several teens who grew up and went back to work at their wilderness program during and after college."
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Tell me how enforced hardship, repetition of trivial and mundane tasks, boredom, isolation and deprivation are therapeutic?
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gee ... eating is mundane, so lets skip that in our daily lives. but since i sorta enjoy that, just you skip such mundane activity. dont tie your shoes either -- same reason.
boredom is a problem, especially if you don't look at your surroundings, the life around you and the stars at night. is it far better to have a constant stream of "entertainment" fed to you.
deprivation is another one. many of the programs don't let you bring drugs along, or chemical-additive-laced foods. your body gets cleansed of stuff some think toxic, but in your evident view that could not be therapeutic as it happens at a "program".
don't talk about the workbooks on biology, or on personal development. don't talk about group discussions. don't acknowledge any sessions with a psychologist or other qualified mental health professional in the wilderness, cause that could be therapeutic too.
some even accomplish things in the wilderness they never dreamed they could do, and gain a big sense of personal ability they'd otherwise never have. but don't acknowledge that, or that it has value.
only the enforced hardship of having no BMW ready, trivial and mundane activities like caring for personal hygene absent a butler/valet on any day, the boredom of the natural world [forget a "walkabout"], the isolation from do-nothing pals and deprivation of pie alamode are the only things that happen in wilderness.
u a self-pitying moron
MightyAardvark:
wahey, and absent the ability to actually refute my argument the anonytroll goes straight for the name calling.
Well done for living up to out expectations.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-05-18 12:45:00, MightyAardvark wrote:
"wahey, and absent the ability to actually refute my argument the anonytroll goes straight for the name calling.
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u got no 'argument'.
u list nuttin of the heart of good wilderness programs, so u can hardly judge em.
but maybe u not a self-pitying moron, and instead be a do/say-nothing-positive, blame-others-for-your-own-failures whiney moron.
Anonymous:
Wow, did you learn those exceptional writing skills from your own brat camp?
AtomicAnt:
Your arguments were hashed to death a year ago when the show was on TV. Let's cut to the chase. Two of the Brat Campers were arrested before the series even finished airing. In the concluding follow-up episode, the parents of a third camper stated it did their daughter no good at all and they regretted sending her. Two other girls were hauled off to follow-up prisons (Oh wait, they call them TBSs) that were owned by the same company that owned and operated the Brat Camp. If you watched the series, you could see that the decision to send these two the to TBSs was made prior to them even attending Brat Camp. So that makes five of nine failures. Some good program.
Oh and how about the kid who really did not push himself past his limits. He did not rappel, do the ropes, or even a trust fall. He was terrified and confused through the entire series. He needed his ADHD meds, not some misguided, unprofessional, unqualified, hippie freaks dragging him through the wilderness. Any moron watching the show could see this.
Meantime, yes they saw therapists. They did not have to live in the god forsaken desert to do that, though, did they? Yes there were unprofessional group discussions during which they completely and inappropriately forced a teenager into revealing her history of sexual abuse on national television. They confronted another about positive drug tests on national television. Clearly, the best interests of these kids was not a consideration.
The show was so offensive, it is the reason I am here on Fornits'. I never heard of the troubled teen industry until it shocked me that people were actually forcing kids through such stupidity.
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