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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00
I've found that most psych majors have some serious problems themselves...
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I've worked with lots of psychologists, and I always said that people go into that field for one of two reasons: A sincere desire to help others or to figure out what's wrong with themselves.
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Originally Posted by carnation
Having several students with Asperger's, I recently read a great book about the condition that was written by a woman who has it. She felt that many academics had it and I believe this was confirmed by other people involved in writing the book.
We've had several really odd people on the faculties of colleges where I've taught and they were probably affected. Of course, Asperger's isn't a form of mental illness per se but if a victim is odd enough, it could certainly look like it.
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Carnation, what's the book you read?
And yes,
please let's not confuse Aspergers with mental illness, much less mental instability.
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Originally Posted by AnatraAmore
I've met several "consultants" through work who have advanced degrees, but definitely are at minimum socially awkward. Many of them refer to themselves as "eccentric." Mentally unstable is probably more accurate.
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This is what I'm talking about. Why on earth would "mentally unstable" probably be a "more accurate" description of someone who, in your words, is "socially awkward"?
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