Dr. Laura's New Book

[Roo]

Well, today my long-term memory is serving up something comic!

Six years ago, a couple of months after my mother died, my father and older brother wanted to talk to me. They were convinced that I was bonkers; they wondered if I should be in a psych ward. They seemed to forget that we all had an immediate family member who had just died.

At one point in the conversation, my older brother, with hands clasped on the table and an earnest grimace on his face, declared,

"Well, Dr. Laura says..."

I blasted him. Pummelled him with a stream of invective that actually shut him up for a minute! :thumbs-up

Sometimes, memories are a delight... :rofl:

 

[nor]

:thumbs-up Good for you Roo! Those kind of memories are always sweet!

Wendy, we need a new TV, but if I watch "Dr." Laura on Larry King-we might need it a lot sooner after I throw something at it!!

I also wouldn't want my husband to listen to her crap and think it is right!

Then I would be on "Judge" Judy for killing my husband!!:crazy:lol

 

[Deleted member 541]

Nor,

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:ROTFLMAO LOL!!!!!!

 

[nor]

:wink:

Thought you'd like that.....:Hug_emoticon:

 

[nor]

How ironic!!!!

"Judge" Judy was on Regis & Kelly this morning. I was on my way out, so I didn't have a chance to hear what SHE was selling!

What is it with these people!!!

I mentioned "Dr" Laura to my T today-he just smiled....maybe because I called her such a nutcase.

 

[Jet]

I really think that people who spew hatred like that are just trying to make themselves feel better about something. Like most bullies the only way to do that is to put someone else down...

I would dearly love to be able to "just get over it". Frankly that sounds like heaven. Not quite sure how to make that happen though. Mostly I consider myself to be doing fairly well...I have a full time job, I get out of the house pretty often (as apposed to a couple of years ago when I rarely ever got out), I have friends and make new ones, and the panic attacks, headaches and nightmares rarely happen anymore. I still have quite a ways to go but I have worked hard and made huge amounts of progress. I really resent someone who makes light of the amount of work we have all put in just to be able to face the world and ourselves everyday.

Dr Laura should stop whining and just get over it.

Jet

 

[TLight]

Jet,
YOur words inspire hope........thank you so much

 

[Auburngirl]

Dr. Laura gets the "Dr." title because she has a PhD in Physiology (this is what it says on Wikipedia, though I once heard it was in English Lit). In any case, she does not have a PhD in Psychology, or an MD. In my opinion this is a misuse of the term Dr.

I'm currently doing a PhD and I would never use the title where people might mistake me for a cardiologist, psychiatrist or GP. I think this she is deliberately mileading the public. Unless you feel she's better qualified to give you personal advice and counsel based on her ability to carry out extended graduate research in a completely unrelated field!

As for the advice, "just move on" "get over it" "let it go." I mean, duh! I have no disagreement with this, wouldn't we all love to? But HOW do you do that? It's not like I'm enjoying the process of not being over this. I do have many more enjoyable things to be doing with my life.

 

[Auburngirl]

oops- typos galore!

"I think she is deliberately misleading the public" is what I meant to say.

 

[nor]

Jet-your words ring very true-Dr. Laura could be looked upon as the bully. I felt bullied when listening to her! And when the women next to me agreed with Dr. Laura's thoughts-I felt isolated. The bully succeeded. Good point.

And I agree. Your accomplishments at moving forward are very inspiring. Good luck at the nursery. If it is a school nursery-children are very safe as they are unconditional and non judgemental at that age. If it is a plant nursery-the trees, flowers, and plants are proof that there IS something better out there. Something to allow one to take deep breaths and ease the damaging thoughts-even for just a moment.

Auburngirl-I had no idea that she only had a PhD in Physiology! How does that qualify her to make ANY assumptions about the human emotional well being!?! Yes, she is most definitely misrepresenting herself!! How dare she influence all the people out there. Especially the ones who might consider getting help in "dealing with problems", but are too afraid or can't afford to meet with a qualified therapist. Shame on her!!!:stupid:

 

[Jet]

When that woman has walked in my shoes, when she has felt my pain, cried my tears, bled my blood and lost every thing that was anything...including her sanity...

When she has crawled, twisted and broken out of my hell...out of my black hole...in order to face the sun again...

Then maybe...just maybe (but probably not) she can tell me to get over it.

I have been numb for a very long time (most of my life). It has been work...just to get to a point where I could feel...anything. And then it was more work to get to a point where I could feel like I was worthy enough to have them.

Denying my past...pretending like it was not there and did not have an affect on me, change me or have a part in making me who I was and am...in essance trying to "just get over it" almost killed me. More than once in fact. It is only by looking at...by grieving and by learning to accept it have I been able gain some sense of self. Why would I ever want to go back?

 

[Auburngirl]

nor- no her PhD at least does not qualify her in the least to do what she is doing. Apparently she also has an MA in counselling psych or something, but her license is lapsed, or inactive or expired. So she has some relevant qualifications but the doctorate is not one of them.

If I manage to stick it out someday I'll have the title PhD and be entitled to use the title "Dr" but I will only do so where it is relevant and clear what sort of qualification I'm claiming to have (ie teaching in a university).

I think people assume she has high-level relevant credentials and she doesn't and shouldn't call herself "Dr"