Psychologists ...

There's a time and a place for talking through your problems but we always get the impression this side of the pond that Americans are obsessed with seeing a shrink. Perhaps obsessed is too strong, but it's seen as a routine thing to do rather than over here where you'd probably prefer to keep quiet about any such therapy.

It's only in recent years as well that the counselling industry has flourished. As soon as there is a major trauma somewhere, the counsellors spring up like crocuses in spring. There does seem to be plenty of debate about how useful all this counselling is. The idea of reliving some dire event over and over to get it out of your system. There are certainly some who argue that victims are often better off without.

Counselling, syndromes, ... lots of things we never knew we had or we needed until now.

Q: How many psychologists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Just one, but the lightbulb has to be willing to change.