Do you think many people act on the advice given to them by 'psychics'?

They had a 'psychic' on a phone in radio show the other day. A woman called in and said she had job and relationship problems and what should she do. The charlatan told her that she should keep her job and ditch her husband.


Do you think many people would take advice like that seriously and do as he suggested?


Does it make you angry that someone's life could be ruined by some joker that makes stuff up as he goes along for the entertainment of radio listeners?Do you think many people act on the advice given to them by 'psychics'?
I don't know the numbers of how many people would follow the advice of psychics or fortune tellers.





I sincerely hope NONE of them are acting on the advice of these people!





They are at best 20% accurate, most of them are using cold reading techniques or facial clue reading. And a few are getting their information from demonic sources.





Lives can be ruined by it such as ';He's not the man for you'; - a ';psychic'; telling some gullible girl to dump her boyfriend. That made me angry to see that on TV. This girl falling for a cold reading technique. Do you think many people act on the advice given to them by 'psychics'?
I think a great many people take the advice of psychics/mediums seriously. They gain the confidence of a partial believer with generalities like 'You're a creative person' and 'Your relationship with your parents could have been better.' Most people answer Yes to these questions. If somebody's predisposed to believe, it's a short step from gaining credibility to advising over major life issues.





It makes me angry that some people are predators and parasites. They are quick to say that it's the client's choice whether to act on their advice. This is true, but they also know they have psychologically manipulated the person. If faced with someone's life being ruined, they would abdicate responsibility and place it firmly on the clients shoulders. I can't relate to or accept people without a conscience or morals.
I think most people evaluate any advice they get, whether from a psychic, an ';expert,'; or even from just someone butting in with unsolicited advice.


Being open minded about the possibility of getting information from less than traditional sources does not necessarily make a person gullible.


There was once a fortune teller at a friend's party, but what she told me just did not feel right. And when I looked at her with a skeptical look, she said, ';Well, maybe not.';


Another person who claimed to be psychic told me about a supposed past life, but I also thought what she told me was bogus. It just did not feel right.


We need to rely on our own intellectual and intuitive abilities even when listening to advice.
I'm a professional medium and clairvoyant, and I'm always encouraging people to regain control of their own lives. What I offer is ';probable'; or ';likely'; outcomes based on what I'm receiving. The future is hardly set in stone.





I think that the ';psychic'; you heard on the radio was full of crap. Yes, I do become upset when I hear something like this. It's reckless, and potentially harmful, but hopefully the woman who got the advice was smart enough to know that, ultimately, her life is in her own hands.
Unfortunately, many people do take their advice, especially if they've paid a lot for it. You've probably seen this site http://www.stopsylvia.com but it's full of stories like this one - http://www.stopsylvia.com/articles/email鈥?/a> - where advice from 'psychic' Sylvia Browne tore a family apart. It really, really bothers me that they get away with doing this. People often turn to psychics when they are most vulnerable - grieving, lost their job, family problems - and these charlatans are exploiting their pain and suffering. It makes me sick.
Usually,their advice is too general to act on..The good ones are able to read a person and give advice that seems relevant to them but could be for anyone.Like I see a child in your future.(Very few of us don't have someone we know with a child).Or you will have stress at work(who doesn't) and it will be resolved(most of it is)..


The only psychics that would give direct advice are those that don't need or care to have returning customers.For most working psychics they must consider business.Since much of their advice will turn out badly,they'd have to answer for it.The chumps err I mean customers would move on to the next mystic.After all it is all about the money.



No I know that they don't act on it. My boyfriend is psychic and he counsels a lot of people. He will warn the person of an upcoming trouble, even try to help them with solutions but they still sit like a bump on a log waiting for whatever negative situation to arise. Sometimes people listen but most of the time not. Then they come back and say oh you really did know what you were talking about and THEN they listen to him when in many cases its too late.
Well, it was ultimately the woman's decision. Nobody twisted her arm or held a gun to her head. Free will and all that. I've had friends tell me the same thing, doesn't mean I'm going to actually DO it, because I have the ability to think for myself.





But I do get your point, that's not very responsible of someone with a gift to push their opinions on others. I believe that it's not the psychic's job to tell people what to do and I've told people as much when giving readings. When it comes to things like that, there have been times I've had to hold back information from someone, because it might influence the decision they were currently making, I was told very strongly by my guides not to give out that specific information. And I tell them that, that I can only tell them so much because it's not my job to influence their decision.






As harsh as it sounds, if you're dumb enough to follow their advice, you probably deserve whatever comes with that.


Well yeah the disabled are an exception. I would ban psychics from ';practice'; but if a normal person buys into it, it's nobody's fault but his or her's
I would not! I would wait it out and see why she said that. I would keep husband and job, and if something bad happens, like he cheats, then ditch him. but why would i listen to a ';so called phsycic?'; i certainly wouldnt


would u??








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Some people actually do listen to psychic's, I would not recommend it.
nopes
98 percent of psychics aren't real so yes. People like Edgar Casey was real.
I feel the same way..and if their so psychic why don't they call you HUH?
I wouldn't.
no, not really
people who do that stuff get what they deserve
I don't think anyone would.
Jonquill, you are really rude sometimes. That's like someone constantly calling you ';that *blank*'; all the time, just because you're a skeptic.





Annnyways. If a person doesn't have the ability to choose for themselves, then they have more to worry about than what some psychic has to tell them.





No woman leaves her husband on a psychics advice alone. She leaves him because it was already on her mind to begin with. She just needed clarity, or an outside source to confirm for her to do so.





We are all responsible for our own lives. I think that you're giving too little credit to people in general.





Also, (I know that this is going to go way over your head) but many times, relationships are saved by the fear of losing the person or by the permission to leave them. When someone frees your mind from worry, by simply saying ';Go ahead and do it.'; It clears the way for you to really feel what is in your heart.





And btw, I have been giving readings for over 8 years...I have never had a disabled person ask me for a reading. And if you are talking about bi-polar or manic depressive types, I have known a lot of people with that problem and they were fully capable of making up their own mind about things.
I often have doubts about psychics who say that anyone can just ask them a question and they will know the answer. I'm not saying that some people don't have this kind of power but from my own experiences and from others I know with psychic gifts, it is not that easy to control what you see. I know that people have taken advice I have given them, but I have never been able to see the answer to any specific question. Usually I will be shown something in a dream or vision or get a feeling about something but I have no control over when it happens.





To answer your question in reference to kinds of psychics you are talking about, I think a lot of people probably do act on this advice whether it is in their best interests or not. People are gullible. I don't think they should though. However, if a friend tells you that he/she has been shown something about a situation or has a feeling about something, it probably is best to heed that advice. Also, anyone who charges for their psychic services, in my opinion, is less than ethical. If you are given information and you do not share it without compensation and something bad happens to that person because you did not tell them it's just wrong and will probably drum up much bad karma. You don't really need a psychic to tell you what to do when it comes to your own life though - listen to your intuition. Everyone has it.