true believer syndrome

Sicko by Michael Moore movie trailer and other videos

Posted by centaur on June 24, 2007 at 4:23 am

Laughter isn’t the best medicine. It’s the only medicine.
Invitation from Michael Moore to share your Healthcare Horror Stories, to be screened and shared with Congress.

DSM-V Prelude Project

Posted by centaur on May 8, 2007 at 7:52 am

http://www.answers.com/topic/diagnostic-and-statistical-manual-of-mental-disorders 
The DSM has seen criticisms through the years. A Columbia University team headed by Robert Spitzer, an editor of the DSM, acknowledges a concern about the DSM in their annual report of 2001, “Problems with the current DSM-IV categorical (present vs. absent) approach to the classification of personality disorders have long been recognized by clinicians [...]

what i am is what i am, Mozart and the Whale

Posted by centaur on May 2, 2007 at 7:17 am

Philosophy is a walk on the slippery rocks
Religion is a light in the fog
I’m not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I meanWhat I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?- Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
Have you heard of the book, and now the DVD, [...]

More on Narcissism

Posted by centaur on February 25, 2007 at 8:57 am

Here are several links to some good books on narcissism.

The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family
In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People
Why Is It Always About You? : Saving Yourself from the Narcissists in Your Life

Think I’ll be buying the books. Became very interested in [...]

Nigerian 419 scam

Posted by centaur on January 30, 2007 at 4:03 am

As I was saying, here is a sample of the kind of 419 Nigerian spam that I regularly find in my inbox. Did you know that some are saying the scam is the third-largest industry in Nigeria?   
FROM:MR. HASAN  KUDE
AFRICAN DEVLOPEMENT BANK
ACCOUNTS & AUDITING DEPT  (ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.
WEST     AFRICA                                       
                                                   Assalamualaikum
                          GOOD DAY FRIEND,
IT WILL BE A SURPRISE [...]

True believer syndrome and Nigerian scam

Posted by centaur on January 28, 2007 at 8:43 am

Wanted to write a post about magical thinking and found such wonderful info about it on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_thinking
Will get back to it later.
But it led me to a link on True Believer Syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True-believer_syndrome and from there, a link to John W. Worley, renowned psychiatrist, and victim of a 419 scam.
Along with the scam and [...]