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I realize that "How's that working for you?" has become almost a catch phrase for Dr. Phil; but as someone who has (almost an entire family) going through counseling - I have found various versions of that question actually asked!

I suffer from clinical depression, my oldest son is Asperger's (that's similar to high-functioning autism for those that aren't familiar), my middle child (daughter) is ADD, and then I've got an extremely active and bright 3 yr old son to round things off! Thankfully I've got a very supportive husband, too. But my oldest 2 and myself all have our own counselors, and my son and I see psychiatrists.

But sometimes as parents we get stuck in ruts and don't even realize it and it takes someone pointing it out to us (of course most of us don't go as far as the people on his prime time special <img src="/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> ).

They don't put the "normal" problems on TV - like you pointed out, Letitia, those aren't sensational enough for TV. They want the really stubborn and *blind* ones that haven't been able to get it on their own. Because otherwise, Dr. Phil wouldn't have anything to point out to anyone. <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue2.gif" alt="" />

Well said Michelle!

I think many people who were brought up in dysfunctional families simply don't see that they're continuing those patterns and won't come to those conclusions on their own. This is why so many women who great up in abuse marry abusive husbands...

If everyone saw their own mistakes and acted to improve their lives, we wouldn't have so many problems. I think Dr. Phil's "tell it like it is" way of dealing with people is actually right on target.