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cbayer

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3. When Dr. Phil first started, I really liked him.

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 02:02 PM

Mar 2013

He would bring on people with specific illnesses and use it as an opportunity to educate others about the illness, it's causes, treatments, etc. He did it in a very empathic and educational manner. I remember a particularly good show about OCD.

Now he is just a sensationalist, selling product and scare tactics. He completely lost his way, imo.

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4 things pop psychology gets wrong [View all] HereSince1628 Mar 2013 OP

IMHO, pop psychology creates more problems than it ever solves. cbayer Mar 2013 #1

People watch Dr. Phil, or Oprah, or Good Morning America and pick this stuff up HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #2

When Dr. Phil first started, I really liked him. cbayer Mar 2013 #3

I see him as an invalidating bully. His celebrity has brought out his authoritarianism HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #4

The Pop Psychology 80s lead right into the maufactered depression 90s olddots Mar 2013 #5