Therapy
"Gaslighting Is One Of The Most Commonly Misused Terms" — Therapists Are Sharing The Therapy-Speak Terms Almost Everyone Gets Wrong
"Therapy-speak can be a way for someone to try and elevate themselves above others."
Mental Health Professionals Are Sharing The Most Common Thing Their Clients Are Ashamed To Tell Them But Are Actually Very Normal
"We've heard everything. It won't shock us (unless maybe it's someone new to the field). Even if it's a unique circumstance, we'll get the underlying feeling behind it."
Here Are Instant "Red Flags" In Relationships That Signal Things Probably Won’t Work Out, According To Relationship Experts
"It is a death knell for the relationship and one of the most common causes of resentment."
Asian Americans Are Sharing Why They Prefer BIPOC Therapists, And This Is So Valid
"In general, white therapists tend to not understand that a form of boundary setting with my family that completely writes them out of my life is not in the realm of possibility for me. Writing off my family is not happiness-maximizing/self-actualizing."
Share Your Therapy Icks, Including The Worst Thing A Therapist Has Ever Said To You
Whether it’s a lack of professionalism, dishonesty, or simply a bad fit, we want to hear about an experience you had with a therapist that was a red flag.
If You’re Anxious About Climate Change, This Is What Experts Say You Can Do To Cope
Feeling anxious or depressed about the climate crisis is normal, and experts say getting involved, joining a support group, and making more sustainable decisions can help.
People Are Sharing When They Knew They Needed To Leave Their Therapist, And It's Actually Really Enlightening
"She needed therapy more than I did."
"She Basically Slut Shamed Me": People Share When They Knew They Needed To Find A New Therapist
"Instead of telling me why I'm frustrated, she said things like 'Mercury is retrograde.'"
Professional Couples Therapists Are Revealing The Most Common Red Flags In Relationships, And I'm Making A Mental Checklist
"This is one of the most common causes of resentment in a relationship."
You Can Book An 8-Hour Cuddle Therapy Session With A 'Cuddle Therapist', And I Have So Many Questions
"One of my clients said I made them feel human again."
If You've Seen Multiple Therapists Before Finding A Fit, We Want To Know Why You Broke Up With Your Original One
You've got to do what's right for your mental health, and sometimes that means dumping your therapist.
Camila Cabello Talked About The "Paralyzing" Anxiety That Led Her To Therapy: "My Life Was So Bad"
"My anxiety felt so bad, I was like, 'I don't feel like I can work.'"
"I Prided Myself In It Until I Asked Myself Why": People Are Sharing Subtle Behaviors They Later Realized Were A Result Of Personal Trauma
"Remaining neutral. I don't have a favorite color or food. I go with whatever."
Couples Therapists Are Sharing Immediate Red Flags In Relationships, And Now I'm Looking To See If Mine Have Any
"It's one of the easiest and most reliable ways to see that a relationship won't last."
33 Incredible Things People Learned In Therapy That They Believe Everyone Should Know
"I can’t control how other people feel. It’s not my job to keep them happy or satisfied."
Bella Hadid Was The First Person In Her Family To Go To Therapy, And Says It Had A "Domino Effect" On Them
"I grew up in a very Arab and European family [where] therapy was not a thing."
"My Therapist Taught Me This": People Are Sharing The Habits And Techniques That Help Them Keep Their Anxiety At Bay
"This doesn't always work perfectly, but it does help me not to dwell on things for a long time in the lead-up."
If You're A Survivor Of The "Troubled Teen" Industry, Tell Us Your Story
"They told me they were taking me to a program my parents found for me."
People Who’ve Been To Therapy Are Sharing What They Wish They Knew Before Starting, And It’s Sparking An Important Conversation
"My therapist said to me, 'Some people don’t deserve forgiveness. You can learn to heal from trauma, not carry the burden of your past, and still not forgive.'"
People Who Have Seen A Therapist, What Do You Wish You Understood About Therapy Sooner?
