Toxic Environment

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• Unworthy1

  Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:58 am : 0 : 0 Flag

  Sounds like the "mental heath" field is highly subjective. If it were an isolated case, you might have a point, however, it is not. People who are sexually promiscuous report more problems (including those mentioned previously) than those who are not. That's a fact. A fact that should not be ingnored by certain "Professionals".

• Tony056

  Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:04 am : 0 : 0 Flag

  "At her own clinic, Grossman says, she routinely treats women who are suffering the consequences of casual hookups. They suffer from eating disorders, depression, self-mutilation, a multitude of STDs, and post-abortion syndrome".
  
  The idea that sexual promiscuity causes depression is ignorant. Correlation does not indicate a cause and effect relationship. Sounds like Chuck Colson needs to take a research class.
  
  If a patient says to their psychiatrist, "I'm depressed, I have low self-esteem, and I have a friend with benefits" it would be unethical to assume promiscuity is the cause of all this person's problems.
  
  What if the patient said, "I think I'm depressed because I'm promiscuous, but I can't stop having sex because it gives a temporary reprieve from my low self esteem." Should the psychiatrist focus on the sexual behavior? Apparently Colson would. Good thing he's not a mental health professional.

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