Things we hate about Dr. Phil

Page 1 of 2 [ 28 posts ] Go to page 1, 2 Next

Joined: 17 Jul 2004
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Posts: 113,504
Location: Stalag 13

02 Sep 2006, 9:31 pm

The thing that I hate about Dr. Phil is that when he does a show about people who have Nerological Disorders, he showcases the worst possible scenerios. Such examples are 15 Year Old Alex with AS, 6 Year Old Savahna with Prader Willi, and that Man with Tourettes Syndrome. I don't watch his show anymore, just becasue of the examples that I've just given.

whiteskunk
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 3 Jul 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,802
Location: Oregon City, OR

02 Sep 2006, 9:37 pm

He's bald. . .I don't trust bald people.

_________________
Hey I know my rights! I'm entitled to a phone call and a. . .strip search.

bizarre
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Feb 2006
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,981
Location: In ur threadz postin cats

02 Sep 2006, 9:54 pm

He's a pompous ass.

_________________
It are a fact
I know because of my learnings.

Jutty

02 Sep 2006, 10:22 pm

Can someone elaborate on why you don't like his show. What was the issue with 15 year old with AS?

whiteskunk
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 3 Jul 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,802
Location: Oregon City, OR

02 Sep 2006, 10:27 pm

Jerry Springer's been on longer. So there. lol
Dr. Phil just comes acrossed a know-it-all pompus pain in the rearend. There's too many of those talk shows as it is. That's what the whole problem is.

_________________
Hey I know my rights! I'm entitled to a phone call and a. . .strip search.

TheMachine1
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 8,011
Location: 9099 will be my last post...what the hell 9011 will be.

02 Sep 2006, 10:42 pm

He is not a medical doctor. Unless you teach a class an get off on students calling you
doctor Do Not Call Yourself a doctor when your not a doctor!! !! !! !! !

He part of the anti-rx drugs crowd. Then again he is not a doctor and can not proscribe drugs!! !! !

He is not an INFP "Healer" personality type that I would want in a therapist. He has
no empathy. Its about his own ego getting stroked.

All joking aside Jerry Springer truily is a more empathic person.

anandamide
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 23 Feb 2006
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Posts: 746

02 Sep 2006, 11:53 pm

Is it me, or does he seem to sweat a lot? He just seems very sweaty.

Litigious
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,505
Location: Nearest Wells Fargo trade

03 Sep 2006, 2:47 am

He's pretty big and fat and studios are warm, so of course he sweats a lot.

He has a pusher and go-getter approach, that I really dislike. When I see people like him, I think its a virtue the way most people in my country behave, humble and unobtrousive.

And he's not a real doctor. Most "professors" in the US wouldn't be more than high school teachers by Swedish standards, by the way.

Xuincherguixe
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 9 May 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,448
Location: Victoria, BC

03 Sep 2006, 6:45 am

People seem to love him because he gives the cop out, easy answers.

Mind you I think I hate it even more when it seems that it works.

wobbegong
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 19 Apr 2006
Gender: Female
Posts: 718

03 Sep 2006, 7:37 am

I hate it that he only presents extreme behaviours of things like aspergers, so anyone who only saw his show on the subject would be really frightened of someone with aspergers, or schizophrenia or bi-polar or borderline personality disorder (whatever that is) or going through a divorce, or addicted to something (anything).

Like you won't be able to admit you need some help because people will think of the Dr Phil extreme.

Extremely stupid and frustrating and annoying.

Also extremely lucrative for him.