From: kimmyd@bnr.ca (Kimmy Posey P920)
Subject: Daniel: I was a little tiffed ...
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, BNR-RTP 
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 23:50:55 GMT

... when I typed that post you refer to.  I've since learned to read DC's
posts, go hammer the iron for a couple of hours, then respond.  The man
has changed the entire complexion of my midday routine.  For that I am in his
debt.

But to answer your question, I don't think all psych professionals don't know
what they are talking about.  I simply believe that they are human beings
attempting to understand a Superhuman creation: the human mind.  Both my
shrinker and my counselor are ultra-dedicated, gifted men.  I'm sure most
others of their ilk are just as dedicated and gifted.  However, the field in
which they operate is not like say, engineering.  For instance it is possible
for me to say that the search characteristic of an N-element linked list is
WhateverItIs (7 years since graduation).  This could be demonstrated to be
true for all such linked lists.  I don't think that this sort of think could
be said about very many human behaviors.  For instance I (this is a mistake)   
have Bipolar Affective Disorder.  In case you don't know what it is it means
that I am a Manic-Depressive.  In order to control this condition I take
two different drugs: Lithium Bi-Carbonate and Valproaic Acid.  My shrinker
admits that his profession has very little idea how these drugs work.  They
don't know why they are very effective at times, less effective at others.
There are other example that could be sighted.  In any event their effects
were discovered essentially by accident.  Valproaic Acid is used to treat
certain forms of epilepsy, and I don't remember what Lithium was being used
for.  Anyway, I don't think people are as easy to understand or behavior as
easy to quantify as most other areas of medical science.  I elaborated on how
I felt about this in an earlier post.  You must have missed it.  The point is
that I DO believe that these professionals know what they are talking about
TO A DEGREE.  However, I think you could find just as many well qualified
psych professionals to argue that TRUE rape fantasies are unhealthy, both for
the individual and society as a whole, as you could find to argue the other
side of the coin.  THIS IS MY OPINION.  I do not have time to run down to
the library and research this.  It's my gut feeling or intuition.  

About the threatening language.  You're right it is kinda threatening when I
sit here lookin' at it.  But I might have said something really threatening
like: "Shut up or I'm gonna hunt you down, tear out you throat, then suck
your liver up through your wind-pipe".  Now that is a threat.  PLEASE NOTE:

       THE ABOVE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A THREATENING STATEMENT.  IT IS BY NO
       MEANS INTENDED AS A THREAT TO ANYONE.  IT IS MEANT PURELY AS AN
       ILLUSTRATION.

I have been trying to tone down my posts.  It doesn't help for me to get so
upset with folks.  I didn't mean to threaten DC.  Like I said, it's not worth
the effort.  It's not too cool either.  In fact it's reprehensable (sp?).

KimmyD

P.S.: BTW, I don't mind the flame.  I'm gettin' pretty toasty by now!

P.P.S.:  The postscript above is an attempt to lighten things up a little ...
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