Jim, America is still a baby in the scheme of things but rudimentary psychology, therapy and sharing problems with others has been around since the dawn of human existence. Sue* ----- Original Message ----- > I'm afraid all this psychology lark goes right above my head. I can't > imagine ever having to resort to unloading my innermost privacies to others. > Someone suggested it was a male thing to have been programmed from birth to > cope with ones own problems privately. Could be a lot in that. A lot of > these strange therapy ideas originated in America like the funny religious > sects did. > > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 4/19/2002