Dr. David Z Ritvo, MD

I was sent to "Doctor" Ritvo because of anxiety as a result of my inability to control insomnia (which later proved to b...e the result of excessive screen time at night). During my first visit, I mentioned my antipathy toward money, and he immediately became suspicious. When dealing with my parents (who handled the finances), he could not disguise his contempt toward me (and my status as a psychiatric patient); my father later referred to him euphemistically as a "businessman".

Before I saw Ritvo, I was a private pilot with 60 hours of flight time and 6 solo flights. As a result of his diagnosis of bipolar disorder, approved by other psychiatrists, I am disqualified from civil and military aviation; my only flight time 10 years after the diagnosis involves model airplanes and simulators (although the simulated F-15s and F-16s I fly now are more complex than the real-life Pipers I flew as a college freshman; the shrinks referred to my childhood dream of flying airliners as a "delusion of grandeur", despite my demonstrated ability flying real-life single-engine craft and simulated multi-engine planes; it was only a "delusion" because they themselves revoked my legal ability to fly by giving me a disqualifying diagnosis).

Stay away from mental health professionals (especially psychiatrists, i.e., pill-prescribers; talk-therapists (psychologists/psychotherapists) provide better insight into issues and generally do not encourage the consumption of addictive psychiatric drugs) whenever possible, especially Ritvo, unless you want to lose your reputation (most people do not want to be associated with a known lunatic), career (psychiatric diagnoses (including Asperger's, ADHD depression, bipolar disorder, and any of the "psychotic" disorders prefixed by "schizo"; the latter two can often be remedied by consuming more vegetables and other plant-based foods, less meat, and small-to-moderate amounts of alcohol, a depressant which is especially beneficial for mitigating paranoia; depression can be mitigated by physical exercise and time outside) are nearly always disqualifiers for military service, as well as a host of civilian positions) and bank account. more details