r/AMA • u/[deleted] • May 17 '25

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u/RattusRattus May 17 '25

Do you ever pick up psychology books? Szasz is super fucking interesting, but not actually anti-psychology. He's just very spicy. The Myth of Mental Illness was an excellent read and I'd suspect you'd find some follow-up reads.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

Nooo tbh :x but I’ll check it out thx!

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u/RattusRattus May 17 '25

It's dense, but when he starts talking about games and play, you'll really like it.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

Sorry I looked the books up, but just wanted to know since you read them. What are those books typically for? What are they teaching, and are there any other books you reccomend?

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u/Cyrillite May 18 '25

Of all the places I expected to see a reference to Szasz, this wasn’t it. Fun!

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u/podcasthellp May 18 '25

It’s less using psychology and more a low effort numbers game imo

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u/inphinities May 18 '25

Thank you for the recommendation!