StereoHudson

How powerful are stereotypes? I have been hearing a whole lot of negative and hostile feelings from people from my town and surrounding areas concerning people from Hudson and the stereotypes prevailing there; nothing they said surprised me. Sure, you'd think that Hudson, a rather wealthy suburb would be filled with snobs and undeserving children. Passing by the parking lot, the expensive cars filled with popped-collar guys and girls prove just that. All their clothes are neatly in code with whatever is the current standard, brand names clearly displayed. When you consider the lack of crime, the impressive school system, and the cohesive community that is Hudson, it appears to be a nice place to live. But why, as proud as the city may seem, do people call Hudson "a place where dreams go to die"? For people who appear to be living the American Dream, what is keeping them from being happy? What could someone so privileged be stressed about? While some people struggle to get buy, experiencing hardships and strife, there remains others, like people from Hudson, whose futures are laid out for them and they'll never know what it feels like to be hungry. Since my sister fell to the pressure of conformity, she constantly compared herself to those around her and everything looked perfect. But these girls were suffering - but over what? There was no cuprit in sight; nothing to justify any soft of suffering.
The girl I was talking to was saying these kids who cut their wrists just do it for attention but they don't know what it means to suffer. She explained how, after having spent some time at rock bottom, those Hudson kids seemed even more lucky than before, and certainly didn't have anything to complain about.
I understood her point, but the real mystery remained untouched - What were the major conflicts these kids believed they were facing? Unfortunately, most of them seemed to be manifested as psychological imbalances, creating delusions and unworldly concerns. If there is no hope for a better life because you have already achieved great status and freedom, it is unlikely a better place (than USA) even exists. This leaves virtually no room for dreaming of grandeur for pleasure. When nothing is left to improve, nothing remains broken, and the forecast for tomorrow is worse than the day before, the issues that ensue are deep and psychologically embedded.