6:25: "Please, do not look at TikTok as your sole source of information for mental health." Please, do not look at TikTok as your sole source of information for ANYTHING.
He's making a blanket assumption that people are self-diagnosing based solely on the TikTok videos they've consumed. That's not typical. In fact, platforms like TikTok benefit the undiagnosed by exposing them to the lived experiences of others and spurring them to research further and even, in some cases, to seek out formal diagnosis.
@@GhostIntoTheFog A quick look at the comment sections on Tiktok and Instagram would immediately show you that people tend to believe they can self-diagnose.
When Old Mate is forced to sell it, the very first thing the new buyer will do is re-name it Twitter. So you might as well just keep calling it Twitter.
As a depressed person, i tried to sleep all day cus the more i slept, the less time i had to interact with the world. Dreams are an escape, dreams are my hope. Im not that depressed anymore but some days, that feeling comes back to haunt me. the urge to just sleep and forget the world for a while.
I call sleep my time skip button. I have an uncanny ability to fall asleep anywhere, in any position. Yes I'm depressed but I try to look at my situation in a positive light.
Same. On my days off, I'll sleep for like 9 hours. Apparently that's still in the normal/healthy range of sleep, so it's only helpful for me. It helps during the roughest parts if I can just sleep longer and not have to be awake through it. Sometimes my troubles follow me to my dreams, but even then, nightmares are often less scary than reality.
And remember - having a brain that misfires says nothing about whether you're a good person or not! We just have weird synapses doing weird things and it's a lifelong adventure to figure out how to manage them. But whether you're a good person is all about what you do, not what's happening in your weird electric skull soup.
@@AstralMarmot I always thought of it like my brain is a derpy computer that just keeps overheating and throwing up obnoxious antivirus pop ups where they’re unnecessary.
It should be pretty easy to figure out where you fit just by paying attention to how much your view changes. I think most people can make it to the second to last one, meaning pointed basically to the physical edge of what you'd be able to see - if you can still see the world, your eyes didn't make it all the way back. If you can see your brow though, you're at the next closest point to that.
Please bring this guy back!! As a Psych student, I already enjoy psychology immensely, but the way Dr. Eric Bender talks about mental health makes it even more interesting!!
Eh. I wouldn't listen to a single word a psychiatrist says without having someone who actually knows what they are talking about fact check it. I mean why bother actually learning about mental health and helping people with their mental health when you can just prescribe something way too strong without really caring if that's actually doing more damage.
My depression has been in remission for 4-ish years now! Was deeply depressed for a decade and now I’m good! It’s the best feeling being able to see colour again
My new pysch got misty eyed when I described some of my family history on our first appointment. Really made me feel heard, and seen, that this nice man was so moved. I felt super validated. He's a great doc, I'm so glad to be working with him.
There are 2 companies that have a monopoly on glasses. They make like 98% of them. That’s why glasses are stupid expensive. You can find his glasses easy.
As a nurse, this is probably the most useful and potentially the most healthful Wired Support video. Stay safe everyone. And don't hesitate to seek help!
Sadly getting help is financially impossible for the vast majority of Americans. Maybe in perfect socialist Europe they'd be able to get help but they don't like newcomers
@@AdhvaithSanethere's no kind of thing "nurse" for "psychologist" because they a r not Doctors MD (like Psychiatrist (MD) nurse-- works only with PSYCHIATRIST (DOCTOR MD).
The grounding is very useful for the panic attacks. Also, I've tried to reframe the anxiety. When i feel it all kicking off, I thank my brain for prepping, but I'm just excited, so I say "excited" out loud... it seems to feedback into the brain and settle it into a different direction. So far, so good!
Gosh, this tip might be very helpful for me as well, I struggle with a lot of anxiety and OCD and stuff Thanks for (potentially, gotta try it out first) helping me
I've been doing grounding without even knowing that i was doing it 🤣 Sometimes i get anxiety attacks in public places, especially public transport. And so i try to focus on the trees passing by, what people are doing at the stations etc. It helps a lot!
PLEASE do a full video on depression/anxiety! That question for the sleep blew my mind!! (As someone with insomnia, the fact that it might be cause by my depression is crazy insightful)
Ohhh yea i have the same issues. My psychiatrist categorized me on my school disability thingy as having severe anxiety and social anxiety and moderate depression which causes inability to basically function. Think it was issues eating, sleeping, thinking, processing, working with ppl, completing tasks, etc etc. everything was either checked as unknown effect or extreme effect. Nothing was checked no or moderate effect. Which checks out tbf. I mean both sides of my fam defs has anxiety. My grandma on my mom side defs is anxious and had a hard time doing things by herself and has low self esteem, my grandpa on my mom side had explosives anger if things arent perfectly organized even if its while you are using it. Would literally sweep things off the desk in anger while my mom was in the middle of studying bc it wasnt perfectly organized. He would also get rlly angry if meals were a minute late and had to have the right shape of bowl and cant deal with change, my grandpa on my dads side literally is a hoarder cant throw a thing away has incredible fomo and buys a ton of things even if its illogical. My grandma on my dads side was so scared of everything electricity in stores like malls said it made her sick. My cousin cant make eye contact with anyone not even grandparents. Only parents and brothers. She doesnt respond if you ask her anything. So her bro has to respond for her. She has 0 friends and is failing class bc shes scared to ask the teacher questions even privately. Like i thought i was bad but shes even worse.
"Why does TikTok say I have ADHD?". I dunno. Maybe because the app literally trains your brain to stay focused for no longer than 15 seconds and be constantly engaged/stimulated?
really just social media altogether. it's intentionally engineered to squeeze and tickle the lizard brain and a lot of that means "post outrageous content for clicks".
Bingo. Anyone on tiktok can say, “you’re mentally ill because you like the colour blue” and people will believe it. It’s up to you to ask your doctor these questions, not some 16 year old on tiktok with no degree lol
The study he cited (but, unhelpfully, didn't link) has been criticized for its methodology. Additionally, he completely skipped any discussion of how platforms like TikTok can spur undiagnosed neurodivergents to finally seek out diagnosis.
So is Dr Bender in many aspects: The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets
@@GhostIntoTheFog You took that personally didn’t you? 💀I bet you are one of those people who see something on TikTok and feel smarter when you repeat it to other people in person. None of what you said means anything - who criticized that studio exactly? The methodology, ok, what about the results, discussion, and/or conclusion?? Care to elaborate more on that? Can you even elaborate more on that? And even if you could, he would still be right about TikTok lol
@keepitsecret-dl1pr He could have, if he was scientifically accurate: The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets
So is keeping up to date with research: The serotonin theory of depression has been discarded for quite a while now. Also the data he gave about medication outperforming therapy is misleading. That was only for the 8 week condition. The 16 week therapy condition outperformed medication and medication + therapy (although the last difference was not statistically significant). What is significant, however, is the side effects of medication. Plus medication drastically increases the probability of a relapse, since patients tend to attribute their therapeutic progress towards the medication and not towards themselves, which leads to a higher chance of relapse, once the patient no longer takes the medication.
16:50 Your personality is generally stable but not immune to change, especially when you are younger, which is why we see personality disorders 'emerge' in adolescence but do not want to diagnose so that they don't become self-fulfilling prophecies. Likewise, this also means that there is the possibility to 'reorder', hence the 'disorder' in the title rather than 'illness' as was used for a long time i.e. mental 'illness'. Attitudes and outlook can make a massive difference in themselves.
Indeed. I would have been diagnosed with schizotypal in my adolescence. Instead, I got diagnosed with depression and early/mild psychosis. As my life improved and I grew more independent, the torment I experienced at that age essentially stopped. Now I have no symptoms of anything barring OCD and anxiety, more common disorders, and those too are fairly mild and nothing anyone else can notice minus my partner.
One of the most interesting things I learned when I did my thesis on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders in grad school was that the idea that schizophrenia onset can be predicted by the meteorological season of your birth (more likely to develop symptoms if born in Spring or Winter), but some research suggests it isn't the season *itself* that is related, but what is likely to *happen* in that season- i.e., your mother was more likely to have gotten the flu or a cold in Spring or Winter, and that viral activity while you were in utero is what is hypothesized to explain the relationship between SSDs and birth season.
