Episodes
Episodes
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dad jokes therapy
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It's a little something I like to call, the healing power of no laughter.
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It's more like you're forced to stop the tears so you can sigh loudly and roll your eyes. It's a reflex really.
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We all have great potential to heal others
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Hi struggling with severe depression, I'm dad.
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Some guy: devastated over the loss of their family in a horrific car accident.
This guy: did you know the actor for Aragorn broke his foot when he kicked that helmet?
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It works. Had my main dude at work about to have full blown punch the window fit, which would be like the 5th this year but at least he wasn't gonna be able to run again, he was hyper focusing on ''the bus is a car'' and people saying no was making him real upset, so I told him ''na man, it's a plane without wings'' and he went from scary yelling to ''wait... what?'' Pulled him right out of it. It works.
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In the future, I'll save this when someone complains that the thing I just said was incredibly stupid. I'll explain that it may sound that way to you, but I'm a professional.
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Years ago a good friend of mine started crying in class and asked me "Please say something, quick!" so I just replied "something, quick!" and the dad joke was enough to pull her out of her misery.
It really does work but it's not easy to think of something on the spot. -
My mom did this to me when I told her I was having suicidal ideation. "I knew it, I knew you use this against me." I don't she was taught to do that for my benefit tho...
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holy shit fam, take care please
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First of all, I appreciate that. Empathy is power. Secondly, I made it out. I'm thriving in ways I never would have imagined even a few months ago, let alone the years it's been since that situation.
To anyone who finds themselves in the dark, hold on.
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The example in the meme is a technique called redirection, and does not neglect aftercare. It just deescalates the situation to a safer level. Your example is more like emotional abuse, neglect, and more. I’m so sorry that happened to you, I hope you’ve been seen and heard and have a safe place now.
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Yeah, aftercare was certainly not part of the picture for this particular situation. The good news is that I made it out in one piece. I'm living the good life these days, and all the more grateful for it.
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there's a balance between being invalidating and funny
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Unfortunately, it's a bottle episode...
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oh no. That usually comes after the feet episode....
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the beach episode was the worst episode of ER.
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But the most memorable scene from the show also involved a(n imagined) beach.
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Everyone else: the beach episode is from ER
Me: thinking of the 'episode' from The Beach.
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Worse, its a recap episode in the middle of a 12 episode anime.
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It’s the musical episode.
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Sounds like Neuro-Linguistic Programming
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That sounds like a fine way to make someone feel like their struggles are not being taken seriously, especially the psych nurse example. When in a crisis, it’s not helpful to have your emotions second-guessed and be put on the defense by people who are purportedly there to help you.
If I were in that situation, I’d first be perplexed, but then I’d feel angry that my clear and obvious distress was called into question (especially by a so-called psych professional.) What is “legit sad” supposed to even mean? If someone’s at the point where they’re talking to professionals and crying, it’s really shitty to question their emotions. That just leaves people feeling more alone and upset in the end.
Maybe that's why they're a psych nurse and you're not?
that checks out actually because the job of psych nurses is to torture so much that you never wanna come back
maybe don't have kids
that's why after the person is perplexed, the nurse actually starts caring about them. It's obviously an instrument, albeit not guaranteed to work, but it's worth a try, considering that psychoactive substances have lasting and not always predictable side-effects.
So yeah, if i ever had a chance to try it with a friend, and i'd have enough wit atm to come up with something as funny, as the op posted, i'd do it, but then hug them right after, and say that it's okay.
It really, really depends on the situation and delivery, and you're doing a lot of heavy lifting with these assumptions. There are plenty of situations where a psych nurse saying that to a patient might make perfect sense, as well as lots of situations where it'd be inappropriate.
I’m coming at this from the angle of somebody with chronic depression, which is as valid a starting point as any other psych condition.
I don’t know OP’s situation, but I do know what it’s like to have my experiences and feelings invalidated - my own mom’s denial meant I couldn’t receive professional help until I was an adult.
Not all psych patients have trouble correctly identifying their feelings. Or is the assumption that psych patients lie? Either way, it’d be wise to reconsider one’s stereotypes. I see no reason to assume OP’s condition one way or another (and indeed, any story on the internet should be questioned), but I do know how dangerous denial of help can be for somebody who’s suffering.