Why pretend to be a doctor, pscyhiatrist?

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   seanorjohnposted 14 years ago

   Why not an air line pilot, a....Why a doctor?

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      double_frickposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      people trust doctors.
      i'm a doctor.
      *giggles*
      trust me.

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         WriteAngledposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Heh, heh, that's what my partner always says, "Trust me, I'm a doctor". However, he chose a specialty where he could be sure his patients could never answer him back, except maybe through a medium.
         
         Doesn't exactly breed confidence

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            Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            

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      cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      ...or a janitor?

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         seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Indeed, a janitor often holds the keys to........

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            cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            now see, if a guy goes "oh i'm...a janitor, yeah, that's it" one could assume he is a jillionaire, since someone who is poor or of no account would pretend to be a doctor

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   WriteAngledposted 14 years ago

   In order to be able to behave like God.

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      seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      God moves in mysterious ways.
      Writeangled, I think I left a message for you on last night's forums.

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         WriteAngledposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Ummm, *perplexed*, can't find a thread common to us last night. Of course, your night is probably not my night, which doesn't help...

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            seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            I can't remember either.
            
            can't remember context, but..
            
            My son went to buy a train ticket to London from Doncaster.
            
            the guy on the desk seemed to say " all trains to london are cancelled"
            
            I knew what he meant, but my son panicked.
            "what shall I do Dad" " Shall I try and get a coach". No matter how many times this was repeated, he still didn't realise it was "Hull trains are cancelled"

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               WriteAngledposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               LOL!!!
               
               My favourite was when I was a very radical student in Bristol and attended lots of political meetings. We had a local trade unionist come and talk to us. I thought he was a most admirable person because he kept talking about his ideals.
               
               Then I found out that's how you say "idea" in Brizzle

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   lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

   because we can

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   marinealways24posted 14 years ago

   The doctor, you have a point.
   
   
   The pscyhiatrist, everyone is a pscyhiatrist. lol

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   Crazdwriterposted 14 years ago

   hey ummm sean how come you post the same thing twice? Did you hit submit twice on accident?

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      seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I spelt psychiatrist wrong.

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         Crazdwriterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         aaa got ya just curious

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            seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Curiosity killed the cat. Wow, I never thought I would ever get the chance to write that.

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               Crazdwriterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               yes but everyone forgets cats have nine lives hehehe

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         marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         lol, you are a bad example. I copied your spelling.

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            seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Danm , I am settling a vry baf xmple

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               marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

               lol I learned my lesson. Not following your spelling darkness anymore.

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         Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         S-H-R-I-N-K...
         it isn't that hard.... 

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            marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            How did shrink come about? A shrink is supposed to expand a persons outlook and thoughts, not shrink them.

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               Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               They make the problems of the patient *shrink*, become less...(I dunno)

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                  Rochelle Frankposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  I think it originally came from the idea that a psychieatirist (I dunno either) was called a "head shrinker"-- to give them a more dismissive primitive title.

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                     seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                     Rochelle you are a gem. You said lovely things when I was down and I want to thank you again. It was much appreciated.

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                        Rochelle Frankposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                        Really? I don't remember-- good for me.

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                           seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                           "Why Am I a failure." You picked me up

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   Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years ago

   Doctors are the top of the food chain.

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      seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      But to be top of the food chain you need to be a self centred predator with no morals and...... oh yeh,Doctors.

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         Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         
         
         your bad

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   lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

   and get to wear white

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   Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years ago

   and see strangers get nakie

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      kowalityposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      which isn't always a treat.

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         Mikel G Robertsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         True...
         <-----has seen some scary nakie people

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   B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 14 years ago

   Forget pretending to be anything...JUST BE YOURSELF !

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    Beth100posted 14 years ago

    I once new of a person who posed as a doctor when meeting others...he explained that it opened doors for him in conversations where his opinions were taken more seriously.  He tested this by not posing as a doctor, and posing as one.  Turns out, the gatherings of people were more willing to accept, listen and believe him as a doctor (someone who's trusted, educated and believable) than  a non-doctor.  Note:  He only did this for a short period of time for his thesis and hasn't done the posing since.

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       seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Damn, I think he was the doctor I consulted, years ago.I wish I hadn't taken his advice now.

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    TheGlassSpiderposted 14 years ago

    I have not encountered anyone who was pretending to be a doctor or psychiatrist, fortunately, but of course we've all heard stories of people who do just that, and obviously some people have had to deal with such dishonesty.
    
    With that in mind, everyone needs to remember that there are licensing boards in every state for these professions. Before seeing any professional, simply contact the licensing board for that particular profession and check up on the supposed "professional" you wish to see. While you're checking up on whether or not their license is current (or if they've ever even had one), you can also check out if there have been any complaints against them.
    
    You might be surprised what you find out (although I hope you won't be), but in this day and age it pays to be proactive about these sorts of things.

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       seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you for a really serious and sound reply. You sound just like my dad , GOD Bless him.

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          TheGlassSpiderposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          You're welcome. I think this is a very important subject. As someone who will be starting (three years worth of) internships/residency within the next year, and who is working very hard (and spending a LOT of money) to earn my license (in Mental Health Counseling), it upsets me that there are dishonest people out there who are willing to take advantage of peoples' suffering for power or money, or whatever their reasons. I take my duty to my future clients, my profession, and my future license very seriously and believe everyone should be armed with the knowledge they need to find well-trained, legally licensed professionals to help them.

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             seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Good luck and please hold on to your ideals . I'm sure you will.
             Influence others and never give in.

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    seanorjohnposted 14 years ago

    The weird thing is that I asked this question twice on the forums. When I spelt psychiatrist correctly , there were no replies, when incorrectly 40 + replies.
    
    Think about google adsense and keywords. Maybe we could drive traffic by mispelt, misspelled , mispelled, mispeled misspelld words.

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    Beth100posted 14 years ago

    @ Sean -- Oh, do I smell lawsuit coming?!?  I won't tell him!

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       seanorjohnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Maybe psychiatrist mispelt will prove my get out clause. I guess I was being a little cheeky.

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