Wow that is so interesting. Schizophrenia is definitely one of the most intriguing things that can happen to our brains. I recently listened to a podcast episode that was on how researchers on schizophrenia have been puzzled about the fact that apparently there are no documented cases in history of people born blind who also have schizophrenia, and how that can give us a clue on how schizophrenia gets developed
Another interesting thing is nicotine having some kind of therapeutic effect on it, something like 80% of people with it smoke apparently (I could be very wrong and don't want to add to ignorance here, but apparently there is a real connection according to a 2022 NIH study.) Obviously smoking is terrible, but hopefully they could isolate the benefit of nicotine for these patients to protect or improve cognitive function.
This. Might seem boring reading long books or articles but that's why you gotta find quality ones, which I think wouldn't be found too often on TikTok.
I've met with a double number of psychatrists in my life, and this guy by far seems amongst the most compassionate, witty doctors i've seen. In a profesion severly lacking compassion, this is an achievement!
6:58 Yes, AND - 1. Lots of other mental health issues can appear similar to ADHD like trauma, depression, etc (which makes sense given COVID). But also, 2. There has been more discussions about how typically under-represented groups (like girls) might have been under-diagnosed in the past.
Yes exactly. And worth mentioning that various studies show the percentage of those with ADHD in the population is something like 2-8% which is actually a huge amount in practice and certainly less than the number of those officially diagnosed. Also someone can present with "primarily inattentive" ADHD where they do not show, or maybe grew out of, the classicly portrayed hyperactive symptoms. And there's the basics: if you sleep, eat or exercise insufficiently, you could have ADHD-like focus/attention issues
And also people with ADHD might be far more susceptible to spending lots of time on an app that excites your dopamine system every couple of seconds. So maybe „everybody on tiktok has ADHD now“ might be selection bias
There’s also a lot of people that see all this talk of ADHD online and have convinced themselves it’s the root of all their problems that only a stimulant will fix
What I would’ve given to have all this information in one place when I got my depression/inattentive adhd diagnosis, I had to scour the internet and piecemeal it together to try and understand my own brain. This should be required viewing for high schoolers in health class
Possibly even middle school now, with the kind of things kids are seeing that are giving them silly notions about mental health thanks to (primarily) TikTok
I think of it more like if those memes speak to you and not just you now, but like oh yeah, I was that little kid, then memes and tiktoks can be a great spot to start. Take that idea and explore with more reputable sources if that is something that applies to you.
Off rip, I love your choice to go same color tie and shirt. I also just want to say thank you for giving your time and earnest efforts into sharing with the plebs. I'm of the opinion that adequate knowledge can help a whole lot of people at least understand that their struggles are understandable and manageable. It's a tremendous thing that you care to help and provide your professional understanding on these topics. Thank you for choosing to help.
As someone who has had severe depression, general anxiety and a bit of social anxiety and body dysmorphia, you can 100% beat it all. I never went to therapy because my parents never let me, and I was never medicated for anything. I had negative energy around me at all times and it was nothing but misery because my parents were both unhappy and definitely mentally ill. Alcoholics and unmedicated as well, they caused every single issue I had and the core issues they formed within me branched into many other problems that developed on their own. My mother tried to gaslight me into believing nothing was wrong with me, and it was all made up. I was “too young” to have issues. Made me second guess my own thoughts constantly and I was so unsure of myself. It affected me in school and on top of that I was constantly bullied. I had no friends, we moved to a new place that I wasn’t aware of and that was the very first step where my mental health went downhill. I was alone in general, and had nobody to support me. I was pretty suicidal for a good amount of time and my mom just threatened to send me to a psyche ward anytime I mentioned it. I never understood why they were treating me that way until I grew up a bit. I realized it’s because they’re both extremely miserable and live unhappy lives. They have no way of release because they for some reason convinced themselves that it’s permanent. So they let it out at me. Their marriage was horrible for many years and they both were unhappy with each other. By myself I spent a lot of time just understanding why things were the way they were and what exactly caused everything to be the way it was. I could go on about what I did that got me where I am today but that would be paragraphs. But I’m very happy now. And I have zero struggles mentally anymore and overcame every issue I had. Of course there are permanent issues I still have because of all those problems but it’s okay. Insomnia is something I still struggle with 9 years later but it’s something I’m looking into getting help for. But I changed my outlook on many things, and shifted my perspective on life and what it means to live. I couldn’t be happier, and I’m glad I never succumbed to alcohol abuse or drug use to help cope. It was at my disposal, but I saw what it did to my parents. That turned me in the right direction, and made me realize that wherever your problem is, the solution is also there. Mental issues have mental solutions. Never give up. I was a very closed off, sad, insecure, hopeless, constantly unmotivated and angry kid. But now I’m very independent, strong willed, knowledgeable, confident in myself and my thoughts and feelings, very compassionate and understanding, and I never see giving up as an option. I don’t care how terrible someone’s life may seem and how terrible life might make you feel, that doesn’t mean it’s over. You are in full control mentally, you just have to believe that and TAKE control. LIVE FOR YOU!
@@Aylii1 Wow, this whole wall of text and you have nothing of substance to say. You come off as someone who is definitely attention-seeking and maybe your parents knew this and refused to give you help because you’re not worth it and it wouldn’t benefit you. What a shame that the people around you have to deal with you at all.
Just remember, there's more to psychopathy and narcissism than lack of empathy. There's plenty of people who lack empathy AND STILL do things to help others and avoid causing harm. The amount of people who CAN'T respect others UNLESS they have empathy is concerning...
Not to mention that having empathy and being compassionate are two completely different things. Empathy in itself is selfish - you feel what you think the other person feels.. that's it. There's no benefit to the other human being just on the virtue of someone having empathy. You can behave compassionately while only employing cognitive empathy.
@@margodphdYes! I'll add that one can act selfishly while having affectionate empathy. And that some people refuse to use cognitive empathy when they think they know better. It's hard to use any kind of empathy in a state of defensiveness, so lots of people don't and don't even think about changing that. Compassion, understanding, taking perspective and emotional regulation is something that everyone should learn and look for in others instead of witch hunting for people who don't have affectionate empathy.
@@Nashleyism I’m curious about what you mean here by affectionate empathy, like what’s your definition of the term? Because affectionate empathy involves having the ability to understand and share in another person's emotions without being ‘emotionally stimulated’ yourself.
i’m loving this!! i’m currently in college to become a child’s therapist and i love hearing other therapists/psychologists/psychiatrists speak about therapy
The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets
The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets.
I'm sad that several of his personal videos have been removed, the one about Arkham Asylum in particular was good, but I'm glad to see Dr. Bender still on UA-cam. Maybe a return to his own channel as well?
i cannot express how grateful i am for my psychedelic therapy i had done. i did it 3-4 times just on my own & it did more than meds ever done for me. i wouldnt have made the progress i did without psilocybin, it taught me so much stuff i still use to this day to better myself.
Depression causes a lot more than people are talking about. Memory loss, sleep deprovation/excessive sleep, lack of self-fulfillment, declining awareness, and so on. Depression in itself is different for each person, and what one may experience could very well not be what you experience. In addition, what helps you can be detrimental to another. We should be talking about things more. It's how we learn.
I always enjoy Dr. Bender's videos. He's fantastic at relating the truth of mental illnesses in social media and pop culture. I'd love to see him do more!
Not all he says is truthful however: The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets
I was really hoping he would touch on EMDR. It's Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. I read a book by the woman who discovered/created it and I've done EMDR myself. It works by having you think of a specific scenario that was really traumatizing for you, having you follow a dot moving on a screen, or your therapists finger moving in a pattern while they guide you through the process of going through that situation in your head and helping you reprocess it in a healthier way. It saved my life
I don't want to come across as mean, please don't take my intentions as anything malicious or like I'm trying to "own" somebody, since this video is about sharing information for people who need it: EMDR is considered pseudoscientific purple hat therapy that is no more effective than regular talk therapy. Because that's what it is, it's talk therapy, the movements of the eyes do nothing additive. People who are in real distress can definitely find just as much relief in regular therapy as they can in EMDR. You don't have to go to a specialist, you can just go to a regular therapist to receive the same benefits. 🙏
@@K_i_t_t_y84 my understanding is that uts not talking therapy as the patient/recipient doesn't talk about their experiences. They don't have to relive the trauma which can make it effective,
@@amberatartimec2564they do actually, while doing the eye movements, which has not shown to be any more effective than just talking. If just moving your eyes in a square could cure your mental health, no one would have mental health problems. 🙏
@@K_i_t_t_y84this is totally inaccurate. Bilateral stimulation has been show conclusively to help with PTSD. You do not need to even talk about the trauma. You can simply think about it. Bilateral stimulation is inherently involved in memory processing. It doesn’t even have to be eye movements it can be tapping left of right for example.
