Therapist says wealthy people suffer just like the rest of us, but New Yorkers don't care

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by Katherine Donlevy and steven virgo

Well, it's rich.

While it's true that the super-rich don't have the same day-to-day problems as lower-class people, their “rich problems” include the same spectrum of negative emotions as everyone else's. It turned out that Any sympathy for them.

The upper classes generally suffer from a litany of problems caused by their extreme wealth, including loneliness, paranoia, and a distorted sense of purpose, which creates problems in their lives and even affects their impressionable children. There is a possibility of giving.

“People who aren't wealthy themselves assume that wealthy people don't have a problem, because they think, 'If I had that much money, I wouldn't need all the care in the world.'” says Dr. Carol Lieberman. a Beverly Hills psychiatrist told the Post.

“Money itself cannot buy happiness, but if you have a lot of money at your disposal, you can use it to solve some problems. It cannot be resolved.”

anxiety and loneliness

CNBC first explored the idea that life is not all about the top 1%, with therapists saying that the relationships of the wealthy become “defined by what they can offer to others.”

The wealthy are isolated from the rest of the world and are instead relegated to a small upper class that understands what it means to hoard wealth, but competition within that small group can easily break out.

“While middle-class people are struggling to keep up with the Joneses, wealthy people are caught up in keeping up with the Kardashians,” Lieberman told the Post.

According to a Beverly Hills psychologist who knows everything about rich people, people on the insecure side buy status symbols like Rolex watches and Rolls-Royce cars to cement their place in the upper class. He says he is always collecting them.

However, such competition only fosters further divisions between small groups, leaving relationships with an air of superficiality and further isolation.

“Naughty” impulse

“Of course it's better to be rich than poor because you have more options in life, but sometimes the rich are the loneliest, feeling empty and aimless even though they don't have to work, and that leads to mischief.” There's all kinds of things,'' Lieberman said.

Psychologists say pranks range from gossip to extramarital affairs to something as heinous as white-collar crime.

The luster of the rich's luxurious lives quickly dims, and those who don't have to work to maintain their wealth often find themselves struggling.

“They're looking for excitement in other ways,” she says.

Effect on children

It's hard to sympathize with money makers and hoarders, but perhaps the 1% deserve more sympathy.

“Rich children end up in the worst situation because rich parents usually have time off to do other things. Fathers are often workaholics and mothers are often shopaholics,” says Lieber. Mr. Mann said.

“This means that children are raised by nannies and lack constant love and affection from their parents. As a result, many of them feel empty and turn to drug and alcohol abusers to fill the emptiness in their hearts. It will be.”

Little Richie Richie has the world at his disposal and access to almost everything, she continued, but without the “love and attention” of his parents.

This “emptiness” is not the same one that affects parents, Liberman clarified.

While adults get into trouble trying to stay busy and excited, children do things to fill the gaping hole in their lives.

Fortunately, life-altering problems can be solved if wealthy parents seek out healthy hobbies and try to be with their offspring, she added.

new york reaction

Famously outspoken New Yorkers told the Post they have little interest in the plight of the wealthy.

“This is bullish,” said Rodney, a former wallpaper hanger who lives among the wealthy on the Upper East Side, sharply.

“I have no pity for rich people. Come on!” he told the Post.

“Rich people have their own problems, but what’s the problem with being rich?”

Ms. Rodney also said that Mr. Lieberman's assessment that he was less sympathetic toward rich children and that they were more likely to act out “sounds like an excuse.”

“It just sounds like an excuse for not being responsible, disciplined, and stable. Most people are unstable because they are irresponsible. They are undisciplined, so they naturally become unstable. “And that instability leads to drugs and alcohol and all kinds of other distractions,” he said.

The Upper East Side doorman, perhaps used to the sad demeanor of the wealthy, just rolls his eyes when asked what he thinks.