From the Author of the Article
Hello Gentlemen! Am very willing to discuss this as long as it stays civil and educational for BOTH of us. I'm not interested in an assault....
I am a psychotherapist, author, and researcher in the field of psychopathology. I began my career working in homicide--with family members of murder victims. I then worked in the area of women's sexual assault, followed by working in psychopathology with BOTH men and women who are permanently disordered. Today, I am involved in the first ever research project of women who have been in intimate relationships with psychopaths. I am trained in hypnosis and some NLP.
This is probably too long to completely and adequately discuss here which is a sociological view at the increasing 'general publics' pathological behaviors implying an increase in a pathological world view and culture. The reason that's important is there are many research oriented organizations that are tracking the frequent use of behaviors that use to be seen only in pathologically disordered people which is now being seen in the general public with increasing frequency. For quite some time, the whole issue of PUA's has been quietly (and maybe not so quietly -- LOL~) studied.
The reason it is studied is multi-faceted---but can include: some of the behaviors taught by PUA's resembles pathology-based behaviors, the use of NLP/Hypnosis in female populations outside of clinical use, a sometimes callous and disconnected view of women by PUA's which seems to be strongly focused on 'scoring,' and certainly Mystery has certainly tainted to view of 'men's relationship coaching' with his own mental illness. This is by far not the only list and I"m just skimming over it briefly here.
PUA's are not the only area of study regarding the spread of pathological-like behaviors and belief systems now seen frequently in the culture. But it is ONE area and it seems like some of you are asking 'why' the concern about your 'training' from outsiders like us---this is part of it, at least from the clinical field. Since this is about your personal relationships, I don't expect that the research associated with what we are looking at will have much interest to outsiders.
On a more personal side, I have been providing counseling to women who have been in dangerous relationships with men who use various tactics that have been damaging. Warning women about the misuse of NLP, hypnosis and 'training' that might be misused against them, is relevant for what I do in counseling. If you aren't involved in that kind of misuse in a relationship, then we are on the same page.
Additionally, since we do advocate for women understanding the effects of mental illness on relationships, Mystery's mental illness and him being 'qualified' in any sense to offer 'relationship coaching' (if that's what you want to call it) does raise red flags for an organization that tries to help women avoid damaging relationships. I wouldn't advocate for women to date men with serious mental health issues (nor do I advocate for men to date women with serious mental health issues) so I wouldn't advocate for women to date men who have been 'coached' by someone with serious mental health issues.
And yes, I do also work with men who have been in relationships with pathologically disordered women. I have an e-book that helps men distinguish between healthy women to date and women whose disorders are likely to become a dating hazard (
www.DateBetterWomenNow.com).
My clinical background in research and mental health probably gives me a different view point here---but if you have been curious as to what is going on in the clinical field regarding this (and other areas that are being studied) then there you have it. Hope this provides some useful information.