Ooh I feel more relieved that I’m not alone with questions and doubts of my own mental health. This video also helped clarify some of our misconceptions of certain terms we use like ocd and adhd.
Please, for the love of everything holy, don't use the video as an educational tool. The only thing he said about ADHD was he thinks TikTok is bad. He didn't say anything about the diagnosis itself, and his take on TikTok was nonsense.
@GhostIntoTheFog "please don't use this video of a professional as an educational tool" - self diagnoser who uses tiktok videos of non professionals as educational tools
Get off youtube and start typing lmao 40 pages in a week aint nothin but it's doable if you buckle down. Get a glass of water and put on some chill music (I like citypop and lofi, but that's me. A lot of people use classical, jazz, and lots of other stuff. Combining with one of those rain sound websites can be cool too). You got this!!
1:08 I think it has to do with choosing to go to bed early for the sweet release of unconsciousness just to realize it makes me wake up earlier... but sure. Ur answer sounds smart n stuff
I really like this episode a lot thanks to this man, I hope he comes back because this was so informative and he just has a really nice way of explaining these concepts.
Of course levels of exposure are very softly adjusted over a long time along with what the person can handle. It's definitely not as quick as he told it and it also doesn't have to go all the way to coming into physical contact, that's only over quite some time and when a lot of progress is made.
I literally said NOPE I’D RATHER DIE when he said that lol. Even photos of hairy spiders, even fake ones, make me cry. I got sort of desensitized to Daddy Long Legs over time but there was a time when I was horrified by the sight. I still don’t want to be around them. But my phobia has definitely coalesced around large and hairy spiders specifically.
As someone that has schizophrenia, hearing him talk about it for that short amount of time was lovely. I am still finding out new things about this illness haha
Schizophrenia is definitely an interesting and insightful mental illness, can you tell me what you experience? I'm very interested in it, also I'm sorry if this comes off as annoying or insensitive, I'm trying to be none of that, I'm just genuinely interested in it, also it's pretty rare, no?
Remember, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you. There can be many things contributing to that feeling. Examine your interactions with each individual person. What kind of history you have with them can contribute to your perception of their behaviors and your interpretation of them. I always say if nothing feels outside of the realm of reasonable then trust your gut. Also never forget that often what people don’t say is far more telling.
This is a super comforting and informative video! I really enjoy how he explains things and talks us through his answers! I’d love to see more for sure 😊
Just watching this started to give me anxiety and at the exact perfect moment, you mentioned the in 3 breath and out 6. Anxiety is so real that trying to understand yourself more can induce it.
The freeze response is a very dangerous and important mental block to address. In aviation we have something similar called resignation, where you get overwhelmed with a task or set of tasks and just shut down, not doing anything. Pilots are taught to identify the hazardous attitude, and address it mid-flight by vocalizing a remedy thought such as “I can do this” to snap you out of the trance.
13:16 - now that you put it like that, I guess that's what my own grandmother had for most of her life. She was born and raised in poverty in a metropolitan Asian community (she was born in Manila, Philippines), her parents were very conservative and when she ended up having a husband, that husband (my grandfather) passed away a couple of months before her child (my mother) was born. Even though her children and grandchildren like me took care of her as best as she can, she was very protective and we were doing our best to not cause her sadness or pain but the reality of our situation living in a foreign land (such as Australia) and living our own lives may have contributed to the trauma really affecting her.
He was very informative but I think it may have been helpful to further distinguish between psychologists and psychiatrists. While psychiatrists prescribe medications and might do therapy, psychologists are typically the only ones who can administer psychological tests, as well as therapy. As a psychologist to be, it'd be nice to see a Psychologist Answers Mental Health Questions next!
As someone who has struggled with mental health and the line between too disordered for society but not disordered enough for the DSM and been in and out of therapy and psychiatry since childhood, at this point psychologists are the ones I trust. I feel like at the end of the day psychologists are dealing with people while (maybe not all but a whole lot) of psychiatrists are dealing with checklists. If you don’t fit in the checklist they can’t help you, they don’t believe you, they try to force you into another checklist you don’t fit into. Additionally a lot of said checklists are still based on incomplete studies that only focused on a portion of the populous. I feel like I’ve totally lost faith in psychiatry
Maybe the psychologist would also not give misleading information about the effiveness of medication in comparison to therapy and therapy + medication. The study he is refrencing had a 8 week and a 16 week cbt condition. Medication "outperforms" the 8 week cbt condition, but not the 16 week condition. 16 week therapy outperforms medication and medication + therapy (although the last one was not statistically significant). What is significant however are the side effects of medication and the increased probability of a relapse as soon as medication is added into the mix.
@@sa1ko152I love you, random stranger, because of the fact that you’re telling people that just because they seem smart and nice on camera… doesn’t mean they entirely know what they are talking about.
im soo fascinated by psychology and i love the way endogenetic((?) generational trauma) was explained here it makes so much sense. i recently found out that i have DID/OSDD and its really brought back my interest in psychology
I think The Little Mermaid could qualify too, Triton doesn't want Ariel out of his sight because her mom died by a close encounter with a pirate ship, so he over protects her based on his trauma.
6:21 its refreshing to hear this take on the whole adhd-self-diagnosing craze. Most of us display some, but not all symptoms required for a diagnosis and are simply not used to be bored anymore. We have trained our brains to constantly stay stimulated, and everything in todays world goes extremely fast, no wonder we all struggle to come down or concentrate on something.
I took a graduate psych course in Psychology of Meditation decades ago and there were already promising studies. Around the same time, I took another grad class in hypnotherapy and reviews were mixed. Depends upon a variety of factors. Great answers, Doc. Yes!
As a person which schizophrenia, him clarifying that people with psychotic symptoms doesn’t always mean psychopaths/Criminals. Humanizes it so much, something I’ve always been struggling to tell people
But sadly not always accurate. The serotonin theory of depression has been discarded for quite a while now. Also the data he gave about medication outperforming therapy is misleading. That was only for the 8 week condition. The 16 week therapy condition outperformed medication and medication + therapy (although the last difference was not statistically significant). What is significant, however, is the side effects of medication. Plus medication drastically increases the probability of a relapse, since patients tend to attribute their therapeutic progress towards the medication and not towards themselves, which leads to a higher chance of relapse, once the patient no longer takes the medication.
It is socioeconomic for the majority of cases. It is childhood experiences and family dynamics that lead to mental illness. It can be genetic, but the environment will determine if the individual becomes mentally ill. It is the people around you that can make you mentally ill.
Chronic stress is a killer...not just of life, but of ambition and drive. I try to meditation everyday, helps a lot. The workbook called 30 Days to Stop Obsessing by Harper Daniels was a huge help.
I had the good fortune of seeing the only psychiatrist in my state who also provided therapy. Bipolar here. It wasn't until we collaboratively found a med cocktail that was effective in stabilizing my mood ability that he suggested that now would be an optimal time to start therapy. Semi weekly for several months and then weekly. 20 years later, and 15 years since our last appointment, I owe my continued existence to his care.
It's rlly interesting! As someone who has never visited a therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist, I wonder how do you usually detect mental health issues? Some of them relates to low hormone levels, can you detect the hormone levels? Do you need to talk it out? How young is it for someone to get a mental health issue? Would really love to hear more about this!!
I don't know if I have a mental health issue or not, but I don't really know if it's just burn out, stress, or depression that I'm feeling sometimes or even other mental health issues I'm unaware of. Can they just detect my hormone levels and diagnose something?
taking blood and looking at hormones is usually part of a thorough diagnosis so they can rule out e.g. thyroid issues. And mental health diagnosis usually works via talk and written tools for diagnosis, so something like a list of symptoms and you have to check off the ones you experience and how often. If you suspect your hormones are out of whack, I would recommend going to your general doctor or an endocrinologist first.
For Tiktok absolutely. If you wanna graduate to UA-cam Psychiatrist, then you might even avoid these mistakes, that Dr. Bender made: The serotonin theory of depression has been discarded for quite a while now. Also the data he gave about medication outperforming therapy is misleading. That was only for the 8 week condition. The 16 week therapy condition outperformed medication and medication + therapy (although the last difference was not statistically significant). What is significant, however, is the side effects of medication. Plus medication drastically increases the probability of a relapse, since patients tend to attribute their therapeutic progress towards the medication and not towards themselves, which leads to a higher chance of relapse, once the patient no longer takes the medication.
