According to my psychologist I am suicidal. I want to sue.

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27 Oct 2009, 12:04 pm

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1. What exactly is the meaning of the phrase "common sense?"


The ability to intuitively guess (instead of scientifically measuring) the outcome of decisions on the grounds that those outcomes are "obvious". But there's an awful lot in life that's not obvious, and I think that's why Einstein is often quoted as saying "common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18". Or why there's an old saying that "common sense is anything but common".

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2. What is the criteria to know if you or a person has "common sense" or not?


You don't, it's an opinion rather than a measurable quality.


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27 Oct 2009, 12:08 pm

Mw99 wrote:
Or rather, according to my psychologist, I was suicidal. Either way, it's a calumny. I have never been suicidal. What happened is this: the psychologist concluded that I was depressed. Then she asked me if I thought about death, and I innocently answered "yes." Then she asked me if I was planning to kill myself. I told her "no." Then she reworded her question at least two more times, seeking confirmation. Seven years later I read my psychological report and to my great surprise find that according to that woman I was suicidal. Suicidal? I didn't know I had ever been sucidal. That's new to me. Can you believe that bull****? The psychologist accused me of being suicidal on the basis that I confirmed her suspicions about my thinking about death. But who doesn't think about death? Who? I feel slandered and wish I could file a defamation lawsuit against that *****.


FYI, you can't sue unless you can show the misinterpretation harmed you in some way. Did she force you into the hospital or something?

Wow, if I had a nickel for every time I told my shrink I was thinking about death! It's one of my Aspie fixations, not a suicidal urge, facryinoutloud.



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27 Oct 2009, 1:35 pm

Just curious- why is this "doctors are evil" thread being resurected 10 months after the original post?



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27 Oct 2009, 1:39 pm

On common sense, I created a new thread for it...

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp2443726.html#2443726

It's in the random discussion forum.

I figured it best to keep things organized.


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