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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Podcast

How Bad Therapy Can Harm a Generation (ft. Abigail Shrier)

Apr 10, 2024
01:03:02
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Author and journalist Abigail Shrier discusses the negative impact of bad therapy on young people's resilience and grit, exploring the blurred line between normal problems and psychological disorders, excessive emotional focus on children, parenting dynamics, and the consequences of speaking out on controversial issues.
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Quick takeaways

  • Catastrophizing normal problems as psychological disorders hinders mental health resilience in young individuals.
  • Therapeutic culture among children may worsen mental health, emphasizing symptoms over resilience.

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The Impact of Therapy Language on Perception of Problems

The podcast discusses how the language used to describe everyday problems affects how individuals perceive and experience those issues. By inflating normal problems and associating them with full-blown psychological disorders, individuals may hinder their mental health by catastrophizing common situations. This linguistic shift, from feeling shy to self-diagnosing social anxiety, influences attitudes and resilience towards challenges, particularly among young people.

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