TropicalStarfish
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The limits of therapy-speak: Why it’s so appealing to use pop psychology terms — and when to stop.
‘Love-Bombing.’ ‘Gaslighting.’ ‘Victim.’ Is ‘Trauma Talk’ Overused? Does this kind of language make us more compassionate and sensitive to one another? Or can it be unproductive and harmful?
People wonder why communication is breaking down. People wonder why we argue and disagree more than we feel heard and understood.
Well for one, nobody will hear anybody, if we don't know how to listen. And if we don't know how to speak/write; nobody will understand you either. And worse, they may misunderstand you...
Psychology is a tool, like a hammer. But, just because you're holding a hammer, doesn't mean everything is a nail. And it's arguably not even that effective of a tool to begin with. And you may not have a talent for carpentry...
‘Love-Bombing.’ ‘Gaslighting.’ ‘Victim.’ Is ‘Trauma Talk’ Overused? Does this kind of language make us more compassionate and sensitive to one another? Or can it be unproductive and harmful?
People wonder why communication is breaking down. People wonder why we argue and disagree more than we feel heard and understood.
Well for one, nobody will hear anybody, if we don't know how to listen. And if we don't know how to speak/write; nobody will understand you either. And worse, they may misunderstand you...
Psychology is a tool, like a hammer. But, just because you're holding a hammer, doesn't mean everything is a nail. And it's arguably not even that effective of a tool to begin with. And you may not have a talent for carpentry...
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