Posted by floatingbridge on March 21, 2010, at 4:08:56
In reply to Are you bitter? You may be mentally ill!, posted by rnny on March 20, 2010, at 10:14:06
Or an alternative title: Dr. Michael Linden stakes his claim on map of human psyche.
I can just imagine clinical embitterment discussed before an 'enthusiastic' audience. (Followed maybe by a seminar entitled "problem patients: ten ways to stop the complaining and get them to discuss topics you are more comfortable with".I mean, anger and revenge fantasies are so yucky. Can't we just skip that part?
Some good quotes:
"They are almost treatment resistant." (Emphasis on 'they' and 'almost')
"Revenge is not a treatment."
(I'm confused. Was that admonishmemt directed toward the 'enthusiastic', frustrated audience?)So, if 1-2% of the population is 'clinically embittered', and we add up the percentage of all the other psychiatric disorders, would the sum exceed the total population? Or perhaps there is a smaller subset that carry multiple disorders comorbidly. Hmmmm. I feel that carrying more than the average share is quite unfair. If I don't nip this sense of disparity quickly, I could risk embittermemt.
Maybe there'll be a treatment by then. Especially if Dr. Linden receives the grants he's applied for.
Thanks rnny!
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