Selection Tool Won't Let Me Resize Text Boxes?

Whenever I try to resize a text box with the selection tool, it won't allow me to resize. I tried the text tool as well, but it didn't work. I don't want to resize the text, just show text that is hidden. I'm crrently using CS4. Can someone help?

If this is really an area text, then maybe you've just hidden the bounding box. See in View menu how to show it again.

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