As I often say to people, psychology is only just a science, and it's sure as hell not an exact science. It's 90% guesswork. They only know what you tell them, and they kinda guess at problems and possible fixes based on that.
What's a delusion in the US or UK might be a perfectly normal experience in, say, Tibet.
And yes, it does suck when we start pigeonholing each other. Personal opinion like "I don't believe them" is fine and dandy, but writing people off in great swathes as 'insane' and 'delusional'. Meh. It seems stupid. Everyone is insane to someone else.
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Date: 2005-08-26 10:52 am (UTC)As I often say to people, psychology is only just a science, and it's sure as hell not an exact science. It's 90% guesswork. They only know what you tell them, and they kinda guess at problems and possible fixes based on that.
What's a delusion in the US or UK might be a perfectly normal experience in, say, Tibet.
And yes, it does suck when we start pigeonholing each other. Personal opinion like "I don't believe them" is fine and dandy, but writing people off in great swathes as 'insane' and 'delusional'. Meh. It seems stupid. Everyone is insane to someone else.