@@A0A4ful maybe he has... still no excuse for that frame. the color looks good on him. even tho id prefer a slightly different tone for the tie for a little added contrast. and a more contrasting view on the serotonin hypothesis or ketamin haha. but nvm. was an enjoyable watch!:) otherwise
I appreciate all of his explanations, it's all so clear and make a lot of sense, it helps a lot. But also, I just wanna say, but there's something in him, while watching him talk, that makes me so attracted to him. Maybe I need help!
@GhostIntoTheFog we get it, your entire identity revolves around you self diagnosing ADHD and this professional in the field had the nerve to even imply you might be wrong
Which is a bit presumptuous ngl. TikTok and other social media platforms allow neurodivergence people to share their experiences which is what causes people to realise they could have ADHD in the first place. I don’t know why his response was don’t listen to them and not idk, if you relate to a lot of these experiences go seek a professional diagnosis as you may be on to something, alternatively they can help you if it turns out something else is more likely.
That last line being cut so short is almost dangerous on the editor's part. There is a LOT of caveats to make there, and I'm sure he made them, but they got cut for time.
@@rileyy.nichole He basicly said guided meditation cures cancer. It may ease your mind, but your real dr cures your cancer. Thats not what he meant, but there was no room to elaborate.
@@rileyy.nichole Unfortunately, a lot of people may interpret that to say that they can explore more radical & dangerous alternative forms of medicine, even if they shouldn't. You are correct though, the guy didn't say anything wrong by saying those forms of medicine "could help".
@MrChris00078 I personally don't see how spiritual help, or even alternative forms of medicine are bad, especially if it's done safely by proper healers. I understand if it's not done correctly without proper research, but ultimately if it's helping someone, I think they are still valid forms of medicine!
@@rileyy.nicholethe problem is when charlatans and grifters exploit vulnerable people by convincing them that they don't need "mainstream medicine" etc.
I wish people didn't keep getting the term "mental health" confused with the term "mental illness". Everyone has mental health...not everyone has mental illness.
6:47 This is scary. I notice this so clearly with myself. Even a Top Gear special which I absolutely love to watch I notice almost always that when I am 15-20min in I suddenly just want to switch it off and watch something else. And it's freaking creepy. That to me sound like a very unhealthy phenomenon. I don't want that. It should be possible in UA-cam to switch off shorts. Just don't show them or recommend them. That should be your own choice. Because every time I think: No shorts it's a matter of 2-3 videos and I end up watching shorts anyway. There should come research on this ASAP.
6:25: "Please, do not look at TikTok as your sole source of information for mental health."
Please, do not look at TikTok as your sole source of information for ANYTHING.
He's making a blanket assumption that people are self-diagnosing based solely on the TikTok videos they've consumed. That's not typical. In fact, platforms like TikTok benefit the undiagnosed by exposing them to the lived experiences of others and spurring them to research further and even, in some cases, to seek out formal diagnosis.
@@GhostIntoTheFogI think your addition can coexist with his assertion though.
@@GhostIntoTheFog A quick look at the comment sections on Tiktok and Instagram would immediately show you that people tend to believe they can self-diagnose.
*Please do not look at tiktok as a source of information
honestly just don't look at tiktok, there are better uses of your time trust me
To whoever makes these videos I need you to know that I deeply appreciate the fact that you still keep calling it twitter and not X
lol
My guess is the majority of people on Social Media still do lol. Ain't nobody playin' with that.
I refuse to call it X. Sorry I can’t lol
Completely arbitrary, don't you think?
When Old Mate is forced to sell it, the very first thing the new buyer will do is re-name it Twitter. So you might as well just keep calling it Twitter.
his glasses somehow make a lot of sense
didnt notice it till 7min into the vid haha
@@moonflymoonfly how
Looking at him with those glasses is difficult.
I'm waiting for him to tap a button on the side and go into hypno mode.
😂
As a depressed person, i tried to sleep all day cus the more i slept, the less time i had to interact with the world. Dreams are an escape, dreams are my hope. Im not that depressed anymore but some days, that feeling comes back to haunt me. the urge to just sleep and forget the world for a while.
I call sleep my time skip button. I have an uncanny ability to fall asleep anywhere, in any position. Yes I'm depressed but I try to look at my situation in a positive light.
Pathetic.
i tried then anxiety enters the room so i gotta do something else with myself
Same. But I haven’t dreamed in years.
Same. On my days off, I'll sleep for like 9 hours. Apparently that's still in the normal/healthy range of sleep, so it's only helpful for me. It helps during the roughest parts if I can just sleep longer and not have to be awake through it. Sometimes my troubles follow me to my dreams, but even then, nightmares are often less scary than reality.
The anxiety/stress memory loss is REAL. My last year in the military I honestly had no business working on planes because my memory was so, so bad
I have dissociative amnesia about most of my life prior to 1997. Not sure I want to remember at this point.
As someone with OCD it is always nice being reminded that the only thing wrong is my brain misfiring
And remember - having a brain that misfires says nothing about whether you're a good person or not! We just have weird synapses doing weird things and it's a lifelong adventure to figure out how to manage them. But whether you're a good person is all about what you do, not what's happening in your weird electric skull soup.
@@AstralMarmot”weird electric skull soup” is my new favourite. ❤
@@AstralMarmotnah y’all are bad people that’s why your brains are effed up. us normals are fine
@@AstralMarmotlove this take ❤️
@@AstralMarmot I always thought of it like my brain is a derpy computer that just keeps overheating and throwing up obnoxious antivirus pop ups where they’re unnecessary.
Not me rolling my eyes into my head and taking a photo
It should be pretty easy to figure out where you fit just by paying attention to how much your view changes. I think most people can make it to the second to last one, meaning pointed basically to the physical edge of what you'd be able to see - if you can still see the world, your eyes didn't make it all the way back. If you can see your brow though, you're at the next closest point to that.
SAME
So is number 0 or 4 most hypnotisable please?
@thycauldron it's number 4, the more whites you can see, the more "hypnotisable" you are
@thycauldron 4 is the most is what he said I'm sure
Please bring this guy back!! As a Psych student, I already enjoy psychology immensely, but the way Dr. Eric Bender talks about mental health makes it even more interesting!!
He did some vids for GQ a while back. Well worth a look
@@firestorm165 Thanks so much!!
I'll have to go search it up!! :) :) !!
@@ArmaGeddon-iu1vvOP’s enjoyment does not equal lack of empathy. That’s a large assumption. You should love the field you’re in.
YES
Eh. I wouldn't listen to a single word a psychiatrist says without having someone who actually knows what they are talking about fact check it. I mean why bother actually learning about mental health and helping people with their mental health when you can just prescribe something way too strong without really caring if that's actually doing more damage.
My depression has been in remission for 4-ish years now! Was deeply depressed for a decade and now I’m good! It’s the best feeling being able to see colour again
So proud of you! 👏🏻
Mine has been in remission for one year. I didnt know that depression could go into remission.
How old are you if you don’t mind me asking?
How did you do it?
@@sa-qs7xk I’m 27 now; had it since 17-ish
My new pysch got misty eyed when I described some of my family history on our first appointment. Really made me feel heard, and seen, that this nice man was so moved. I felt super validated. He's a great doc, I'm so glad to be working with him.
I need 10 more videos with Dr. Bender and a link to where he got his glasses!
!!!!
He did a couple videos with GQ reviewing movies and TV shows, those are definitely worth a watch
There are 2 companies that have a monopoly on glasses. They make like 98% of them. That’s why glasses are stupid expensive. You can find his glasses easy.
@@toxicsnowball2222he also has a youtube account he hasn’t posted in a while but has a few that are nice
I wish he would do a meme review with all of those "relatable" mental health things
As a nurse, this is probably the most useful and potentially the most healthful Wired Support video. Stay safe everyone. And don't hesitate to seek help!
Wait.. are there nurses with psychiatrists/psychologists?
I haven’t seen those around.. until now..?
Sadly getting help is financially impossible for the vast majority of Americans. Maybe in perfect socialist Europe they'd be able to get help but they don't like newcomers
Minus no mention the effects of exercise has on mental health. or mentioning the spike in mental health after the introduction of social media.
yes there are! especially in inpatient settings
@@AdhvaithSanethere's no kind of thing "nurse" for "psychologist" because they a r not Doctors MD (like Psychiatrist (MD) nurse-- works only with PSYCHIATRIST (DOCTOR MD).
