It seems like the only guaranteed area of growth in the present economic situation is the size of the mental health business.
It took me 25 years to realise that the main purpose of creating and performing art is to make people happy. Fortunately the only other thing I’m qualified to do is examine peoples’ minds to see what’s making them unhappy or ‘mad’.
The government is apparently setting aside money to employ cognitive psychologists to council people in positivity, to combat the background of depression and debt.
I’m reminded of this situation by seeing my herbalist friend across the other side of the café this morning.
Doctors, dentists, opticians, lawyers and accountants have always had that guarantee of indispensibility, but now they are joined by any ‘loon’ who can cheer other people up a bit.
Scotland’s responding by upping the price of alcohol to reduce the amount of drunkeness. Personally, I would say that half a bottle of rioja is cheaper and more effective than a consultation with 95% of psychiatrists ans psychologists.
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