Maybe you wish you knew more about finding a therapist or about how you'd feel after each session.
A TikTok About “Trauma Dumping” Went Viral. Here’s What Therapists Want You To Know About That Term.
Ilene Glance, who works with young adults and specializes in trauma treatment, said she was trying to be “cute” in the video.
30 Times Therapists Were Anything But Professional To Their Patients And Said Extremelyyyyyy Toxic Things
There are some great therapists out there — these aren't them.
Intrusive Thoughts, Regretting Having Children, And 19 More Feelings Therapists Say You Shouldn't Be Ashamed Of Having
"Often they have people in their life ask, 'What do you like to do when you have free time?' Many people I work with do not know what those are."
Megan Thee Stallion Opened Up About Prioritizing Her Mental Health After Losing Both Parents: "It’s OK To Want To Go Get Therapy"
"Now in this space, I’ve lost both of my parents. So now I’m like, ‘Oh, my gosh, who do I talk to? What do I do?’ And I just started learning that it’s OK to ask for help."
Men Revealed Their Positive Experiences Going To Therapy, And Their Stories Are Eye-Opening
"Expressing things you've never actually said out loud can be very impactful."
30 Times Therapists Exceeded Expectations And Imparted The Most Positive Advice To Their Clients
"You can forgive someone without invalidating the hurt that it caused you."
Women Are Sharing The Question Their Therapist Asked That Made Everything Click, And They’re Pretty Mind-Blowing
"Do you think that story you're telling yourself is accurate?"
This Woman Launched A Therapy Fund For Children Of Immigrants And It’s Starting An Important Conversation
"We are a huge community. We deserve quality care."
16 People Who Drunkenly/Inappropriately Texted Their Therapist
"Do you have weed?"
This Psychology Professor Explained How To Deal With People When They’re Angry With You, And It’s Something That Everyone Should Know
He reveals everything from what to do if their anger isn't justified to how to deal with angry texters.
Listen: It's Okay To Love "In The Heights"--But Still Expect Hollywood To Do Better
“There’s such an emotional connection with this movie for me, but I can also acknowledge that it fell short in these other ways. It doesn’t mean that it’s inherently terrible. It’s that there is a way to move forward. We can do better.”
Listen: Marvel Revealed Loki Is Genderfluid--Now We Want To See More Of These Queer MCU Characters
“It’s huge and it’s one of the biggest LBGTQ things the Marvel Cinematic Universe has done.”
Therapists Are Sharing Things People Are Usually Embarrassed To Tell Them, But Are Things That They’re Actually Commonly Told
"I have heard some variant of it more times than I can count."
Listen: Instagram Is Helping Make Therapy Less White
“Seeing advice geared toward someone specifically who is the child of immigrants really made all the difference in how I was thinking about mental health treatment.”
People Revealed The Toxic Vs. Brilliant Things Therapists Have Said To Them, And Their Stories Are Eye-Opening
"There's no reason I should tear my walls down. I could add doors and windows so I'd have control over who and what I let in."
These Instagram Accounts Want To Make Therapy Less White
“If you're leaving out two-thirds of who people are, how can you possibly be able to effectively address their mental health?”
Listen: My Boyfriend Is Taking Family Vacations With His Ex—Should I Be Suspicious?
“I don’t know that I have enough information to tell you to dump this man, but it sounds like your gut is telling you that something might be amiss here.”
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We'll get as many answered as we can.
This Therapist Is Going Viral For Explaining How Your Birth Order Might Affect Your Personality, And It's Eye-Opening
If you're the oldest, middle, or youngest child...prepare to be exposed. 👀
17 People Shared The Best Advice They've Received From A Therapist, And It's Starting An Important Conversation
"Don’t lower your standards, just lower your expectations of people."
Here's Everything You Need To Know About Therapy (From An Actual Therapist)
From how to start, to finding low-cost (and no-cost) options, to couples therapy and family therapy.
