Mary was having a tough day

Mary was having a tough day and had stretched herself out on the couch to do a bit of what she thought to be well-deserved complaining and self- pitying. She moaned to her mom and brother, ”Nobody loves me … the whole world hates me!” Her brother, busily occupied playing a game, hardly looked up … Read more

The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture

The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and was giving an oral test. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, ”How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?” A young … Read more

In a psychiatrist’s waiting room two patients are talking

In a psychiatrist’s waiting room two patients are having a conversation. One says to the other, ”Why are you here?” The second answers, ”I’m Napoleon, so the doctor told me to come here.” The first is curious and asks, ”How do you know that you’re Napoleon?” The second responds, ”God told me I was.” At … Read more

The aspiring psychiatrists were attending their first class

The aspiring psychiatrists were attending their first class on emotional extremes. ”Just to establish some parameters,” said the professor to the student from Arkansas, ”What is the opposite of joy?” ”Sadness,” said the student. And the opposite of depression?” he asked of the young lady from Oklahoma. ”Elation,” said she. ”And you sir,” he said … Read more

Great news, Mr. Oscarson, the psychiatrist reported

‘Great news, Mr. Oscarson,” the psychiatrist reported. ”After eighteen months of therapy, I can pronounce you finally and completely cured of your kleptomania. You’ll never be trapped by the desire to steal again.” ”Gee, that’s great, Doc,” the patient replied. ”And just to prove it, I want you to stop by Sears on the way … Read more

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