Got an unskipable ad while he was telling me to breath out…
your pfp is perfect for this lmfao
Use Brave browser instead of app/chrome/safari :)
uBlock origin. Unless you're using chrome, in which case, lmao
This is kind of out of left field here, but I earnestly advise you to stop using Chrome (or youtube apps)
Hahahahahahahahaha
The grounding is very useful for the panic attacks.
Also, I've tried to reframe the anxiety. When i feel it all kicking off, I thank my brain for prepping, but I'm just excited, so I say "excited" out loud... it seems to feedback into the brain and settle it into a different direction. So far, so good!
Gosh, this tip might be very helpful for me as well, I struggle with a lot of anxiety and OCD and stuff
Thanks for (potentially, gotta try it out first) helping me
tyvm for sharing that🎀
I've been doing grounding without even knowing that i was doing it 🤣
Sometimes i get anxiety attacks in public places, especially public transport. And so i try to focus on the trees passing by, what people are doing at the stations etc. It helps a lot!
PLEASE do a full video on depression/anxiety! That question for the sleep blew my mind!! (As someone with insomnia, the fact that it might be cause by my depression is crazy insightful)
Ohhh yea i have the same issues. My psychiatrist categorized me on my school disability thingy as having severe anxiety and social anxiety and moderate depression which causes inability to basically function. Think it was issues eating, sleeping, thinking, processing, working with ppl, completing tasks, etc etc. everything was either checked as unknown effect or extreme effect. Nothing was checked no or moderate effect. Which checks out tbf. I mean both sides of my fam defs has anxiety. My grandma on my mom side defs is anxious and had a hard time doing things by herself and has low self esteem, my grandpa on my mom side had explosives anger if things arent perfectly organized even if its while you are using it. Would literally sweep things off the desk in anger while my mom was in the middle of studying bc it wasnt perfectly organized. He would also get rlly angry if meals were a minute late and had to have the right shape of bowl and cant deal with change, my grandpa on my dads side literally is a hoarder cant throw a thing away has incredible fomo and buys a ton of things even if its illogical. My grandma on my dads side was so scared of everything electricity in stores like malls said it made her sick. My cousin cant make eye contact with anyone not even grandparents. Only parents and brothers. She doesnt respond if you ask her anything. So her bro has to respond for her. She has 0 friends and is failing class bc shes scared to ask the teacher questions even privately. Like i thought i was bad but shes even worse.
Aren't sleep problems litterally part of the diagnostic criteria for depression?
"Why does TikTok say I have ADHD?". I dunno. Maybe because the app literally trains your brain to stay focused for no longer than 15 seconds and be constantly engaged/stimulated?
really just social media altogether. it's intentionally engineered to squeeze and tickle the lizard brain and a lot of that means "post outrageous content for clicks".
Bingo. Anyone on tiktok can say, “you’re mentally ill because you like the colour blue” and people will believe it. It’s up to you to ask your doctor these questions, not some 16 year old on tiktok with no degree lol
It’s because online ADHD clinics are trying to make what last bit of money they can before the DEA shuts things down very soon.
Tiktok is known for disinformation. I literally saw a video that said self-diagnosis of adhd was ok!
ADHD isn’t just needing stimulation. There’s a ton of other things involved that definitely aren’t caused by short form media.
i am so glad that he mentioned that most of those tiktoks are straight up wrong
The study he cited (but, unhelpfully, didn't link) has been criticized for its methodology. Additionally, he completely skipped any discussion of how platforms like TikTok can spur undiagnosed neurodivergents to finally seek out diagnosis.
So is Dr Bender in many aspects: The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets
@@GhostIntoTheFog You took that personally didn’t you? 💀I bet you are one of those people who see something on TikTok and feel smarter when you repeat it to other people in person. None of what you said means anything - who criticized that studio exactly? The methodology, ok, what about the results, discussion, and/or conclusion?? Care to elaborate more on that? Can you even elaborate more on that? And even if you could, he would still be right about TikTok lol
@@loghen01dead silence.... Lmao.
@@sa1ko152how long have you studied this subject to know what is "discarded" and what isn't?
I love how candid this guy is, explained complex subjects really well.
@keepitsecret-dl1pr He could have, if he was scientifically accurate: The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets
Already want this guy to come back, insights into mental health is practically a necessity now.
So is keeping up to date with research: The serotonin theory of depression has been discarded for quite a while now. Also the data he gave about medication outperforming therapy is misleading. That was only for the 8 week condition. The 16 week therapy condition outperformed medication and medication + therapy (although the last difference was not statistically significant). What is significant, however, is the side effects of medication. Plus medication drastically increases the probability of a relapse, since patients tend to attribute their therapeutic progress towards the medication and not towards themselves, which leads to a higher chance of relapse, once the patient no longer takes the medication.
@@sa1ko152SSRIs are also terribly horribly bad for you. They "cure" depression by making you feel nothing at all.
Let’s gooo, it’s cool hearing people talk about OCD in a comprehensive way as someone who has it
16:50 Your personality is generally stable but not immune to change, especially when you are younger, which is why we see personality disorders 'emerge' in adolescence but do not want to diagnose so that they don't become self-fulfilling prophecies. Likewise, this also means that there is the possibility to 'reorder', hence the 'disorder' in the title rather than 'illness' as was used for a long time i.e. mental 'illness'. Attitudes and outlook can make a massive difference in themselves.
Indeed. I would have been diagnosed with schizotypal in my adolescence. Instead, I got diagnosed with depression and early/mild psychosis. As my life improved and I grew more independent, the torment I experienced at that age essentially stopped. Now I have no symptoms of anything barring OCD and anxiety, more common disorders, and those too are fairly mild and nothing anyone else can notice minus my partner.
One of the most interesting things I learned when I did my thesis on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders in grad school was that the idea that schizophrenia onset can be predicted by the meteorological season of your birth (more likely to develop symptoms if born in Spring or Winter), but some research suggests it isn't the season *itself* that is related, but what is likely to *happen* in that season- i.e., your mother was more likely to have gotten the flu or a cold in Spring or Winter, and that viral activity while you were in utero is what is hypothesized to explain the relationship between SSDs and birth season.
That *is* interesting
Wow that is so interesting. Schizophrenia is definitely one of the most intriguing things that can happen to our brains. I recently listened to a podcast episode that was on how researchers on schizophrenia have been puzzled about the fact that apparently there are no documented cases in history of people born blind who also have schizophrenia, and how that can give us a clue on how schizophrenia gets developed
@@eykyraWow, that's interesting, thanks for the info!
That's incredibly interesting. Could you please possibly link your thesis or expand further on this??
Another interesting thing is nicotine having some kind of therapeutic effect on it, something like 80% of people with it smoke apparently (I could be very wrong and don't want to add to ignorance here, but apparently there is a real connection according to a 2022 NIH study.) Obviously smoking is terrible, but hopefully they could isolate the benefit of nicotine for these patients to protect or improve cognitive function.
Getting off short videos is great help towards maintaining ability to focus on something for an extended amount of time.
This right here ✨
This. Might seem boring reading long books or articles but that's why you gotta find quality ones, which I think wouldn't be found too often on TikTok.
I always feel like I become a better person listening to these Wired interviews with experts. This was so informative yet not boring at all!
I've met with a double number of psychatrists in my life, and this guy by far seems amongst the most compassionate, witty doctors i've seen. In a profesion severly lacking compassion, this is an achievement!
6:58 Yes, AND - 1. Lots of other mental health issues can appear similar to ADHD like trauma, depression, etc (which makes sense given COVID). But also, 2. There has been more discussions about how typically under-represented groups (like girls) might have been under-diagnosed in the past.
Great comment
Yes exactly. And worth mentioning that various studies show the percentage of those with ADHD in the population is something like 2-8% which is actually a huge amount in practice and certainly less than the number of those officially diagnosed. Also someone can present with "primarily inattentive" ADHD where they do not show, or maybe grew out of, the classicly portrayed hyperactive symptoms.
And there's the basics: if you sleep, eat or exercise insufficiently, you could have ADHD-like focus/attention issues
And also people with ADHD might be far more susceptible to spending lots of time on an app that excites your dopamine system every couple of seconds. So maybe „everybody on tiktok has ADHD now“ might be selection bias
There’s also a lot of people that see all this talk of ADHD online and have convinced themselves it’s the root of all their problems that only a stimulant will fix
I steer clear of TikTok because I have ADHD. I’d never do anything else.
they're so real for calling it twitter instead of x
What I would’ve given to have all this information in one place when I got my depression/inattentive adhd diagnosis, I had to scour the internet and piecemeal it together to try and understand my own brain. This should be required viewing for high schoolers in health class
Possibly even middle school now, with the kind of things kids are seeing that are giving them silly notions about mental health thanks to (primarily) TikTok
I think of it more like if those memes speak to you and not just you now, but like oh yeah, I was that little kid, then memes and tiktoks can be a great spot to start. Take that idea and explore with more reputable sources if that is something that applies to you.
