So, how many here have met mental health "professionals" on here?

[Neoma]

That seems to only be trying to sway the argument to their way? This has happened on more than one occasion. It can't just be with me.

[HereSince1628]

1. I'm not sure what you are asking.

Are you asking how many of us have experienced professionals who have tired to persuade us to some view.

or

Are you asking how many of us are trying to persuade others of our view of mental health professionals?

or

Are you asking about how many of us have met psych professionals in this forum?

[Neoma]

2. Well...

Not really giving any background and simply saying, "other professionals agree with me." Plus going on about something with no sensitivity whatsoever. Sort of like this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2683026

As far as sensitivity goes.

[HereSince1628]

3. Yes...I think I see your point. The thing is

that in the "us/me" vs "them" perspective--

The least defensible them for providers is clients,
the least defensible them for care providers is the cared for,
the least defensible them for bathers is the dirty.

Within a social fabric where people must complain to feel good about how hard their jobs/lives are the mentally ill are pretty low on the totem pole of shared valuation.

It's possible to understand and accept that phenomenon as some people's attitudes toward jobs which engage mentally ill people and to not actually accept those person's attitude toward mentally ill as being within the domain of goodness on a measure of good to bad.

Things are not as we might wish they would be.

Life is full of disappointment.

[Neoma]

4. I'll be damned if I'm treated that way.

Born with stubborn...

[BainsBane]

5. I don't think he's a mental health professional

I think he's a nurse that did a rotation in a psych ward. That's what I'm hoping anyway.

[olddots]

7. the word " professional " is like a plaque on a wall =meaningless.

it wasn't till 1973-4 that the mental health "professionals" started to figure out that homosexuality wasn't a mental disorder they could "fix"

I have met people here with more insight into mental health than I have a lot of the time -----to me that's a professional.

[Neoma]

8. This is very true.

But then you have people pretending to be a professional in order to gain the upper hand in the conversation...