Hmmm. One of my young bipolar patients keeps me on my toes 24 hours a day with the things she does. She calls me from extremely dangerous situations, sometimes for help and sometimes just to make sure I'm paying attention. She causes accidents. She does criminal damage. She taunts law enforcement. She's too much, to…

I have patients who are antivaxxers. I discovered last week, by discussing it with HR and my chief of staff, that I am not allowed to dissuade them in any way. I'm not allowed to show them articles, or provide facts or to tell them I think they are wrong. If I had my own practice I would, but right now I can't. I…

Rest in peace, please, Dr. Tiller.

TMZ is really pushing the issue. They reported today that Bruce would be calling all the shots on his docuseries, in which he would be exploring different surgical procedures and dealing with the psychological implications of them. They don't say he's transitioning but.... what else is a person supposed to infer from…

I just... well, this is kind of personal but Oh well. I have been a reader of Jez long before I started commenting. I'm a psychologist, and a smoker, and I tend to read it on my phone during smoke breaks. I work about 80+ hours a week, so that's a lot of breaks. You're just comforting to me. Like, "Let's see what Burt…

I too, am overcome with grief. Like actual tears when I think about it. I just can NOT.

I'm going to assume from this comment that you are still alive and that you may now be the proud owner of an IUD?

You're the funniest person I've ever talked to. Yes there were long crotch stares, but not all the time. And sometimes there was conversation at the same time. It was irritating.

Lol. Stop that. You're gonna make me die laughing.

I'm a psychologist that has had to counsel perpetrators of the worst criminal acts imaginable through the department of corrections, and now I provide pro bono counsel to victims of such acts on the weekends. What you have to do is create a mental strategy that separates work from life. You have to. I've been able to…

Oh, Adultosaur, I couldn't possibly love you more. (Holy shit that rhymes) You're so cute and considerate. You're allowed to look anywhere, I don't really peg you as a person that would do a lingering crotch stare and make everything awkward. I was a stripper during my first four years of college. You're allowed to…

I care far more about your opinions than I ever would about Chait's, and I am a voracious reader of both. I read all of your articles because I want to, and an enormous amount of what you have to say resonates with me. On the other hand, I would stumble upon Trigger Warning because I read NYM sometimes and, uh... I…

Agreed. His platform is huge.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder has been removed from the DSM. BECAUSE it's not a thing that can be diagnosed by a professional. Being a self absorbed asshole is just that. An asshole.

No way. The bare minimum on the aggravated rape charge alone is 15 years. They are not going to serve months.

There were shouts from the defendant's side, what has been described as 'a loud outburst' in print, and Batey's mother had to be helped from the courtroom.

The initial statement on CNN immediately after the verdict said at minimum, 20 years. That figure came directly from the prosecutor's office and was provided off the record.

Of course! You know I've been fond of you ever since we got to talking the first time. I respect the hell out of your intelligence, and you seem like a really solid person, someone I would want to be friends with. I was one hundred percent sincere when I said you are in my thoughts, I am hoping that everything goes…

I commented on this the first time we had shower wars. I said everyone's idea of cleanliness is different, someone who showers more than you is not 'ocd lol' because I have patients with OCD and they shower every hour while cleaning their rectums with a wire brush. But people who shower LESS than you are not nasty,…

I take it you are a cuticle eating monster like me, Jane? My Mom used to paint that poison stuff on them when I was in middle school, so I wouldn't chew them. I remember my tongue was numb all the time.