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'Vampires' keep doctors in the dark for fear of stereotyping, study finds
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| 07.08.2015
| Reuters via Fox News
Posted on 07/08/2015 10:33:35 AM PDT by dware
It is not easy being a vampire, and even harder to come out of the coffin to a physician or therapist for fear they will misinterpret the habit of ingesting the blood of willing donors or succumb to stereotyping, a study finds.
Research led by D.J. Williams, director of social work at Idaho State University, indicated that people who identify themselves as “real” vampires – that is, needing others’ blood to gain energy – would not disclose their practices to those in the helping professions and risk reactions like ridicule, disgust and possible diagnosis of a mental illness.
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TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: napl
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“Most vampires believe they were born that way; they don’t choose this,” Williams said.
Boy, this whole new world of self identification is rather fascinating, isn't it?
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:33:35 AM PDT
by
dware
To: dware
The whole “lesbian trapped in a man’s body” meme is starting to sound more like a news headline.
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:35:04 AM PDT
by
chrisser
(This space for rent.)
To: dware
“possible diagnosis of a mental illness.”
Yeah, well..........
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:35:57 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
To: GeronL; KC_Lion
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:36:45 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:37:03 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: dware
So hook them up with the AIDS crew. REAL vampires are immortal.
To: chrisser
To: dware
mental illness is the new normal
sane people are the ones who get shamed now
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:40:44 AM PDT
by
GeronL
To: Norm Lenhart
I think that you are on to something.
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:41:34 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Army Air Corps
To: dware
So, are they “transitioning”?
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:43:51 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Norm Lenhart
What ever became of Klaus Nomi
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:48:40 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: dware
THE NEW ICON
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:50:58 AM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: BenLurkin
I’m STILL trying to forget that video...
To: BenLurkin
What ever became of Klaus Nomi I'm pretty sure he died of AIDS. What a freak show.
To: dware
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07/08/2015 10:53:06 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Â A system of g84overnment that makes the People subordinate to a committee of nine unelected lawyer)
To: Army Air Corps; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ..
people who identify themselves as “real” vampires – that is, needing others’ blood to gain energy – would not disclose their practices to those in the helping professions and risk reactions like ridicule, disgust and possible diagnosis of a mental illness.YA THINK?!
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07/08/2015 10:55:28 AM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong X Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
To: dware
Does this mean there will be a “V” in the LGBTQ series now?
To: cyberstoic
Does this mean there will be a “V” in the LGBTQ series now?
Add blood red to the rainbow?
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posted on
07/08/2015 10:59:17 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Uncle Miltie
HA! It’s coming. We will soon recognize and legitimize all manner of deviance, malfeasance and general mental illness.
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posted on
07/08/2015 11:05:53 AM PDT
by
dware
(Yeah, so? What are we going to do about it?)
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