By siighh - 06/07/2011 14:52 - Australia

Today, my dad came home from work complaining about all the people he'd seen. He said he doesn't understand why so many people with problems have to confide in him. He's a psychologist. FML
I agree, your life sucks 35 350
You deserved it 3 247

Same thing different taste

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He probably had a bad day and was being sarcastic

Maybe he just studies how the mind works instead of dealing with psychological issues. Have you thought of that?

Oh no fyl? wth are you complaining about? You're complaining about him confiding in you...

alabamajoe77 3

and this f'syl how? doesn't sound like it has anything to do with you. maybe both of you like to complain about other people?!

don't you mean a psychiatrist? just saying

Probably not, psychologists deal with heaps of people's crap. I should know, I am one.

tatsmcgrath 4

He's probally just stressed out! People probally go to him for crazy things..

Apparently ignorance runs rampant. There's a difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists are the ones that listen to people's problems and referred to as "shrinks". Psychologists study the mind.

Hayllee 4

Psychologists listen to people and then suggest change. Psychiatrists listen to people and then dish out meds. I've been to both for social anxiety, and and am planning to become the latter. Psychology is the study of the mind, yes, but a clinical psychologist actually has patients. By some people's definition on here, I'm already sort of a psychologist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychologist#Contrast_with_psychiatrist

amazingjane 0

ummm. psychiatrist prescribe meds but very little do talk therapy. psychologist typically do testing or assessment but also provide counseling.

Wrong,89, psychiatrists are also medical doctors and psychologists are not. It's a little more complex than that but that's the main difference...