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Taking the survey now. I like surveys.

I didn't make a comment at the end of the survey. I presume some questions are there to get an idea of where we fit on the spectrum?

If not, why not ask whether we think we are mild, average or severe? I think everyone knows themselves fairly accurately and a question would give reasonable accurate results. As an example, Robert Pursig in Zen & the Art ..... got his students to grade themselves before handing work in and their self grading was usually accurate. We know the quality of ourselves. I am mild.

Just curious.

Q: What is the difference between a prostitute and an ethical mental health professional?

A: 1. A prostitute is honest about the fact that they are pretending to care about you for money.
2. A prostitute is unlikely to lie about you in court to cover for their superiors and make their job easier.


Q: What is the difference between a GI and an ethical mental health professional?

A: When a GI is humiliating people for the fun of watching them suffer, there is a possibility that someone in the same line of work will eventually attempt to stop them.


Q: What is the difference between the Taliban and the ethical mental health profession?

A: The Taliban is required to follow it's own laws, even if they don't feel like it.


Q: Why does every society on earth have some form of judicial system?

A: So nobody but ethical mental health professionals can deprive people of all their rights or imprison them indefinitely on a whim.


Q: Why does the ethical mental health profession operate "domestic violence" outlet stores?

A: To make sure that only women are allowed to beat up kids.

Q: What is the difference between an ethical mental health professional and an earthworm?

A: An earthworm has a heart and a brain.


Q: What is the difference between an ethical mental health professional's judgement and a coin toss?

A: A coin toss will be right half the time.

Hello Canyonwind,

Can I put "ethical professional" on my CV?

Good to hear from you. I like the jokes, all but the one about the earthworm.

Actually the jokes are an excellent summary of the frustrations of working in a health service. You sign up with these great ideals and have to hang on to them while restrictions, policy and lack of resources try and strip them away from you. I have thought of the NGO sector but still training and still thinkning.

I'm interested in models of working which are about putting the power and resources in the hands of communities more. Like this community for example. Its a huge network and playing a better support role than many professionals can offer.

I will circulate those jokes to my collegues, fingers crossed they see the black humour in it.

Any other comments and especially more jokes very welcome.

Pippa

Hey Pippa

Guess it's obvious I've had some bad experiences and seen a lot of damage, but maybe, as the saying goes, I let my alligator mouth outrun my canary ass.

It came out during the Nurenberg Trials, when everybody was saying, "I'm not responsible, I was only following orders," that there was one mid-level commander at Auschwitz who used his own money to buy food and medicine for the prisoners. Nobody starved to death in his section of the camp.

Maybe what's needed most is a few decent people inside the system. People with some courage who actually care.

Ain't nothing ever gonna change on account of me, but maybe you can make a real difference, make a few people's lives better. I hope you do.

I worry about people with names like Pippa.

My previous comment was a joke by the way. However, after completing the survey, I must echo that many of the questions were too vague to have meaning and others are so situational that there are several answers that could equally apply. Perhaps you should seek an auspies input in developing the questions.

Hopefully, this study I am doing will throw up new and more specific and perhaps helpful questions. I'll know where to go or where to sugget my collegeues go to get feedback from people with Asperger's for any future research. Everyone here has made really valuable comments - obviously.

Joke appreciated - DaveB78

All the best,
Pippa

....and a it means all other kinds of things across Europe let me tell you.

Actually when on holiday I often resort to Philippa (my actual name). Think I may have to consider that on the web too! Shame!

I told the jokes to collegues this week. Lots of laughs.

Take care,
Pippa.

Just felt like replying. I'm only 16, with a case of AS (if very mild), and I too have often found questions in exams to be too broad to the point where one answer could be wrong in one situation but correct in another. Due to my light case of AS, I think that'll explain why I'm pretty much unfazed by the whole light thing. In fact I think I was reputed in primary school for being the person who could look at the Sun for the longest amount of time (I don't do that now, of course). I do have kind of thing against Nylon, though. Makes the tips of my fingers feel uncomfortable.

But hey, good luck with the survey, and let's hope it doesn't get complained about after it's finished (Y'know, "it said this but I answered that because I thought it was this"). I've actually had a fair time with psychologists (is that how you spell it?) when I was little, but back then I was 10 and it was called 'The Talk Place'. Very creative, isn't it (*oh my god, sarcasm*)?

Resisting the urge to Hi-five somebody...

Hello

This is a message to thank everyone who has taken part in this survey of everyday worry. The survey will close in the first week of March. If there is anyone who has not yet taken part who would like to then please do so before the survey closes in March.

I will then be able to analyse the data and let you all know the results in September.

Thank you one again to everyone who has given their time up to this research.

www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?a=155312119269

Pippa Hembry

Without responding to the survey. My bigest fears are being left behind, being alone the rest of my life, and tornados.