Why You Shouldn't Watch Dr Phil

After reading the article Why You Should Watch Dr Phil, I just had to comment.  First of all, Dom Coccaro says that he’s 22 and mentions that he is one of the few people his age that watches Dr Phil. I think it’s perfect that I’m 23 and can give my feelings on why you shouldn’t watch Dr Phil.  I have actually watched a complete episode and honestly wanted to puke afterwards.  Now, I’m not saying there are any other talk show hosts that are any better, especially not Jerry Springer and that garbage that he calls a talk show, but if your significant other slept with your sister, would just want to hug them and make everything okay with your sister?  Heck no, but this does seem to be what Dr Phil believes. 





I noticed in Mr. Coccaro’s article, he says that Dr Phil deals with these issues by using common sense.  This is another reason you shouldn’t be watching Dr Phil.  These people who go on Dr Phil’s show obviously have no common sense and if that is all their problems require why do they need a “doctor”?  Honestly can these people not fix their problems on their own?  If you were having a serious problem with your mother and every time you got around each other you fought, would you want to have some guy looking at you and telling you to talk and work it out and worse than that, hug?  Is Dr Phil honestly going to be able to fix problems in less than an hour?  No.  I often have to think that most of the people who go on these shows really have no problems at all and are probably getting paid a handsome sum to come on there and act like complete morons and be “healed” by Dr Phil.  Why do people feel that they need to go on national television and air their dirty laundry, other than being paid?  I just cannot believe that Dr Phil changes their lives in such a ground breaking way.  We are lead to believe that these people are completely healed, in what, a matter of about 20 minutes?  Dr Phil isn’t performing miracles; he’s simply made to look good.