PSYCHOLOGY: If the erstwhile analyst is actually a friend, "Stop that" should be sufficient. If s/he is an acquaintance, "your toe is in my private pond; please withdraw it" is in order. If the toe is not withd (...)

How should one deal with a friend who "psychoanalyzes" without having been asked to do so?

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If the erstwhile analyst is actually a friend, "Stop that" should be sufficient. If s/he is an acquaintance, "your toe is in my private pond; please withdraw it" is in order. If the toe is not withdrawn, perhaps the acquaintanceship should be.