I’m thinking aloud with you here and not dissuading anybody from taking care of their mental health but wow people really need to learn long term coping techniques. The amount of times I see the word “gaslighting” used to describe everyday interactions has really made the word meaningless in sincerely emotionally abusive situations. Tiktok brain telling everybody that they are screwed together wrong really should be addressed at a policy level.
I've noticed this too. Like you, I hate expressing the idea that therapy is "over prescribed", lest someone with real issues put off not going... but man, people over complicate things.
Knew someone that went to therapy b/c they constantly thought the world would end any second. Why? Because they kept going on reddit/the internet where every top comment is "the world will end soon." They would talk about their "progress" and all sorts of techniques. Their life seemingly revolved around their new problem to the point you didn't want to hang out with them very long because it would come back to their issues. IMO, the "cure" to this problem is talking a long walk in a park or downtown and get the hell off the internet. Out of curiosity, I just checked and they're still posting... latest posts are about monkeypox and how it will kill hundreds of thousands... sad to see.
The world ending would be less treacherous than living each day with the fear of it. Yeah, the cure is just to live in the moment. This is a coping technique. Kids need to be taught this stuff in school.
Yep! It just wasn't healthy at all. I hate the saying "touch grass" but damn if it actually wasn't the fix for this person. As a friend, I wish I could drag them outside and say we're just gonna sit here and people watch.
They visit that r/news subreddit and find the worst articles about conflicts, disease and disaster... its like dude just close the laptop! Frustrates me. You do not need to "identify and label triggering content" you need to get out!
Along with gaslighting: projecting, passive-aggressive, and narcissist. All psych words that are being destroyed by people misusing them for their own personal gain (usually adding drama or judging someone they dislike).
Yeah, seeing narcissist everywhere is irritating too. "You did not act in my interest without hesitation, narcissist!!" Coping technique: The world and people in it do not revolve around you, don't create an expectation they will. Also: Assume good intensions.
