Posted by Martha on October 27, 2009, 12:46 pm, in reply to "Re: 'It's been difficult and challenging': Sarah Ferguson admits losing £600,000 life savings"
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: I think it's part of her deliusion. I feel
: sad for her.
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At the risk of being called an armchair psychologist, I offer the opinion that she engages in "magical thinking". To oversimplify, in this case it would manifest itself as "If I wear this hip young dress designed for a thinner woman I'll look younger, hipper and thinner myself", "If I live the lifestyle of a wealthy woman then wealth will come to me", "If I equate myself with my daughters who are royal by birth then people will not notice that I lost my HRH though scandal and divorce and am no longer a member of the royal family".
Now, I don't say this in a sneering or demeaning way. Fergie clearly has some problems that need to be dealt with by someone more qualified than an astrologist or lifestyle coach/guru. Fergie has gone the new-age route in seeking guidance and the results have been disastrous. She has a lot to offer and her heart seems to be in the right place, but the advice she has chosen to follow has led her to near financial ruin, again. She needs to listen to a new roster of advisers (grown-ups, this time), because the next time she may not have anything of worth to sell and will not be able to clear her debt. I do wish her well, but her track record tells me another train wreck is coming - it's just a matter of time.
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