Fleabag Therapy: Mistakes + Forgiveness - Therapist Reaction Season 1 Finale
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Therapist Dr. Courtney reacts to Fleabag Season 1 Finale. On the anniversary of her mother's death, Fleabag and Claire return to their family home for the annual memorial lunch. Things get heated between Fleabag and her godmother, who muscles her way into the occasion and reveals some strange plans. Fleabag takes a date to her godmother's "Sex-hibition", only to discover that there are a few shocks are in store for her: a declaration of love, a familiar piece of work, and an entire wall of surprises.
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00:00 - 00:09 - Intro
00:09 - 01:40 - Inappropriate humor
01:40 - 03:13 - What the godmother represents
03:13 - 04:50 - What's being unsaid
04:50 - 06:44 - Take your nose out of other's marriages
06:44 - 08:22 - Fleabag's dad
08:22 - 10:56 - Boundaries and baring each other
10:56 - 13:45 - Claire's outburst
13:45 - 16:15 - Fleabag's maladaptive behaviors
16:15 - 18:29 - I can't imagine what you've been through
18:29 - 20:53 - The push and the slap
20:53 - 23:43 - Boo's perspective and grief's timeline
23:43 - 27:10 - Inauthenticity in public vs private
27:10 - 30:43 - Being wanted and needing to heal
30:43 - 32:03 - Left alone
32:03 - 32:53 - Compounding pain
32:53 - 35:56 - Cycles of hurt
35:56 - 39:39 - The truth about Boo
39:39 - 43:01 - Rejection and overstimulation
43:01 - 45:30 - Feeling alone
45:30 - 49:04 - Mistakes and honesty
49:04 - 49:31 - Outro
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Wow that ending was incredible. Such a complex character study on grief. I loved it! Let me know in the comments if I should react to season 2? ❤
If there is something missing from this episode that you'd like me to comment on let me know and I'll try and answer it in the comments or in next week's video. Thank you for being here! 👇
you know you should
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I was looking forward to this episode so much! I really love your analysis, it gives the series so much more depth. I hope that you'll cover season two as well! And congrats for the pregnancy, take care
You should react to the movie K-12 by Melanie Martinez. It’s a movie that talks about a lot of topics like bullying, politics, ed, body image, roles of society etc. It also goes with her 2nd Album titled K-12 so I thought it’d be interesting to watch a reaction of a therapist’s perspective.
Heartstopper maybe? :)
The second season is amazing.
I've heard some people even say that they like it more than the first! 😮 This one is so good it's hard to imagine it getting even better!
@@the.truth.doctor i like the first season but the second season is one of my favorite season on television
For the sake of not spoiling anything, I’ll just say Fleabag is much more open in the second season and I am sure you will have countless more analysis points to share with us. 😊
@@anais6654 Ditto! It's gorgeous.
@@paramitch the 1rst episode of season 2 is a masterpiece idc
My favorite part of the season was the moment Fleabag looks into the camera when Claire says "after what you did to Boo." She's so ashamed, she's been hiding that information from us this whole time (whoever "we" are supposed to be).
Yessssss she was exposed to us! So good.
I think Fleabag's dad saying "I deserve to be happy" isn't the positive affirmation you say it is. Good words on their own, but toxic, given the situation. He's not engaging with Fleabag on any real level, and while she's being mistreated by her stepmother, he's not engaging with that or helping her. Looking at this ongoing situation and Fleabag's reaction, having observed Fleabag all night (and having years of seeing the dynamic at play- seeing the slap), his instinct is to side with the stepmother.
He's misdiagnosing the issue at hand as this being Fleabag being resentful and childish about him having found someone else. To do that requires leaps in logic and willful ignorance.
Super fair and I can see this perspective.
I took it as him being a bit defensive, as he is feeling some guilt about wanting to move on and be happy when his children clearly are not.
I agree. I feel like the dad in this scene is being willfully blind and selfish. He sees what's really happening, he knows what's happening, but he doesn't want to admit it because it will be messy or difficult or upsetting. So he lets the stepmother win. Every time.
It doesn’t help matters that whenever he looks at Fleabag, All he says is his wife, who’s passed. I think that plays an issue in his behavior towards Fleabag as well, and why both the stepmother and her father direct so much more negativity at Fleabag than they do at Claire.
@@heg203 Ooooooooo. Great point!
I wonder if we can look at Fleabag’s breaking of the 4th wall as a sort of dissociation. She says things to us knowing we can’t judge her or abandon her. It’s safer than opening up in a very real way to the people around her, who might (and sometimes do) judge and abandon her. But the very act of turning to the camera also turns her away from the “real” people with whom she could be forming real connections. So by attempting to protect herself from judgement, she is also undermining any chance of real healing through developing those relationships. That’s my interpretation anyway
Yeah, that's a pretty common interpretation of her breaking the fourth wall is that she's dissociating. Especially because there is a character in season 2 that actually seems to notice when she drifts away to speak/emote to us. The rest of the people around her in her life don't ever realize it happening. So yeah especially with the addition of season 2 her dissociating is a pretty common theory amongst fans of the show and it's very smartly done. This specific theory has never been confirmed by the writer of the show, though... so it stays a fan theory.
