Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Originally posted by: chusteczka
She needs to introduce her son to the joys of lubrication.
One issue that really bothers me is the prevalent advice to "get professional help" or to "see a psychiatrist". With such advice, people lose the ability to solve problems on their own. Additionally, such "professional help" is most often unqualified even if certified, and are no better than if the person addressed their issues on their own. What bothers me the most about it though, is that taking such an issue to "the police or social services" takes the issue outside of the home and gives others control over the family's life and happiness. Once that call is made, the family gives the decision making process over to the "police or social services". Thereby losing control over their own lives.
There is rarely a sufficient reason to elevate problems beyond the current structure, such as making a family problem public or taking a workplace issue to a higher management level. If it happens in the family, then you keep it in the family. There is no reason to get others involved, just fix it yourself and move on.
OK, Tom Cruise. Are you going to jump on Oprah's couch, or are you done?
I think the post was probably a joke, but if it wasn't, any kid who thinks it's ok to butt-fuck his sleeping mother needs serious help. Grounding him or beating him is not going to cut it. It is important to begin the paper trail for this kid, because he's the one you're going to read about in five years who commits ocular rape on schoolchildren and then cuts them up. He has already raped a family member, so what would stop him from raping a stranger? Would you rather involve social services and the police before the ocular rape, or after the ocular rape? I'll vote for before, thanks.
After obtaining a bachelor's degree and sometimes a master's degree, psychiatrists must complete medical school and earn a medical license in the state in which they practice. They are training to diagnose mental disorders using pre-established and peer-reviewed guidelines, and to prescribe medication as needed to treat the symptoms of those mental disorders. As doctors with the title of M.D., they are every bit as qualified to provide their specialty of care as any doctor who specializes in any other body part.
After obtaining a bachelor's degree and sometimes a master's degree, clinical psychologists must obtain a minimum of a PhD in clinical psychology (these programs are rare, UNBELIEVABLY competitive, and generally only at top-tier schools like UC Berkeley). This PhD generally requires anywhere from five to seven years of post-graduate work, plus 4000 hours of internships. That means up to 11 years of college plus a minimum of two years of internships, not counting any additional masters-level work. Many PhDs go on to additional institutes that train in even more detail in specific areas of knowledge and skill. Following their PhD, they must pass a test to obtain a state-approved license to practice clinical psychology. As doctors with the title of PhD, they are so well-qualified that there are bills in the works in some states to grant clinical psychologists the additional right to prescribe medication like doctors with M.D. degrees.
I highly doubt you are even remotely as qualified to do your OWN job as these folks, let alone qualified enough to comment on the subject. As a mental health professional who happens to work with severely emotionally disturbed kids, I can guarantee you that there are plenty of families who lack the resources (mental, emotional, financial, educational) to raise their kid without putting both the kid and the care-giver in severe danger. Proper social service programs do everything possible to give the caregivers those resources so that they can continue their lives successfully, without any further intervention and without the need to send the kid away to the loony ward for the rest of his life.