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Bitterness To Be Classified As a Mental Illness
Some psychiatrists are trying to get excessive bitterness identified as a mental illness named post-traumatic embitterment disorder. Of course this has some people who live perfect little lives, and always get what they want, questioning the new classification. The so called "disorder" is modeled after post-traumatic stress disorder because it too is a response to a trauma that endures. "They feel the world has treated them unfairly. It's one step more complex than anger. They're angry plus helpless," says Dr. Michael Linden, the psychiatrist who put a name to how the world works.
... least 99.999% of slashdot must be bitter because they are without girlfriends.
So all developers are ipso facto mentally ill? It would explain quite a lot.
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
Bipolar disorder is not imaginary.
Thing break down, mechanics fix them. People ahve medical issue, doctors help them.
So feeling bad is now a medical issue? Then why are all drugs that make you feel really good, illegal?
*blinks* No, the 38 special is a medium powered .357 caliber bullet with the 38 referring to the cartridge diameter . It is a common revolver caliber but not a semi-auto caliber, which tend to be 9 mil or .45 in the U.S.
I can't help but feel that this is just a marketing ploy for the profession that will encourage more FDA approved "happy pills" and psychiatrists visits.
I think I've read this book before...Ah yes, A Brave New World.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Laziness is the father.
Look up Thomas Szasz, one of the great critics of psychiatry. His arguments are well thought out, and most slashdotters could probably respect them (even if they don't agree).
I first heard of him on a series of "All in the Mind" podcasts from the ABC (the Australian national broadcaster). This program is on the mind, brain and behaviour : ...and a response from some psychologist (who rebut some arguments, but also admit that the evolution of the psych disciplines actually owe a debt to Szasz) :
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2009/2530830.htm (part 1)
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2009/2536966.htm (part 2)
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2009/2544843.htm
The doctors only get free golf trips and paperweights with drug logos on them.
Just to clarify, since many people have the misconception that doctors get something every time they write a prescription for anything:
Kickbacks are illegal. When they are discovered, it results in things like jail and loss of license.
The free golf trips went away years and years ago, and I don't think they were ever very common.
Even the free paperweights, pens, clipboards, kleenex box etc were voluntarily stopped last year by the drug companies. Probably because doctors are actually smart enough to not be swayed by the "gift" of a $0.02 pen, and 2c x 800,000 doctors' offices adds up.
"informational" lunches and dinners are still happening, where doctors get free food and listen to pharma whargarrble about $NEW_DRUG_X, and they do get paid if they do actual work for a pharm company as a consultant or researcher, but that is all disclosed AFAIK.
http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2008/07/pharma_to_ban_g.html
"Cheeze it!" - Bender
That's from princess bride:
Buttercup: You mock my pain.
Westley: Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.
Might have been from some wise women first.