A note about Harry: he sucks. I mean, he’s obviously wrong for Fleabag. But the reasons he’s wrong go beyond just his supposed emotional availability and her emotional dysfunction. He is a misogynist who says that fleabag is different because she can “keep up unlike other girls.”He also secret posed naked for Fleabag’s stepmom, who is a vicious person and treats Fleabag terribly, which Harry knows. All while proclaiming “there for Fleabag” throughout her recent major losses. Harry is not the man that got away. Harry is just a man who went away. I mean, fleabag is not off the hook in any way for cheating on him, minimizing him, etc. That is why her name is Fleabag. Just saying about Harry.
Olivia Colman is an exceptional actress, her characters is so insufferable that sometimes I forget it's acting hahaha
Right, especially when, to hear David Tennant talk about her, she is the nicest woman on the planet.
I watch literally everything with her in it. Shes my Streep.
@@daniellet702 recently watched The Mitchells in which she plays A CELLPHONE and truly, it was top notch acting
The moment Fleabag's secret of having slept with Boo's boyfriend was shocking because throughout the show she presents all of her thoughts and dirty laundry to us so bluntly that the fact that she was hiding something like this from the viewer is really jarring. It makes me extremely emotional personally because I have always been very open and straightforward about my personal shortcomings and things i'm ashamed of... so I thought. But over the last few years I've started to realize that there are certain beliefs about myself and things i've done that I have completely buried or convinced myself didn't exist because I was unable to laugh about it in a dark comedy sort of way. Which is exactly how this exposure of information breaks the narrative so far. While there has always been a seriousness to Fleabag's grieving since the first episode, I think all of her more individual habits, characteristics, and behaviors were mostly presented as morbidly amusing. This moment really made my stomach drop because it tied all of it together and there wasn't once ounce of sarcasm or wit to lighten the blow.
I think the way the show's structure allows us to be concious of the unreliable narrator trope is so powerful. It's also fascinating to see people's reaction to this kind of main character because I have heard people be like "wow she is so fucked up" or "who would do that?" Meanwhile I sit there watching it like lol same Fleabag.
Excellent points.
To Your last sentence: That's why some people don't get the series. I feel the same as her and can connect on so many levels with her behavior and inner conflicts. People who don't have that have issues understanding
I watched this show fairly recently, and fortunately without knowing any spoilers.
This show. THIS SHOW - practically nailed me to the wall. I saw myself in Fleabag, I saw myself in other characters, and I saw myself through other people's eyes. A masterclass in writing and acting. Oh how I squirmed in how well it saw me. I wanted to hide under the table.
The second season deep dives into how we heal, and how vast the methods are in how we heal. This show should be mandatory viewing to all who are studying therapy/treatment/counseling programs. It is also recommended viewing to anyone who would like a foot in the door to processing trauma.
Thank you so SOOOO much in covering this show and breaking down key moments. It's very much appreciated.
Thank you for sharing. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
You wanted to hide under the table and *I DID TOO!* 😭 especially season 2, that priest had me feeling like I'd just been caught naked by someone. I related to the grief, the feelings of guilt, the inability to let go of the pain because you feel like you deserve it, the desperate want to be seen but the absolute terror when someone actually does see you... Oh, my Lord. My favourite show of all time. I'm ruined for anything else.
Fleabag is a gift... I love it..
I really loved this show!
About the cats and why they enter the bathroom: in the wild the "bathroom" time is when you are most vulnerable to predators. They are just making sure you are safe. 14:23
Concerning the godmother, she always stroke me as a someone with a narcissistic personality disorder which could explain the fact that she can't stand not being the center of attention, her need to dominate the father and her rejection of Fleabag and sometimes Claire since they seem to grab too much of their father's attention.
This is an interesting take. I’m thinking about it now!
I thought that too, and it seemed like she was jealous of Fleabag's mother in some capacity prior to her death.
My stepmother is unfortunately, very very similar to Olivia Coleman’s character in this show. I’ve had to stop speaking with her.
@@heg203 I'm so sorry.
One thing I don't think you touched on much was Fleabag's relationship with us (the viewer). As you saw she was pretty open with us this season (for the most part) until the truth was revealed. That's when she looked at us ashamed and tried to hide from us. Maybe you'll speak more to it in Season 2. You have to watch season 2, it's my favorite season of any television show ever.
PLEEEASE watch season 2, it's an amazing continuation of fleabag's character and her need to be loved
I was really excited to see your reaction to "pencils with erasers" scene I love it so much. Second season is even better thoo.
I know this video is over 6 months old, but I would love to watch you react to season 2.
Season 2 is my comfort show. I've watched it countless times and it is is a show that gets self-love right. It's beautiful and wonderful and reminds me that we can all be better.
