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That's just sour grapes because he didn't think of it first. Simon Wessely is a walking selfie.

I'll thank you not to refer to my wife in such terms again.

Be extremely discerning, definitely. Make sure ME sufferers or people whose illnesses have been maliciously psychologised aren't swept up in number 9. And welcome to the forum :)

I certainly never claimed that old men would be better at cautionary tales than old ladies. However, each would specialise in different cautionary tales, both types of which would be important. The old ladies could advise about not getting too close to the fire, being careful with hot water, and...

Why on earth was this article published on the internet? Surely it should have been printed on a leaflet and handed out by pharmacists? Does the author (a psychologist surprise surprise) not see how she is undermining her own case by expecting patients to consult her helpful advice online...

The point I was making is that evolutionary forces are not what they are, there is vast room for speculation. This is especially evident in the field of evolutionary psychology (what else) when someone like Stephen Jay Gould gets going, and there have been some famous spoofs that got as far as...

Blimey is there anyone you are not prepared to make a sweeping statement about today? When I am an old man I shall have much wisdom to impart. That sounds like a very Richard Dawkinsish type statement, I didn't have you down as a fan of his.

I'd be very interested in hearing more about that. Does the hospital have to comply with it?

So it's true that complaining patients put researchers off? Looks like the BPS crew were right all along, and we'd all better shut up and be grateful. Hopefully some of the splendid women researching my disease (the list of names is long) have a more mature attitude, and won't threaten to down...

For a moment there I believed you, until you revealed that you just want to rise to the top of the pond like everybody else:

Fortunately I don't want / need money from the authorities, or from my health insurance company. If I ever do, I'll get a lawyer set up first before I even apply. If I thought a private doctor had anything useful to offer me I might find the money for one, but so far what I've heard of the...

I used to feel glad I was not living in the UK. Now where do I go? I shall continue to remain in hiding from the German health authorities. They will continue to collect my compulsory monthly health insurance subscription and make sure I get nothing back. I've been feeling quite optimistic...

All this talk about Budhist inspired blah blah. I wonder if it's time someone wrote "The Grumpy Bastard's Guide to Being Ill"? Maybe that would give my life some meaning.

Hmmm.

The fact that there is no reason to use a word does not justify it being banned (I appreciate that you are not suggesting it should be banned). That the word is inappropriate in biomedical science was not the reason given. In fact that can't be the reason, otherwise they would have banned the...

She is. Mother Theresa was a sanctemonious fraud. I can recommend The Missionary Position by Christopher Hitchens, since sadly gathered and presumeably burning in hell. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Missionary_Position:_Mother_Teresa_in_Theory_and_Practice

Poor Professor Bishop! Is David Tuller trying to get us all singing in chorus?

Seeing as Freud and his followers are still wreaking havoc in the 21st century, those are the standards against which his work should now be measured. If the author had just been talking about a movement in the past in Vienna, which had stayed in the past and stayed in Vienna, and if everyone...

Given your avatar that's a very interesting observation.

Impossible to read this without thinking of our friends in the BPS Cult. It's almost as if there's a template somewhere. On another note, what a civilized comments section following the article!