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🍓 It’s very tempting to use ’big’ words to legitimise our experience, but it can also be a slippery slope towards using this knowledge to assert our authority or silence others, which is important to remain mindful of.
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🍓 What do you think?
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18 minutes agosamdubose_lmft
This is an important conversation to have because therapy language should help people communicate their experiences more clearly, not become a way to dismiss someone else's perspective or avoid difficult conversations.
2 hours agoobliveonyx
Didn't the term "incompatible" just became prevalent after therapy-speak became "viral" during the pandemic era. was dumped by someone because of this phrase, and that's 4 years into the relationship (the irony? they never went to therapy, I did.)
3 hours agointtestines
I agree with this but if you are against using therapy speak incorrectly I suggest using a different phrase than “word salad” because you’re using it incorrectly! Word salad is a string of incoherent words that makes no logical sense at all whatsoever, such as “hey what do you want for dinner?” “bicycle bicycling dog lightbulb extravaganza” and would be out of context in the conversation, and would be something the person is saying seriously, not to be funny or silly. The examples used are actually understandable, even if they’re not appropriate to say. They are not “word salad” and if you’re talking about using correct terms, let’s change it.
13 hours agowildditchflower
I’ve unfollowed many social media therapists because of this kind of talk.
16 hours agono_child_of_coinneach
Psychology is a special interest of mine and even I start writing off everything someone says when they start throwing around words like "narcissist" or "psychopath" towards those who've hurt them with no understanding of what those lables actually mean. When we misuse therapy speak like this we are pathologizing abuse, exacerbating mental health stigmas, turning a lot of people into really bad friends who aren't showing up for each other (because anyone who's going through a hard time and can't pretend to be happy 100% of the time is an "energy vampire"), and by confusing boundaries with rules, it gets real controlling real fast. If you're going to used these words, PLEASE actually do some research instead of picking up terms from Tiktok and rolling with them. A trauma bond is the codependent relationship between an abuser and their victim, not when people bond over a shared trauma. Special interests are an autism thing only (and tend to last the span of years), and hyperfixtions are an ADHD thing (they tend to come and go). They aren't just really liking something either. Neurodivergency isn't just autism and ADHD, it's ANY way your brain can diverge from the typical, and that can range from mental illness, to neurological disorders. Just to list a couple of misconceptions that bug me.
20 hours agoroseyogaandhealingarts
As a therapist I do have to say I attempt the first always and then there are those who do not hear me and step past my boundaries etc then it gets more complicated and clinical and if they keep pushing I take space or block. I do think there’s a place for both and both can be helpful in context
a day agopacific.sage.counseling
Sometimes I ironically throw out therapy speak to my fella. Like if he gets annoyed while driving I will ask him where he feels it in his body and invite him to co-regulate by learning a new self-regulation skill along side me. 😂 For us it lightens the mood because its delivered in exaggerated tones and often with my best Freud impression. In actual disagreements or serious discussion I check my therapy hat and dialogue at the door.
a day agoeditoriallyspeaking
The therapyspeak is more like social media speak to me. Pop psych courtesy of the internet. The therapists I've worked with don't typically use a whole lot of that language.
a day ago_l.u.r_
"Sometimes people are abusive toxic or doing gaslighting" AND KNOWS therapy speech.
a day agoladesharper
@sharon.otano.7 — ive been in therapy for a decade and have had 4-5 different therapists. None have EVER said this.
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