Off rip, I love your choice to go same color tie and shirt. I also just want to say thank you for giving your time and earnest efforts into sharing with the plebs. I'm of the opinion that adequate knowledge can help a whole lot of people at least understand that their struggles are understandable and manageable. It's a tremendous thing that you care to help and provide your professional understanding on these topics. Thank you for choosing to help.
As someone who has had severe depression, general anxiety and a bit of social anxiety and body dysmorphia, you can 100% beat it all. I never went to therapy because my parents never let me, and I was never medicated for anything. I had negative energy around me at all times and it was nothing but misery because my parents were both unhappy and definitely mentally ill. Alcoholics and unmedicated as well, they caused every single issue I had and the core issues they formed within me branched into many other problems that developed on their own. My mother tried to gaslight me into believing nothing was wrong with me, and it was all made up. I was “too young” to have issues. Made me second guess my own thoughts constantly and I was so unsure of myself. It affected me in school and on top of that I was constantly bullied. I had no friends, we moved to a new place that I wasn’t aware of and that was the very first step where my mental health went downhill. I was alone in general, and had nobody to support me. I was pretty suicidal for a good amount of time and my mom just threatened to send me to a psyche ward anytime I mentioned it. I never understood why they were treating me that way until I grew up a bit. I realized it’s because they’re both extremely miserable and live unhappy lives. They have no way of release because they for some reason convinced themselves that it’s permanent. So they let it out at me. Their marriage was horrible for many years and they both were unhappy with each other. By myself I spent a lot of time just understanding why things were the way they were and what exactly caused everything to be the way it was. I could go on about what I did that got me where I am today but that would be paragraphs. But I’m very happy now. And I have zero struggles mentally anymore and overcame every issue I had. Of course there are permanent issues I still have because of all those problems but it’s okay. Insomnia is something I still struggle with 9 years later but it’s something I’m looking into getting help for. But I changed my outlook on many things, and shifted my perspective on life and what it means to live. I couldn’t be happier, and I’m glad I never succumbed to alcohol abuse or drug use to help cope. It was at my disposal, but I saw what it did to my parents. That turned me in the right direction, and made me realize that wherever your problem is, the solution is also there. Mental issues have mental solutions. Never give up. I was a very closed off, sad, insecure, hopeless, constantly unmotivated and angry kid. But now I’m very independent, strong willed, knowledgeable, confident in myself and my thoughts and feelings, very compassionate and understanding, and I never see giving up as an option. I don’t care how terrible someone’s life may seem and how terrible life might make you feel, that doesn’t mean it’s over. You are in full control mentally, you just have to believe that and TAKE control. LIVE FOR YOU!
@@Aylii1 Wow, this whole wall of text and you have nothing of substance to say. You come off as someone who is definitely attention-seeking and maybe your parents knew this and refused to give you help because you’re not worth it and it wouldn’t benefit you. What a shame that the people around you have to deal with you at all.
8:59 That ad placement during the 6-count exhale was intentional lol
Yes that all about.
Just remember, there's more to psychopathy and narcissism than lack of empathy. There's plenty of people who lack empathy AND STILL do things to help others and avoid causing harm. The amount of people who CAN'T respect others UNLESS they have empathy is concerning...
Good point. Cognitive empathy is a thing. Doesn't have to be implicit to be understood.
Not to mention that having empathy and being compassionate are two completely different things. Empathy in itself is selfish - you feel what you think the other person feels.. that's it. There's no benefit to the other human being just on the virtue of someone having empathy. You can behave compassionately while only employing cognitive empathy.
@@margodphdYes! I'll add that one can act selfishly while having affectionate empathy. And that some people refuse to use cognitive empathy when they think they know better.
It's hard to use any kind of empathy in a state of defensiveness, so lots of people don't and don't even think about changing that. Compassion, understanding, taking perspective and emotional regulation is something that everyone should learn and look for in others instead of witch hunting for people who don't have affectionate empathy.
But they’re not doing those things to help other people - it just happens to be a side effect of what they’re doing to boost their ego.
@@Nashleyism I’m curious about what you mean here by affectionate empathy, like what’s your definition of the term? Because affectionate empathy involves having the ability to understand and share in another person's emotions without being ‘emotionally stimulated’ yourself.
Those glasses are straight off an 80's projector. Bro can hide his unibrow so easily.
Ha! That’s really funny 😂
0:42 ?
Those glasses remind me of an eyesight test, especially an optometrist's.
But he doesn't have a-
@@r4nd0mguy99 Honestly same here lol
This was ridiculously helpful information and just the right speed of delivery and depth of knowledge. Thanks doc!
i’m loving this!! i’m currently in college to become a child’s therapist and i love hearing other therapists/psychologists/psychiatrists speak about therapy
So glad to see Dr. Bender do one of these videos!! He's a pleasure to listen to and what he says it so interesting!
The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets
YES! Dr. Bender is the best! So happy to see more of him on the Tubes!
I saw The Tubes back in 1976! Their shows were great! 😎✌️
The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets.
@@sa1ko152 I do agree with that.
I'm sad that several of his personal videos have been removed, the one about Arkham Asylum in particular was good, but I'm glad to see Dr. Bender still on UA-cam. Maybe a return to his own channel as well?
Did something happen to him? 😮
@@M3T4F1S1K4 I don't know why the videos were removed, most likely copyright strikes or something like that.
i cannot express how grateful i am for my psychedelic therapy i had done. i did it 3-4 times just on my own & it did more than meds ever done for me. i wouldnt have made the progress i did without psilocybin, it taught me so much stuff i still use to this day to better myself.
This video has motivated me to see someone about my terrible anxiety/panic while driving. Thank you.
the thumbnail got me
Does he amuse you?
Is he some sort of a clown to you?
Yeah you think he’s funny? FUNNY HOW!?
Why does tic toc say I have ADHD?
Because you use it. Lol
It is funny.
@@AdhvaithSane no I actually look up to him
@@emacristescusame lol he's good looking
why does nobody talk about how depression can cause memory loss?
Bro literally
why does nobody talk about how depression can cause memory loss?
they forgor
i need a whole video on it!
Depression causes a lot more than people are talking about. Memory loss, sleep deprovation/excessive sleep, lack of self-fulfillment, declining awareness, and so on. Depression in itself is different for each person, and what one may experience could very well not be what you experience.
In addition, what helps you can be detrimental to another.
We should be talking about things more. It's how we learn.
I always enjoy Dr. Bender's videos. He's fantastic at relating the truth of mental illnesses in social media and pop culture. I'd love to see him do more!
Not all he says is truthful however: The serotonin theory as a cause for depression has been discarded in the scientific community for quite a while now. He is very charismatic, but should keep more up to date with his research. Also problematic are is points on SSRI's outperforming therapy in effectiveness. That is only for the 8 week CBT condition. The 16 week CBT condition outperformes medication and medication plus therapy. This is especially important because of the side effects of medication AND because as soon as medication is added to therapy or taken by itself, the probability of a relapse skyrockets
I was really hoping he would touch on EMDR. It's Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. I read a book by the woman who discovered/created it and I've done EMDR myself. It works by having you think of a specific scenario that was really traumatizing for you, having you follow a dot moving on a screen, or your therapists finger moving in a pattern while they guide you through the process of going through that situation in your head and helping you reprocess it in a healthier way. It saved my life
I don't want to come across as mean, please don't take my intentions as anything malicious or like I'm trying to "own" somebody, since this video is about sharing information for people who need it:
EMDR is considered pseudoscientific purple hat therapy that is no more effective than regular talk therapy. Because that's what it is, it's talk therapy, the movements of the eyes do nothing additive. People who are in real distress can definitely find just as much relief in regular therapy as they can in EMDR.
