Are some people just destined to fail?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Cruddy
Or some more up to date psychology books that maybe have a couple of chaptes on Freud.

That sounds like Carl Jung, not Sigmund Freud.

Originally posted by Cruddy
Or maybe not. Freud has this horrible habit of lumping the whole of human experience in the same pigeon hole.

It's the sex thing. Don't you know it by now?

[Ben Kenobi]

Half of them don't even touch alcohol and have a good life now.

Neither one of my father's parents ever drank that was just part of their strict Protestent up bringing.

There's the answer to your question, Pekka. Yes, people have genes that predispose them to certain conditions, but there are steps that one can take to avoid the problems altogether.

No one is doomed to fail, but the real question you have to ask yourself, is what counts as success? Having a loving family or career advancement? I guarantee, if you figure out what you want, you may not be great in the eyes of your peers, but you will enjoy the ride all the more.