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15 Apr 2009, 8:38 pm

I could go on and on and on and on about this but I wont as I've had several psychs give me terrible advice and here's on example.

I was 13 and this professional decided to start a group meeting with myself and this other girl who wanted to be a model (she apparently wasn't AS or different in anyway) and I had to 'try' to socialise and be this girl's friend, apparently this was in order to 'socialise' me more which wasn't successful at all as I wasn't in the least bit interested in this ridiculous idea and the girl as nice as she appeared wasn't the type of girl I felt comfortable associating with anyway.

Another piece of bad or should I say stupid advice was 'Maybe if you got off your backside and went out into the sun you would be much happier and more likely to make friends' this was from a family doctor who seemed oblivious to the fact that regardless of what I did I would have trouble making friend anyway and he was also rude.

So I've had my share of bad and stupid advice.

Selena :roll:


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16 Apr 2009, 11:00 am

Psych"do you have friends?"
Me "No."
Psych "You should try to get them."
Gee, that thought NEVER oocured to me. :roll:


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17 Apr 2009, 9:42 am

cognito wrote:
Psych"do you have friends?"
Me "No."
Psych "You should try to get them."
Gee, that thought NEVER oocured to me. :roll:



I've heard that one too, takes a really good doc to figure that I should try to make more friends. :roll:



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17 Apr 2009, 9:53 am

CrazyCatGirl wrote:
I could go on and on and on and on about this but I wont as I've had several psychs give me terrible advice and here's on example.

I was 13 and this professional decided to start a group meeting with myself and this other girl who wanted to be a model (she apparently wasn't AS or different in anyway) and I had to 'try' to socialise and be this girl's friend, apparently this was in order to 'socialise' me more which wasn't successful at all as I wasn't in the least bit interested in this ridiculous idea and the girl as nice as she appeared wasn't the type of girl I felt comfortable associating with anyway.

Another piece of bad or should I say stupid advice was 'Maybe if you got off your backside and went out into the sun you would be much happier and more likely to make friends' this was from a family doctor who seemed oblivious to the fact that regardless of what I did I would have trouble making friend anyway and he was also rude.

So I've had my share of bad and stupid advice.

Selena :roll:


I used to get frustrated about how I couldn't make friends. I could never relate to other kids, and when I did, my sister often moved in and they started preferring to be around her than me.

The thing about going out into the sun is something that strikes a chord with me. For some reason, my mother became obsessed with the idea of me going outside and getting suntanned. She would say things like if I'd just get some sun and maybe invite people over to swim, I'd have lots of friends. She even tried to tell me getting a suntan would cure me of every problem I had. I never understood what getting some sun had to do with anything.

I just needed the freedom to be me and to find others like myself to be around, without interference.


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15 May 2009, 3:12 pm

I hate the ones about "get more sun" and "open the curtains" - as a matter of fact, I feel much better on cloudy days and do go out then, as bright light hurts my eyes and I sunburn easily. Having grown up in the desert southwest of the USA, closing the curtains was keeping the heat and brightness out, which made me feel BETTER. Even today, as an old broad, I keep my rooms dimly lit and can see just fine - sans the eye discomfort.

Some people out there (who should know who they are, but invariably do not) should get the "DUH!" award....



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15 May 2009, 3:39 pm

worst* :(
any advice that starts "i think you should take this medication because..." or when they say "just relax" but that's funny :)



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15 May 2009, 4:33 pm

Sometimes they think that if you spend a lot of time on your own that you feel lonely.

They don't seem to realize we need a lot of space due to sensory overloads.

Give me more than five to ten hours of being around people a week and I am wrecked.