one of the things i do appreciate about you is your directness. as for your question i am trying to figure out how to answer it with out "outing myself".
Originally Posted by tsmtogo
It's a simple "yes" or "no" question.
According to the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 there were 174,000 Licensed Psychologists in the US (
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Life-Physical...chologists.htm).
For the sake of argument let's assume that only 1000 of them are in Monroe County, NY.
This does not take into account Psychiatrists, Therapists, Counselors, or other licensed and/or certified Mental Health Professionals.
Your answer to my question could be regarded as
implying that you are one. It further suggests that you are concerned about how to say you are one without admitting you are one, presumably out of concern for your privacy.
Personally, it is my belief that if you truly were concerned that as a result of saying "yes, I am a licensed Mental Health Professional" your ECCIE user name could potentially be identified as one of at least 1000 possible people in Monroe County then you would not have said what you said, which again, seems to imply that you are one.
On the other hand, when you say "outing myself" that could be regarded as meaning you don't know how to say you aren't one without having to admit that you aren't.
So as a result of your weasel worded response we still don't know definitively if you are or aren't.
In my opinion what you said without saying it was "no, I am not".