My Therapist Has Given Me Lots Of Techniques To Help My Anxiety Over The Years; Here’s What’s Worked Best
Anxiety is incredibly different for everyone.
People Are Sharing "Red Flags" For Bad Therapists And Everyone Should Take Notes
"My therapist told me there is no such thing as depression."
14 Ways To Prioritize Your Mental Health Without Breaking The Bank
Taking care of your mental health does not have to cost a fortune.
Many Are Hitting Their Pandemic Wall At Work Right Now; We Asked Expert Therapist Esther Perel How To Get Through It
We had questions around mental health, burning out, broken routines, and workplace resentments, and she answered every single one of them.
Sometimes Therapists Say Horribly Destructive Things To Their Patients, And Here Are 25 Examples To Prove It
"My therapist thought the Zoom call ended and said, 'She's fucking exhausting.'"
Pete Davidson Thought "Something Was Wrong" With Him Until He Was Diagnosed With Borderline Personality Disorder
"I was always just so confused all the time."
Jennifer Lopez Explained How Therapy Taught Her How To Love Herself
"I didn't even understand the concept of it."
Couples Therapists Are Sharing Instant Red Flags In Relationships And I'm Making A Mental Checklist
"An unofficial litmus test is when I ask at some point in the first few sessions how the couple met."
Zendaya Just Got Real About Being Perceived As "Cold" And "Mean" By Others In Hollywood
“I remember my stylist was like, ‘You come off kind of cold. People think you're mean because you don't talk.'"
2020 Was A Rough Year, But Here Are 20 Truly Amazing Things People Did To Get Through It All
"After an 11-year addiction to cigarettes, I managed to quit. I haven’t smoked a cigarette in over two months."
Machine Gun Kelly Opened About About Going To Therapy And His Drug Use
"Why am I not changing overnight?"
16 Things I Learned From My Toxic Friendship
No one teaches you this stuff in grade school!
Pink's Raw Description Of Marriage Is Nothing Like You See In The Hollywood Movies And It's Really Refreshing
"It's worth it. Even when it isn't."
I Caught My Husband Using My Photos To Catfish Another Woman — WTF Should I Do?
"He has sent this woman pictures of me and uses details in my life to keep the conversation going."
A Black Psychologist Shares Some Tips On Starting Therapy
In this excerpt from The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, Dr. Rheeda Walker offers great advice on getting help at a hard moment.
25 Products For Anyone Who's Just So Damn Exhausted Of Adulting
Lemme relax, PLEASE.
13 Inclusive Therapy And Mental Health Resources For BIPOC
Including sliding-scale therapists, online support groups, community-driven apps, and more.
These 7 Men Will Convince You Therapy Is For Everyone
"My therapist is the reason I’m still alive today and I hope one day we can eliminate the stigma around therapy."
I’m Afraid I’ll Get My Boyfriend’s Mom Sick, But I Want To See Him
In this week's "How to Plague": I’m fed up with my family, and some maternal coronavirus queries.
The Mental Health Crisis For Frontline Workers Has Already Begun
The economic ramifications of the coronavirus are bleak enough, but the mental health crisis that frontline workers are about to face may be even worse.
Men, Tell Us — What Have You Gotten From Therapy?
It's time we talk about this.
This Teen's Boyfriend Controls Her Every Move — How Should She Dump Him?
What would you do?
13 Ways To Mentally Cope With The Coronavirus, According To An Actual Therapist
"The best way to stay hopeful is to look within yourself."
What's A Mental Health Question You Have About Social Distancing And Quarantining?
Here's a chance for an actual therapist to answer your questions!
The Coronavirus Outbreak Is “Like A Nightmare” For People With Eating Disorders
“Eating disorders do thrive in silence. This is kind of like the perfect storm for that silence to get as loud as humanly possible.”
17 Therapy Tweets You Can't Help But Laugh At
"Does anybody wanna apologize to me before I start talking about you to my therapist?"
