Magic Class

[paintscribe]

I’ve been going to a “self-help” class series on Sunday afternoons. It is something I’m doing to meet my dad half-way, and to prove a point. I attended the class almost 4 years ago, and I credit it for being part of jump-starting my critical thinking. Not because it encourages critical thinking, but rather, it encourages self-reflection and

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[skaldsaga]

I'm pretty convinced that all psychologist and psychiatrist are whacked out of their gourd. It is the only way they can "prove" to people that THEY are the normal ones and everyone else is messed up.

[reverancepavane]

Well, the big problem with this type of unprofessional* psychology is that they tend to transfer the dependence and self-worth of the individual into the group, and then fail to wean the individual of their dependence. After all, it's not good for their bottom line to actually cure people; just to make them seem cured. [Not that this is necessarily the case in this example, it's just common practice in these sorts of endeavours.] It's one of the big flaws in Freudian-based psychoanalysis, and which is why so many (professional) psychologists that make use of it (or the later schools of psychological thought that go with it) often have problems of their own in maintaining a professional detachment, both with their patients and their own hidden demons. In fact the idea of group therapy is designed to alleviate this sort of connection by dispersing the focus from the group leader but still subtly allowing them to control the flow of the discussion.
One of the big problem with rule-of-thumb psychologists is that they often end up

[paintscribe]

the tribal thing is a very good point I hadn't considered. Which is another reason why this class won't work so well for me, while having some good benefits the last time. I have my tribe, and I am very happy with it.

and thanks for your input, I appreciate it. I'm not accredited either... lol. ^_^

[nihilisticmind]

I got all the psychology/self-improvement classes I needed from taking Painting classes in college.

I think I need to take another Painting class... Been stressed out lately and I want to sit down and tell my canvas all about it. :P

[mnight]

I know it is not what you meant but got this great mental picture of you laying on a reclining couch with easel attached. Lol.

[nihilisticmind]

Lol, it's practically like that ;)
Well, except that I prefer to stand up when I paint.