On Sep 1, 2007, at 2:11 AM, new.morning wrote:
--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 31, 2007, at 12:54 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
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> > > But even if he WERE psychotic, it would STILL be
> > > unethical for Peter to deliver that diagnosis
> > > publically, and ESPECIALLY for the purpose of venting
> > > his frustration--because he's a credentialed
> > > professional, and his word therefore carries much
> > > more weight than anything the rest of us might say.
>
> > I don't agree. I certainly didn't take Peter's comment as a
diagnosis
> > but a casual aside. You don't like Peter because he is critical
of TM
> > and so you jumped on him. That is your normal MO around here.
>
> Precisely. It is not a formal diagnosis anymore than Barry 1.0's
> casual remarks on past events are historical research.
>
> For someone who claims to have a career in editing, it's pretty
> strange when you can't distinguish one from the other on a
consistent
> basis.
I am not sure i agree. To assert in one breath that one has the right
and sanction to declare one "crazy" in Florida -- (re)establishing
their credentials, and in the next (a few days later) to assert, on
line, to a virtual stranger, that based on some posts that they are
i) crazy, and ii) and recommending powerful psychotropic drugs,
seems a bit unprofessional, IMO. But what do I know. Ask the Florida
licensing board.
I think most non-professionals would be surprised at the degree of
accuracy of some psychological and psychiatric professionals in
assessing general state of mind and disorders such as personality
disorders just based on a persons textual output. In a case like FFL,
we're talking thousands and thousands of words, so these would not be
mere passing observations. I think they would also be surprised what
such professionals say about others they know (at work, friends,
etc.) when they get together and their ability to accurately diagnose
based merely on interactions, body language, etc.
I know a number of professionals who've commented on the mental
health of certain FFL participants and their appears to be some
general agreement in their conclusions.
But none of the above would I construe as formal diagnoses. I just
feel some people want to pile on Dr. Pete and/or make a mountain out
of mole hill. It could also be that the person complaining does have
some history of being picked on by peers since childhood or have some
traumatic event that makes them especially sensitive to such statements.
I can't also ignore the fact that TM and TMSP-based kundalini
disorders can help give rise to and/or exacerbate personality
disorders and a wide range of psychological pathology. In this case,
the more you meditate, the worse it can get.
