<< Talking to anyone who isn't
an asshole will almost always help some. Letters after his/her name
probably intensify the placebo effect. >>
A couple of years ago I read about "philosophical therapy," where unhappy people conduct a sort pf personal seminar with philosophy Ph.Ds who presumably couldn't find an academic job. Course most philosophers ARE assholes, so it probably doesn't help whateverr makes them unhappy, though it may improve their analytical abilities. --jks