The self-diagnosing, to me, is a lot like how as new therapists, we go through the DSM and think we must have all the diagnoses ourselves when looking at the symptom lists. With my clients, I do my best to practice curiosity about why that diagnosis matters to them.
There is a growing trend regarding misinformation or misleading information on these platforms as well as animosity between MH professionals and MH advocates. There was a great article on this a few years ago but I feel the divide has just kept growing.
I’m not sure if you’re a therapist or counselor, but at my workplace, we use testing to help refine diagnoses. Specifically, we administer the Conners test for ADHD, the MMPI-2/3 for personality disorders, and possibly a SIMS for depression. These tests can be quite costly. Typically, clients should have completed at least three visits before we proceed with testing. If we determine that medication may be necessary, we refer clients to a PA, nurse practitioner, or psychiatrist.
One of the reason I am pursuing my PsyD is because I was so tired of seeing all of the „coaches“ and „wellness experts“ out there throwing around words like „bipolar“, „multiple personalities“, and „borderline“ and what else…
Tiktok is ok but there's ALOT of trash, I can't stand FB, just "friends" reposting annoying sht, IG is cool but it's basically a likes and follows game🤢
I loved this video so much that I'm actually making my therapist watch portions of this. I think you and I - and probably my therapist as well - dislikes pop psychology masquerading as actual psychology. (I do not regard psychology as a true science generally, with which my therapist and you disagree, but that's beside the point. Psychology is at best a social field that occasionally uses the scientific method to answer questions and explain phenomena. It is people physics). I enjoy seeing and looking at the little charts of the data interpreting your Instagram polls. Have you thought about publicizing those with Google Sheets or something? You have a LOT of really GOOD videos not just about private practise, but about the practice of psychotherapy itself (starting and ending session, patient feedback, etc). Have a great week!
The self-diagnosing, to me, is a lot like how as new therapists, we go through the DSM and think we must have all the diagnoses ourselves when looking at the symptom lists.
With my clients, I do my best to practice curiosity about why that diagnosis matters to them.
💯💯💯 and LOTS of psychoeducation
There is a growing trend regarding misinformation or misleading information on these platforms as well as animosity between MH professionals and MH advocates. There was a great article on this a few years ago but I feel the divide has just kept growing.
would love to see an episode refuting common misinformation around ADHD, NPD, depression, etc. with evidence-based research.
I’m not sure if you’re a therapist or counselor, but at my workplace, we use testing to help refine diagnoses. Specifically, we administer the Conners test for ADHD, the MMPI-2/3 for personality disorders, and possibly a SIMS for depression. These tests can be quite costly. Typically, clients should have completed at least three visits before we proceed with testing. If we determine that medication may be necessary, we refer clients to a PA, nurse practitioner, or psychiatrist.
One of the reason I am pursuing my PsyD is because I was so tired of seeing all of the „coaches“ and „wellness experts“ out there throwing around words like „bipolar“, „multiple personalities“, and „borderline“ and what else…
Tiktok is ok but there's ALOT of trash, I can't stand FB, just "friends" reposting annoying sht, IG is cool but it's basically a likes and follows game🤢
This was great! Glad you made this, and sorry you had to deal with legal things...
I loved this video so much that I'm actually making my therapist watch portions of this. I think you and I - and probably my therapist as well - dislikes pop psychology masquerading as actual psychology. (I do not regard psychology as a true science generally, with which my therapist and you disagree, but that's beside the point. Psychology is at best a social field that occasionally uses the scientific method to answer questions and explain phenomena. It is people physics). I enjoy seeing and looking at the little charts of the data interpreting your Instagram polls. Have you thought about publicizing those with Google Sheets or something? You have a LOT of really GOOD videos not just about private practise, but about the practice of psychotherapy itself (starting and ending session, patient feedback, etc). Have a great week!
That story with "the company" sounds insane, it could be a big video, but I understand if the risk is too big