As a some time lurker and recent member I noticed some comments about this site being a potential "retirement" source for psychiatrists. As a practicing psychiatrist (30+ years) I have a few observations:
1-Most of us don't take hopeless cases willing, and people with obsessions are extremely difficult. Meds are only partially helpful and talking therapy is only partially successful as they are stubborn, rigid, and frugal (cheap).
2-There is cult-like status to the forum, arcane knowledge, secret words (an entire list of acronyms for Bitogers), and maybe deprogramming might be a better treatment.
3-To get help, patients have to be unhappy with their lives, and you folks are clearly having way too much fun with your obsession.
4-The old doctor rule of thumb "if you aren't smoking or drinking more than me, what's the problem?" is in play here as I've developed a mild case and went shopping this AM to 3 of the local 7 AZ stores in my area and scored 17 M04 bottles of the green, and found 12 of the 0507 in another store, one bottle of which had the seal broken!! I drive Volvos (I know, I know, what other car would a shrink drive?) but I at least didn't come home and immediately drain my M-1 10-30 with 2100 miles to try out the new green, so I don't think I'm over the edge yet.
I enjoy the site, have learned a lot, and have Pscholte's 211 stash of green in my sites.
Regards-Bill (Tongue firmly planted in cheek)
PS: to Pscholte-Guten Tag und Danke Schoen to you for the spice you add to this site. Bill
1-Most of us don't take hopeless cases willing, and people with obsessions are extremely difficult. Meds are only partially helpful and talking therapy is only partially successful as they are stubborn, rigid, and frugal (cheap).
2-There is cult-like status to the forum, arcane knowledge, secret words (an entire list of acronyms for Bitogers), and maybe deprogramming might be a better treatment.
3-To get help, patients have to be unhappy with their lives, and you folks are clearly having way too much fun with your obsession.
4-The old doctor rule of thumb "if you aren't smoking or drinking more than me, what's the problem?" is in play here as I've developed a mild case and went shopping this AM to 3 of the local 7 AZ stores in my area and scored 17 M04 bottles of the green, and found 12 of the 0507 in another store, one bottle of which had the seal broken!! I drive Volvos (I know, I know, what other car would a shrink drive?) but I at least didn't come home and immediately drain my M-1 10-30 with 2100 miles to try out the new green, so I don't think I'm over the edge yet.
I enjoy the site, have learned a lot, and have Pscholte's 211 stash of green in my sites.
Regards-Bill (Tongue firmly planted in cheek)
PS: to Pscholte-Guten Tag und Danke Schoen to you for the spice you add to this site. Bill