Psychologist tells inspiring story of his giant uncle
<p><span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Erlich">Erlich</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Erlich">Erlich</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="overcame">overcame</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="height">height</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> 50 <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="Erlich">Erlich</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="towering">towering</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="Earle">Earle</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Giant">Giant</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="considerate">considerate</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tumor">tumor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pituitary">pituitary</span> <span word="gland">gland</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="up">up</span>... <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Paso">Paso</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="Earle">Earle</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="derision">derision</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dodge">dodge</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="common">common</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Erlich">Erlich</span>, <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="Earle">Earle</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="book">book</span>.</p><p><span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Erlich">Erlich</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="Earle">Earle</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nephew">nephew</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Shadows">Shadows</span>, <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Jake">Jake</span>, <span word="overcame">overcame</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="clubfoot">clubfoot</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Jake">Jake</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="present">present</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Erlich">Erlich</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clinical">clinical</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span>, <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Erlich">Erlich</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="freaks">freaks</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="overcomes">overcomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stereotypes">stereotypes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="embracing">embracing</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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