I had to go through a psych exam with a psychiatrist for a professional position I was offered at a large high-tech company a few years ago. The doctor was wacked — looked and acted like the “Doc” from Back to the Future movies.
I filled out many pages of questionnaires that asked the same things multiple times on different sections, trying to trip you up to show inconsistencies. I had none, and his report came back that I had a “borderline personality” with OCD tendencies because of the consistencies in my answers that appeared questionable (like I had cheated on the test?). It also came back that I was in complete denial about a serious substance abuse problem I was covering up, since on every question about “have you ever had an alcohol problem?” or “have you ever experiemented with drugs even one time”, I said NO every single time.
Hilarious. I still got the job, though. I’m sure that process cost the company several hundreds of dollars, which was a total waste of their $$$.
There are many psychs who go into the field because they want to find out what’s wrong with them. They project their own illness onto others.