5 Cheap Ways To Make Your Apartment Feel More Luxurious
Life is messy, but your space doesn’t have to be.
17 Therapy Tweets That Are Equal Parts Funny And Real
Stress? Heard of it.
28 Pieces Of Advice People Learned From Their Therapists
"The best thing a therapist ever told me is that society doesn’t need to be the one to set my schedule...There’s no correct mold to fit, just find whatever works best for me."
22 Products You Deserve Because Life Is Really, Really Hard
Don't forget to treat yourself once in a while!
25 Products You'll Wish You Bought Sooner
How have you been living without these??
14 Easy Self-Care Tips And Products For This Festive Season
Give yourself some extra pampering this Diwali!
15 Brilliant Therapy Tweets That Are Legitimately Funny
"I love it when my therapist says something is someone else's fault — I'm like yes bitch IKR."
What's The Most Relatable Tweet Or Tumblr Post About Seeing A Therapist?
Therapist: "And what do we say when we feel like this?" Me: "It be like that sometimes." Therapist: "No."
People Are Revealing The Most Unforgettable Advice Their Therapists Ever Gave Them
"You won't ever change other people — only how you deal with them."
Tell Us The Most Unforgettable Thing Your Therapist Ever Told You
Inspired by this post from The Cut.
Channing Tatum Is Spooked By This Popular Astrology App, And, Honestly, So Am I
"Yo anybody know of this shit and can explain it to me! Cause WTF!"
18 Essential Relationship Tips, According To Couples Therapists
"Love is a lot of things...but at the end of the day, it is a choice."
How A Therapist Deals With A Patient Who Drives Them Nuts
A therapist wrote about trying to get through to one of her trickiest clients. (A chapter from Lori Gottlieb’s Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.)
25 Tweets About The Important Lessons People Have Learned In Therapy
"You don't have to say yes to every argument you're invited to."
Why Is It So Hard For Couples To Talk About Money — And Their Debt?
Money, and how we spend it, is emotional. Financial therapists could help us talk about it.
11 Things You Might Not Realize Can Be Signs Of Depression
You may know that sleeping too much or too little, lack of interest in social gatherings, persistent sadness, and negative thoughts are signs of a depressive disorder. But there are other, subtler signs that something’s up.
7 Fears I Had About Therapy That Never Came True
I thought my problems weren't "real" enough.
24 People Share The Advice That Changed Their Lives In 2018
The world is full of people waiting for someone else to make the first move.
Here’s What Happened When I Spent Two Weeks Venting To A Relentlessly Positive Chatbot
Enjo is a cheery, cheesy chatbot built on the questionable science of “positive psychology.” So why did I get something out of it?
50 Therapy Tweets From 2018 That Are Funny As Hell
"I Ghosted My Therapist After Crying In Her Office: A Memoir"
21 Tweets About Therapy That Are Waaaaay Too Real
Therapist: "Do you get anxious?" Me: "When I'm awake, yes."
Callous And Unemotional Traits Have Apparently Been Treated In Children Successfully For The First Time. Here's What The Experts Think
This is a really complicated area of research.
Here’s One Possible Reason Your Boyfriend Cries After Sex
It happens after you orgasm and makes people "feel hollow", or experience a homesick feeling.
21 Tweets That Are Gonna Make You Laugh For No Reason At All
"Cry me a table, Linda."
9 Things That I've Learned From Going To Therapy So Far
What you KNOW is one thing, and what you FEEL can be something else entirely.
35 Thoughts We've All Had While Going To Therapy ... Right?
"What if I run out of things to talk about?"
19 Tweets You’ll Only Laugh At If You’ve Been To Therapy
My therapist: What’s on your mind? My brain: Is that a bird?
9 Practical Tips From My Therapist That I Actually Use Every Day
This is like my mental health toolkit.
23 Tiny Healthy Habits That People Swear Actually Improved Their Lives
They might just change yours, too!
13 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Therapy So I’m Telling You
For one, it can actually be fun.
