Anybody with psychiatrists in the family?

What you trying to hide?

No, but several of my family members are in dire need of psychiatric attention.

My wife is a psychologist. She separates the two normally and doesn't share her thoughts about others if she has them.

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when we have group sex with them.

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I thought you're gay?

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I thought you're gay?

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I’m as gay as the Himalayans are flat.

My dad is a retired social worker. He’s an incredible person but I grew up feeling pretty analyzed. Now that’s what I do...and I hate it

I've always assumed, based on my experiences with psych people, that being a little, if not a lot, crazy is a prerequisite to getting into psych school.

I promise you- they get their fill at work. They don’t want to spend their free time trying to figure out what makes you tick. Do you want to do your job 24 hours a day and do it when you aren’t on the clock? Every mental health clinician I know, myself included, avoids trying to analyze friends and family. We are generally pretty good at separating our professional and personal selves. We have to be or we’d never be able to get away from the things we see and hear while working.

Besides- and this might be the most
Important thing- you aren’t that interesting. I don’t know you, but sorry- you just aren’t. Especially compared with some of the people we see and stories we hear. So relax and don’t worry so much about other people’s opinion of you.

Probably just a habit on their part.I kinda do the same thing.35 years a nurse I am constantly checking out people,looking at skin color,skin and hair texture,ear lobe creases,breathing patterns,etc.I try not to make it obvious,certainly don’t quiz them about their dietary habits,if they smoke,things like that.
I imagine it would be disconcerting to have conversations with psychology people and feel like they were assessing my mental health.

I imagine it’s just you being insecure. They likely don’t give a shite about you. It’s kind of like when people assume I want to argue with them over some silly crap because I’m an attorney. I do that all day, every day, against people who are educated and trained to argue persuasively. Arguing with you is almost certainly going to be boring.