Re: cartoon and why they call us crazy

[Guest guest]

The " crazy " label stems directly from an article written by a veterinary

entomologist named Hinkle. She wrote an article entitled on Delusiry

Parasitosis whose " facts " are solely justified by themselves. The article itself

was based on late 19th century writings by someone equally determined that he

was correct. To add credibility to her otherwise obviously weak premise, she did

two very clever things:

1. She constructed a table of symptoms that she said were indicators that those

who claimed them did not have a parasitic, but a psychological problem.

2. She illustrated it with a Roy Lichtenstein-like cartoon intended to represent

a neurotic looking woman with 50's style hair and makeup.

These two factors made her article attractive enough to the publishers of the

key journals, databases, and encyclopedias for the three fields we have

naturally looked to for help time and again:

* Medical doctors, including dermatologists.

* Entomologists.

* Pest control operators.

Kajay/ Morjella

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On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 12:43 AM EST jan.morin28 wrote:

>The cartoon is right on!

>As far as I can see, we will always be labeled as " mental cases " by the medical

profession and government agencies. Drs. concentrate on what they know and can

do something about. The gov't wastes tons of money, i.e. the $10k dollar hammer

from about 30 years ago. They have nothing to gain by helping us. There is no

profit in this disease.

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> I did the attached cartoon in response to an article about the CDC study. The

article mentioned a woman scientist who made a comment that seemed less negative

about the existence of morgellons, then quickly backtracked.

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[Guest guest]

You're right - DP has been around for a long time and is a recognized and

" legitimate " disorder. Maybe some people here have it, but I bet not the vast

majority of us.

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The article mentioned a woman scientist who made a comment that seemed less

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[Guest guest]

You're right - DP has been around for decades as a 'legitimate' psychological

condition. What we have has not. And there is no money in it for MD's or the

gov't.

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The article mentioned a woman scientist who made a comment that seemed less

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love your description " ungenuines "

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