You don't have to go to a specialist, you can just go to a regular therapist to receive the same benefits. 🙏
@@K_i_t_t_y84 my understanding is that uts not talking therapy as the patient/recipient doesn't talk about their experiences. They don't have to relive the trauma which can make it effective,
@@amberatartimec2564they do actually, while doing the eye movements, which has not shown to be any more effective than just talking. If just moving your eyes in a square could cure your mental health, no one would have mental health problems. 🙏
@@K_i_t_t_y84this is totally inaccurate. Bilateral stimulation has been show conclusively to help with PTSD. You do not need to even talk about the trauma. You can simply think about it. Bilateral stimulation is inherently involved in memory processing. It doesn’t even have to be eye movements it can be tapping left of right for example.
He's so smart that just meeting him will make my healing much better
Ooh I feel more relieved that I’m not alone with questions and doubts of my own mental health. This video also helped clarify some of our misconceptions of certain terms we use like ocd and adhd.
Please, for the love of everything holy, don't use the video as an educational tool. The only thing he said about ADHD was he thinks TikTok is bad. He didn't say anything about the diagnosis itself, and his take on TikTok was nonsense.
@GhostIntoTheFog "please don't use this video of a professional as an educational tool" - self diagnoser who uses tiktok videos of non professionals as educational tools
DSM-5 book giving me panic about my 10,000 word psych essay I have due in a week...
Edit: Got it done well, thank god
good luck! you'll do great :)
Get off youtube and start typing lmao 40 pages in a week aint nothin but it's doable if you buckle down. Get a glass of water and put on some chill music (I like citypop and lofi, but that's me. A lot of people use classical, jazz, and lots of other stuff. Combining with one of those rain sound websites can be cool too). You got this!!
10000 words really isn't that much to be honest. A week is totally doable.
Just do 1700 words a day n you still get a full day off this week
How long has it been assigned? Months?
Thank you for putting the question about psychosis first. Very important. Thank you.
1:08 I think it has to do with choosing to go to bed early for the sweet release of unconsciousness just to realize it makes me wake up earlier... but sure. Ur answer sounds smart n stuff
I really like this episode a lot thanks to this man, I hope he comes back because this was so informative and he just has a really nice way of explaining these concepts.
Once had a panic attack in class and wanted to leave the room ended up crying. Luckily I’m a medical student so my professor handled it for me.
I heard someone had a panic attack once in the neighbouring class and they all just laughed cuz highschoolers in Africa
Please, make more of those! with psychiatrists or psychologists, so goooood
Psychotherapists too!
He is so calming and reassuring
I love the mentions of CBT! Y'all should do an episode about DBT (dialectic behavior therapy) it's helped so many people!
Yes!!!😊
cbt acronym ruined for me
I always love the way he teaches, but I LOVE the fits every time.
As someone with pretty severe arachnophobia, the mere thought of going to a tarantula exhibit gave me chills
Of course levels of exposure are very softly adjusted over a long time along with what the person can handle. It's definitely not as quick as he told it and it also doesn't have to go all the way to coming into physical contact, that's only over quite some time and when a lot of progress is made.
I literally said NOPE I’D RATHER DIE when he said that lol. Even photos of hairy spiders, even fake ones, make me cry. I got sort of desensitized to Daddy Long Legs over time but there was a time when I was horrified by the sight. I still don’t want to be around them. But my phobia has definitely coalesced around large and hairy spiders specifically.
That's funny cause I'm scared of spiders randomly in my house. Yet I have two pet spiders.
right! when he said rung two was going to the exhibit I thought excuse me?? i need about 10 more rungs before thinking about that 😅😅
You just said you got desensitized by spiders being around, which was the whole point of the therapy 😂@@parryyotter
Please do more of these. This exact episode.
As someone that has schizophrenia, hearing him talk about it for that short amount of time was lovely. I am still finding out new things about this illness haha
Schizophrenia is definitely an interesting and insightful mental illness, can you tell me what you experience? I'm very interested in it, also I'm sorry if this comes off as annoying or insensitive, I'm trying to be none of that, I'm just genuinely interested in it, also it's pretty rare, no?
@@HusnaHabib-wb9gh I don't mean to self advertise, but I have multiple videos on my channel describing my experiences if you are curious.
Remember, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you. There can be many things contributing to that feeling. Examine your interactions with each individual person. What kind of history you have with them can contribute to your perception of their behaviors and your interpretation of them. I always say if nothing feels outside of the realm of reasonable then trust your gut. Also never forget that often what people don’t say is far more telling.
If your fear of someone is reality-based, you’re not being paranoid.
I feel like every time Dr. Bender appears in a Condé video he’s wearing a different pair of glasses, and they’re always statement frames. I love it.
These guy looks like he grew up in Gotham CITY
Fun fact: Gotham used to be a slang term for New York
He even mentions Batman. Definitely seems fishy
He's obviously Dr Crane/Scarecrow
He is handsome like Cillian Murphy@@manuelhernandez2017
This is a super comforting and informative video! I really enjoy how he explains things and talks us through his answers! I’d love to see more for sure 😊
Happy Mental Health Month everyone🫶🏾💚
“Happy Mental Health Month”💀???
@@AdhvaithSane ye its mental health month
@@AdhvaithSane May is mental health month, yearly
@@AdhvaithSaneProbably “Awareness about mental health” but still, what’s the problem?
Just watching this started to give me anxiety and at the exact perfect moment, you mentioned the in 3 breath and out 6. Anxiety is so real that trying to understand yourself more can induce it.
The freeze response is a very dangerous and important mental block to address. In aviation we have something similar called resignation, where you get overwhelmed with a task or set of tasks and just shut down, not doing anything. Pilots are taught to identify the hazardous attitude, and address it mid-flight by vocalizing a remedy thought such as “I can do this” to snap you out of the trance.
We talked about personality disorders at my psychology class today, so this was so helpful
Hey a fellow student :) They're super interesting
13:16 - now that you put it like that, I guess that's what my own grandmother had for most of her life. She was born and raised in poverty in a metropolitan Asian community (she was born in Manila, Philippines), her parents were very conservative and when she ended up having a husband, that husband (my grandfather) passed away a couple of months before her child (my mother) was born. Even though her children and grandchildren like me took care of her as best as she can, she was very protective and we were doing our best to not cause her sadness or pain but the reality of our situation living in a foreign land (such as Australia) and living our own lives may have contributed to the trauma really affecting her.
He was very informative but I think it may have been helpful to further distinguish between psychologists and psychiatrists. While psychiatrists prescribe medications and might do therapy, psychologists are typically the only ones who can administer psychological tests, as well as therapy.
As a psychologist to be, it'd be nice to see a Psychologist Answers Mental Health Questions next!
As someone who has struggled with mental health and the line between too disordered for society but not disordered enough for the DSM and been in and out of therapy and psychiatry since childhood, at this point psychologists are the ones I trust. I feel like at the end of the day psychologists are dealing with people while (maybe not all but a whole lot) of psychiatrists are dealing with checklists. If you don’t fit in the checklist they can’t help you, they don’t believe you, they try to force you into another checklist you don’t fit into. Additionally a lot of said checklists are still based on incomplete studies that only focused on a portion of the populous. I feel like I’ve totally lost faith in psychiatry
Maybe the psychologist would also not give misleading information about the effiveness of medication in comparison to therapy and therapy + medication. The study he is refrencing had a 8 week and a 16 week cbt condition. Medication "outperforms" the 8 week cbt condition, but not the 16 week condition. 16 week therapy outperforms medication and medication + therapy (although the last one was not statistically significant). What is significant however are the side effects of medication and the increased probability of a relapse as soon as medication is added into the mix.
@@sa1ko152I love you, random stranger, because of the fact that you’re telling people that just because they seem smart and nice on camera… doesn’t mean they entirely know what they are talking about.
im soo fascinated by psychology and i love the way endogenetic((?) generational trauma) was explained here it makes so much sense. i recently found out that i have DID/OSDD and its really brought back my interest in psychology
Thank you for the content. I appreciate the honest and factual information related to mental health. It would be a good idea for a regular program.
Finally, another Eric Bender video! It's been too long!! ❤
Would love to have him back to answer more mental health questions in the future
Along with Encanto, there's Lion King and Finding Nemo.
The whole clip was very informative.
I think The Little Mermaid could qualify too, Triton doesn't want Ariel out of his sight because her mom died by a close encounter with a pirate ship, so he over protects her based on his trauma.
Crazy how so many Disney movies are based on trauma.
@@to_ur_heartI don't know why a bad relationship with parents or being an orphan is a typical😂
Tangled is something else if you have a mother with narcissistic traits.
