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by tamana 3712 days ago
This is sadly common. There was a famous case where a woman in a car accident was committed to a psychiatric prison because they didn't believe that Obama followed her on Twitter. Psychs believe that anyone who claims to know famous people is insane, just like cops believe everyone they encounter in the beat who looks sketchy is a criminal. Psychiatry is petty in the same way as police: anyone who seems "better" than the official is taken down a notch using the official's power.