See, I'm trying to decide if Adam's problem really is that he was bullied in school. Adam's the kind of guy who's all into video games and "nerdy" computer stuff...I don't know, that might get him picked on now, but in school I think that would've made him pretty cool. Of course, there's a million different reasons that kids might be targeted to be picked on in school, so it's possible that he may have been. But when you look at things like this...
he has a group of friends all his own outside of work (we have to admit he's pretty much the only one out of the team who does)...none of those things really suggest that he ever had a bottom-of-the-food-chain problem in high school.
Like I said previously, I assumed he got picked on/bullied because usually kids don't find intelligence (the kind Adam has anyways), geekness, nerdyness cool until you get to a certain age where people have matured, or that people got to a certain turning point in their life. Ain't appealing or valued by most. But just like any clique in school, they'll find friends that shares the same hobbies and stuff. It's like that quote from Davey Havok (singer from AFI) : "Find good people who care about you and surround yourself with just them. If you can't find them at first, find good music and fall into it and let it hold you until they come..." I guess he did just that lol but maybe instead of music he found computers, video games and land parties :lol:. And websites to hack every now and then :lol: Getting picked on/bullied doesn't mean you'll never have friends or you used to be friendless. To me it just indicates that unfortunatly you were surrounded with a higher pourcentage of morons. And it always takes an asshole to influence another one... conscience de groupe... group awareness? Not sure how to translate that term, sorry!
And wow, was I nice just now lol I apologize.
But his "problem" wouldn't
only originated from those school experiences. I see it as a small factor that has an impact either way. What we go through shapes us. And what happened with his dad must have altered his self-esteem, which leads to thinking that he perceives himself as "bottom-of-the-food-chain" and "lower on the totem pole". Being told you cost way too much for what you're worth to your parent's eyes has its consequences even if Adam did good for himself with this forensic career. Nowadays video games and computers attract more people because the new generations are literally born with it but it wasn't always like that and somes parents are beginning to get used to that whole technology world. Plus, every other teen is now hooked on some gadget and it didn't used to be like that in previous years. Even skateboarding wasn't all that cool compared to today's fashion and trends.
About the OCD, it's not just about being clean. Research shows that the symptoms of OCD follow a few broad themes; within these themes, obsessions can take a countless number of forms.
• Contamination (e.g., fears of germs, dirtiness, chemicals, AIDS, cancer)
• Symmetry or exactness (e.g., of belongings, spoken or written words, the way one moves or completes actions)
• Doubting (e.g., whether appliances are turned off, doors are locked, written work is accurate, etc.)
• Aggressive Impulses (e.g., thoughts of stabbing one’s children, pushing loved ones into traffic, etc.)
• Accidental Harm to Others (e.g., fears of contaminating or poisoning a loved one, or of being responsible for a break in or a fire)
• Religion (e.g., sexual thoughts about a holy person, satanic thoughts, distressing thoughts regarding morality)
• Sexual (e.g., thoughts about personally upsetting sexual acts)
• Other miscellaneous obsessions having to do with themes such as lucky or unlucky colors or numbers, or with the need to know “trivial” details (e.g., house numbers, license plates)
Like obsessions, compulsions can take many forms:
• Washing and Cleaning (e.g., excessive showering, hand washing, house cleaning)
• Checking (e.g., locks, appliances, paperwork, driving routes)
• Counting (e.g., preferences for even or odd numbers, tabulating figures)
• Repeating Actions or Thoughts (e.g., turning lights on and off, getting up and down in chairs, re-reading, re-writing)
• Need to Ask or Confess (e.g., asking for reassurance)
• Hoarding (e.g., magazines, flyers, clothing, information)
• Ordering and Arranging (e.g., need for things to be straight, sequenced, or in a certain order)
• Repeating Words, Phrases, or Prayers to Oneself (e.g., repeating "safe" words or prayers)
" Compulsions can take up considerable time, and often cause problems in day-to-day life in many ways. For example, people with contamination obsessions may wash so often and so long that their hands become inflamed. A person with doubting obsessions about whether she has performed routine activities may be chronically late for appointments, due to repeated checking of appliances or taps."
Don't give me credit for this piece of science, I copied-pasted it from
here! :lol:
There's also this show about OCD! Can't remember on which channel. Anyways, the upcoming episode is a woman that is OCD about animal cruelty. /Off Topic
we don't see that many child-oriented cases on NY
True, and I don't want to sound like a monster but I would like it to happen more often? Every now and then on CSI:LV there would be a case about a kid and it was so poignant! I really like the case with the little girl that committed a crime... she was fucking twisted... or that one with Dakota Fanning!!! And it's always interesting to see how a child's murder affect the detectives working the case. They all react differently and it's just very interesting. But I guess you have to be extremely careful on how you're going to do an episode involving kids, just like they had to be careful with the "race" episodes. I know we are not here to compare shows but I always found CSI:LV crimes more interesting and edgier because they dare to go into those dark, twisted crimes that were done by very sick people.
