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Old 16-03-2008, 06:07 AM
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Dr. Laura gets the "Dr." title because she has a PhD in Physiology (this is what it says on Wikipedia, though I once heard it was in English Lit). In any case, she does not have a PhD in Psychology, or an MD. In my opinion this is a misuse of the term Dr.

I'm currently doing a PhD and I would never use the title where people might mistake me for a cardiologist, psychiatrist or GP. I think this she is deliberately mileading the public. Unless you feel she's better qualified to give you personal advice and counsel based on her ability to carry out extended graduate research in a completely unrelated field!

As for the advice, "just move on" "get over it" "let it go." I mean, duh! I have no disagreement with this, wouldn't we all love to? But HOW do you do that? It's not like I'm enjoying the process of not being over this. I do have many more enjoyable things to be doing with my life.
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