6:21 its refreshing to hear this take on the whole adhd-self-diagnosing craze. Most of us display some, but not all symptoms required for a diagnosis and are simply not used to be bored anymore. We have trained our brains to constantly stay stimulated, and everything in todays world goes extremely fast, no wonder we all struggle to come down or concentrate on something.
I took a graduate psych course in Psychology of Meditation decades ago and there were already promising studies. Around the same time, I took another grad class in hypnotherapy and reviews were mixed. Depends upon a variety of factors. Great answers, Doc. Yes!
HE IS BACK! I missed him and his videos so much 🫀
YT shorts did help me to feel the urge to get an ADHD diagnosis - although I agree it shouldn't be the sole-source it can be helpful!
same for me and I'm so glad
For sure! Hopefully you are better now.
get off the shorts. it’s gonna be a big source of those symptoms, trust me i’ve been through it too.
Really want to see more of this man!
I want to see him as my doctor 😅 My psychiatrist was terrible, dismissed my issues and just wanted to prescribe meds.
As a person which schizophrenia, him clarifying that people with psychotic symptoms doesn’t always mean psychopaths/Criminals. Humanizes it so much, something I’ve always been struggling to tell people
i love how his response to tiktok diagnoses essentially boiled down to "it's because you be on that phone"
Why am I focusing on the fact that your outfit looks like mint chocolate ice cream?
He does look like a giant Andes mint!!
I say duck eggs.
When I saw Dr Eric Bender was in this I could not click fast enough. Love seeing him!
I love Dr. Bender - his breakdowns are always so insightful ✊🏼
But sadly not always accurate. The serotonin theory of depression has been discarded for quite a while now. Also the data he gave about medication outperforming therapy is misleading. That was only for the 8 week condition. The 16 week therapy condition outperformed medication and medication + therapy (although the last difference was not statistically significant). What is significant, however, is the side effects of medication. Plus medication drastically increases the probability of a relapse, since patients tend to attribute their therapeutic progress towards the medication and not towards themselves, which leads to a higher chance of relapse, once the patient no longer takes the medication.
@@sa1ko152 You've made so many comments saying the same thing. Do you have beef with him or something?
It is socioeconomic for the majority of cases. It is childhood experiences and family dynamics that lead to mental illness. It can be genetic, but the environment will determine if the individual becomes mentally ill. It is the people around you that can make you mentally ill.
9:51 The part about oxytoxin needs a correction. It isn't breastfeeding mothers at all. It is any primary carer, whether male or female.
He didn't say only mothers
This dude has a lot of knowledge. I'd love to see more of him!
Chronic stress is a killer...not just of life, but of ambition and drive. I try to meditation everyday, helps a lot. The workbook called 30 Days to Stop Obsessing by Harper Daniels was a huge help.
Psychiatrists typically do not provide therapy. Psychologists (doctorate level) and therapists (masters level) do.
Yes, psychiatrists typically just diagnose and throw medication at you.
as is their job being a specialized doctor.
I had the good fortune of seeing the only psychiatrist in my state who also provided therapy. Bipolar here. It wasn't until we collaboratively found a med cocktail that was effective in stabilizing my mood ability that he suggested that now would be an optimal time to start therapy. Semi weekly for several months and then weekly. 20 years later, and 15 years since our last appointment, I owe my continued existence to his care.
@@patg2109 I'm so happy you found such an amazing provider!
@GarryRai-vl4sy Not in my area. Maybe it is more common in other places but not in Midwest America at least.
A psychiatrist that is aware of ERP! Thank you for educating myself and others:)
It's rlly interesting! As someone who has never visited a therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist, I wonder how do you usually detect mental health issues? Some of them relates to low hormone levels, can you detect the hormone levels? Do you need to talk it out? How young is it for someone to get a mental health issue? Would really love to hear more about this!!
I don't know if I have a mental health issue or not, but I don't really know if it's just burn out, stress, or depression that I'm feeling sometimes or even other mental health issues I'm unaware of. Can they just detect my hormone levels and diagnose something?
taking blood and looking at hormones is usually part of a thorough diagnosis so they can rule out e.g. thyroid issues. And mental health diagnosis usually works via talk and written tools for diagnosis, so something like a list of symptoms and you have to check off the ones you experience and how often.
If you suspect your hormones are out of whack, I would recommend going to your general doctor or an endocrinologist first.
You have to be 18 to get diagnosed with any disorder that means no empathy, because empathy dosen't fully develop until later in life
Why is he dressed like mint chocolate ice cream its so distracting
Its unbothered until u point it out
Focus bra
Tik tok told me you have ADHD
So what
Dang, now I can't unsee it.
I watched this entire presentation, so I am now over qualified to be a Tiktok psychiatrist.
For Tiktok absolutely. If you wanna graduate to UA-cam Psychiatrist, then you might even avoid these mistakes, that Dr. Bender made:
The serotonin theory of depression has been discarded for quite a while now. Also the data he gave about medication outperforming therapy is misleading. That was only for the 8 week condition. The 16 week therapy condition outperformed medication and medication + therapy (although the last difference was not statistically significant). What is significant, however, is the side effects of medication. Plus medication drastically increases the probability of a relapse, since patients tend to attribute their therapeutic progress towards the medication and not towards themselves, which leads to a higher chance of relapse, once the patient no longer takes the medication.
A short trip round the Bender.
He looks cool in those pastel greens!
Yes I love the look! I feel inspired
one of the ugliest glasses ever tho
@@mugnuz Yeah!- at first, I thought I had developed astigmatism...
@@A0A4ful maybe he has... still no excuse for that frame. the color looks good on him. even tho id prefer a slightly different tone for the tie for a little added contrast. and a more contrasting view on the serotonin hypothesis or ketamin haha. but nvm. was an enjoyable watch!:) otherwise
@@mugnuz I think they look great on him
This was one of the best videos on these topics that I've seen. Thanks for the fascinating info, doc!
I appreciate all of his explanations, it's all so clear and make a lot of sense, it helps a lot. But also, I just wanna say, but there's something in him, while watching him talk, that makes me so attracted to him. Maybe I need help!
I love how he basically said that if TikTok tells you that you have a problem, it's actually TikTok that has the problem, not you.
Being an ADHDer isn't a problem. Being a condescending pop psychiatrist giving bad advice is a problem.
@@GhostIntoTheFog But enough about the 91% of TikTokers giving information without the credentials to do so.
@GhostIntoTheFog we get it, your entire identity revolves around you self diagnosing ADHD and this professional in the field had the nerve to even imply you might be wrong
Which is a bit presumptuous ngl. TikTok and other social media platforms allow neurodivergence people to share their experiences which is what causes people to realise they could have ADHD in the first place. I don’t know why his response was don’t listen to them and not idk, if you relate to a lot of these experiences go seek a professional diagnosis as you may be on to something, alternatively they can help you if it turns out something else is more likely.
That last line being cut so short is almost dangerous on the editor's part. There is a LOT of caveats to make there, and I'm sure he made them, but they got cut for time.
I don't understand how it can be dangerous to say that dual treatment can be beneficial ? What's the caveat?
@@rileyy.nichole He basicly said guided meditation cures cancer. It may ease your mind, but your real dr cures your cancer. Thats not what he meant, but there was no room to elaborate.
@@rileyy.nichole Unfortunately, a lot of people may interpret that to say that they can explore more radical & dangerous alternative forms of medicine, even if they shouldn't. You are correct though, the guy didn't say anything wrong by saying those forms of medicine "could help".
@MrChris00078 I personally don't see how spiritual help, or even alternative forms of medicine are bad, especially if it's done safely by proper healers. I understand if it's not done correctly without proper research, but ultimately if it's helping someone, I think they are still valid forms of medicine!
@@rileyy.nicholethe problem is when charlatans and grifters exploit vulnerable people by convincing them that they don't need "mainstream medicine" etc.
OH MY GOOOOOSH IVE BEEN HOPING A NEW DR. BENDER CONTENT
I wish people didn't keep getting the term "mental health" confused with the term "mental illness". Everyone has mental health...not everyone has mental illness.
6:47 This is scary. I notice this so clearly with myself. Even a Top Gear special which I absolutely love to watch I notice almost always that when I am 15-20min in I suddenly just want to switch it off and watch something else. And it's freaking creepy. That to me sound like a very unhealthy phenomenon. I don't want that. It should be possible in UA-cam to switch off shorts. Just don't show them or recommend them. That should be your own choice. Because every time I think: No shorts it's a matter of 2-3 videos and I end up watching shorts anyway. There should come research on this ASAP.