[HPforGrownups] Hermione Type A?
Suze Howe
suzehowe at cox.net
Thu Jun 24 00:00:31 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 102665
Ooooh....my first post....
At 02:36 PM 6/23/2004 -0300, Nocturnus wrote:
>I was wondering if it was possible for Hermione to develop a Type A
>depression, or any disease of the sort? She is an overachiver after all.
Well, speaking as someone with clinical depression, I can honestly say that
it can happen to anybody at any time for any reason.
But if we're talking about a pushing-herself-to-the-brink sort of thing, I
can see that possibly happening to Hermione. Some people absolutely thrive
on constant pressure, deadlines, and the headaches of overachievement. But
others push themselves too far and crack.
I haven't read the books in quite a while (I'm currently waiting for my
replacement books to arrive, as various family members have appropriate the
rest!), so I can't put my finger on any good canon examples of
indicators. Though, having just seen the PoA movie, the simple fact that
she's using *time travel* to get to all her classes shows that she's
driving herself relentlessly.
Anyway, that's my 2 galleons. Hope it helps!
-- Suze
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