Bankers visit secret clinic for mental breakdown

'Mental health is a growing concern as the credit crunch adds to stress in the City of London, the U.K. capital's financial district. The number of men in the City who sought help for depression and stress rose 47 percent from a year earlier in the past three months, according to British United Provident Association Ltd., the U.K.'s largest private health insurer.'

'I think I'm going crazy, doctor, I keep getting this feeling that I am lending people money that doesn't exist and charging interest on it.' 

'No, Mr. Smith, it's the people who are crazy for allowing you to do it.' 

'Well, what about the fact that I make decisions every day, doctor, that destroy the lives of hundreds of millions all over the world?'

'But that's your job, Mr. Smith, you're a banker.' 

'Phew, thanks, doc.' 

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