Well, don’t let them. It takes two to tango, so if someone starts “psychoanalyzing” you, walk away or say “I don’t want to discuss my personal life. If you’re offering free therapy, I’d be glad to call you on Monday and set up an appointment”. You aren’t there to be a “subject” for them. If they really behave this way, then they are very unprofessional.
I have no idea. From the other characteristics that were divulged privately to me, I doubt it.
Characteristics, you ask? Let’s just say that even though she lives in a city with over 5 million residents, a city with an unusually high number of psychiatrists, just mentioning one of these three characteristics would be sufficient to identify her.
Yikes.
As far as letting them ‘psych me out’, that’s not what I’m worried about. I’m comfortable enough in my own skin not to let them get to me.
It’s just that I don’t like being around the insane. Makes me uncomfortable to be around people whose mind doesn’t work right. In short, I don’t find psychiatrists annoying, I find them creepy.
Some ideas:[ul]
[li]Walk around the house in your skivvies the entire weekend.[/li][li]Stop bathing now and don’t bathe until they leave.[/li][li]Regularly consume cloves of garlic, peeled and deep fried in olive oil. Start now.[/li][li]Develop an obsessive/compulsive habit, like checking for your wallet or sniffing your earwax.[/li][li]At one or two random intervals, pretend to notice they are in your house as if they had suddenly appeared out of thin air, but don’t say anything.[/li][li]If (despite the above) they still engage you in conversation, change the subject to your favorite conspiracy theory at every smallest opportunity.[/ul][/li]The point is, behave so odiously that the ladies will not want to be in your company. Give them something to psychoanalyze, but don’t be so blatant that your wife figures out your game. If you can be that subtle, you’ll surely fool the guests.
