March 2003 - To Danser med Drenge:
I am a clinical psychologist, living
in the US ... born in Denmark, meaning that I understand the cultural dynamics
quite well. After having studied the Onkel Stanley / Onkel Darkness case,
here is my clinical evaluation in english:
Clinically speaking, it appears
that Onkel Stanley has suffered from "The Baby Boomer Sudden Mortality
Recognition and Regret For the Paths Not Taken" personality disorder
(in Denmark it is also referred to as Kirkegaard-a-mania) involving "too
old to rock and roll" anxiety symptoms. I have seen many such cases wherein
the patient experiences excessive bouts of anxiety when facing the nearing
of a significant birthday. Symptoms include the distrubing emergence of
an alter rock and roll personality (often referred to as the Milli Vanilli
syndrome). In Onkel Stanley's case, the alter personality is clearly
consistent with the same personality emerging from Ozzy Osbourne.
Sadly, Milli Vanilli were so whimpy that the treatment back fired. (Oh
well...that is what mal practice insurance is for!)
Treatment of such cases is often
difficult since (as you have discovered) the patient is unwilling to
cooperate. It is therefore most effective to allow the patient to act
out their personality ... preferrably in front of an audinece. Psychologists
in America have had great success in treating these patients by giving
them a reality show on major network television stations. In the case of
Ozzy Osbourne, his reality show has resulted in him becoming quite
mello and extremely harmless. The effects of his treatment are in fact
similar to what is achieved with labotomy or other crude brain damage techniques.
Howerver, in Ozzy's case, only small animals were injured ... no nurses
or psychologists were harmed. The amazing additional benefit of this
form of treatment is that it effectively labotomizes the viewing american
public, again with no harmful operations or bloody mess to clean up. Thus,
allowing psychologists the opportunity to provide treatment to millions
by helping just one ... we LOVE that and express our own feelings by hugging
ourselves regularly.
In my professional opinion, Onkel
Stanley should be allowed to relinquish all self-responsibility, have unlimited
access to a nurse (preferably with large boosoms), and be treated pharmaceutically
with Tuborg and lagkage. His symptoms are likely to imporve once his psyche
is relieved that turning fifty will not cause a clinically significant
"Vitality impairment disorder."
I hope this information has been
helpful. My clinical services are always at your dipsposal.
Christina H. Rasmussen, Ph.D |