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I've read that Wessely's son has been posting in his defence on forums and facebook; it made me wonder as there was someone here who said they were in touch with Wessely.
Gerwyn said:I wonder if this was his attachment style faking illness etc in order to avoid things criticism etc a sort of learned helplessness and this is triggereing his self disgust that he,s transferring
Moderator note: There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that Holmsey is anything other than what he said he was and it is against the forum rules to speculate on a member's motives for posting. Please let's not start discussing individuals. I too have been in touch with Wessely but I can assure you I am not his son, nor do I have any relationship of any sort with him.
Didn't Wessely speculate Ian Proctors state of mind without ever interviewing or examining him? I believe that is a fact.
He also speculated on the state of mind of people damaged by water contamination in a bid to deny them compensation
Marco et al
You might want to reconsider your posts about Dr Wessely's mental health. You may be opening yourselves to legal action for defamation. I'd advise you to stick to the facts rather than speculating about the state of the man's mind.
Thank you for the reminder Martlet. I'm quite happy to desist. As for any issue of defamation, I think its quite clear that we all believe that this sort of psychoanalysis is codswallop and therefore can only be viewed as what it is, a little satirical light relief and not to be construed as a serious allegation.
just saw this thread, and have to add an additional diagnosis to Wessely....it's not actually in the DSM, but part of it is.....I say that in addition to having narcissistic personality disorder he also suffers from malingering by proxy....(malingerers lie about being sick to receive benefits - it's a bit more complicated than that, but that's basically it)....well he is lying about what is wrong with others ( CFS patients) in order to receive various benefits from it, so malingering by proxy
Martlet,
I hadn't yet posted when you did. I don't want to just erase given I have found more empathy for him than I have ever felt before. Perhaps the forum could advise us as to the legal situation.
Many thanks,
Koan
Highly unlikely he could prove either. US courts wouldn't even accept a case like that.
very interesting idea I wonder if this was his attachment style faking illness etc in order to avoid things criticism etc a sort of learned helplessness and this is triggereing his self disgust that he,s transferring
Can't remember who, but someone on the forum coined the term "sadism by proxy".