So sad her dad is trying to get over the death of the mother but since his daughters remind him of her (especially fleabag as he pointed out) he tries to leave them behind as if thinking that's what he needed to do to move on and be happy. "i deserve to be happy" he says, not thinking of his daughter's happiness in regards to that. It really seems like he sees the ghost of her in fleabag
I can't wait for your reaction to season 2!! I loved your commentary throughout this season ✨
Season 2 is a MUST. Loved your insight 💟
The guinea pig laugh, made me cry when I watched it and when I watched it again here.
oh you gotta do season 2!! love it more than 1, just because it truely feels like you get to see the full development of fleabags character - plus, so many things that weren’t addressed in this one are wrapped up so beautifully in the next! (also has some of my favourite monologues, it truely shows off phoebes exceptional writing and understanding of human emotions 😩)
To me this show is like the Thestrals in Harry Potter, you won't get it unless you've experienced grief yourself. I've recommended it to a number of friends but none of them liked it enough to actually finish the first season while I was deeply touched by it all.
That makes a lot of sense actually holy crap
I have not experienced grief in that way...and I immediately got it. It's just so deeply human.
Season two is some of the best television written like, ever. Can't wait for you to experience it, even if I'm gonna sob though it. I mean, you already made me sob with season one, I'm gonna need so many tissues
Please watch the second season! Its so good, even better than the first and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it 😊
Literally one of the best scripted and acted bit of television ever. This show is a masterpiece. I can’t express how much I adore fleabag. Both seasons. Pure genius.
oh, you are going to LOVE series 2. what phoebe waller-bridge does with it is nothing short of remarkable.
PLEASE I NEED THE REACTION FOR THE SEASON 2
I'M LEAVING THIS VIDEO LITERALLY CRYING AAAA
Godmother is someone who was already there when you were born. Stepmother just stepped in when your mother died. There's a huge difference.
Your reaction to that reveal was just like mine. I was like "Oh shit, oh no" then I realized the implications and connected all the dots and i was "OH SHIT OH NO"
What I was thinking having watched this before? "If only she knew, everything would make much more sense to her" 😁 This is such a good and underrated show.
i had a flashback when the "i deserve to be happy" line came when my mom introduced his new bf to me after losing her husband/my dad as a kid and as a teenager i just couldn't understand her need to have someone who could be there for her as a partner. that's exactly what she said to me : ( this show is amazing
i really don't feel like the shove came out of nowhere. The godmother reeked of contempt for fleabag and everything she says about fleabag has an undertone of condescension. She also made it clear that she's not a big fan of the mom either. When the godmother gave fleabag a very obvious, with an eyebrow raised, backhanded "compliment", with a scolding tone, that she's like her mother while doing something that the godmother clearly doesn't like, it was a huge insult to the mother. The godmother basically told Fleabag "f you and your mother", just very subtly. It also sounded like "see this is why i don't like you, cause you're like your mom", to someone who loved her mother very much and clearly struggles with self-esteem. Sounds like "your mom was like you" as well, again, to someone who hates herself
i'm a psych student and istg your reactions to my favorite shows are so insightful!! u're awesome!
I really disliked the father, him constantly putting the godmother above her daughters was insane to me.
You should really watch season 2, the dinner scene in episode 1 is the best.
I have some insight on why cats and dogs come into the bathroom, Doc. It’s because they’re most vulnerable to predators while pooping, so they follow humans into the bathroom as a way to “protect you” while you are vulnerable.
Would love to see your reaction to Band of Brothers! Topics such as PTSD, depression, and effects of TBI have received more recognition among veterans and service members, but still remain taboo to speak about while serving. The show depicts greatly how trauma can affect people differently, especially as time goes on.
Ah stumbling upon this and seeing you haven't yet reacted to season 2, such a shame! I am loving your reactions to/analysis of series 1 so far, and series 2 is a bloody *masterpiece*.
I often describe my feelings on it as series 1 being the "set up" in introducing us to these characters, and series 2 being the "pay off", where we see the character development, story arc and emotional arc truly come to fruition.
It also really reframes the narrative device of series 1 (4th wall breaks) to something incredibly meaningful and moving. Please please please guve seiees 2 a chance, it is truly art and so so moving and the best way to say farewell to these characters we only just met in series 1. ❤
This video is a masterpiece and the fleabag too
SEASON 2 PLEASEEEEEEE
Yay!!!! You finished it 🎉 you did so well with this one. I think you have such a good ability to be unbiased and have some level of empathy for everyone Even with the step mom who imo is a huge bitch lol. Thank you for finishing this season I hope you do season 2
Hahaha she was quite that way at times 😅 I appreciate the notice that I did finish it!! This feels like a big accomplishment to me 🎉😊
I loved rewatching this season through your commentary! I'm sure you're gonna love season 2, it presents us a little bit of a different protagonist, though she still goes through some of the same problems. When I originally binge watched the show, it was a much needed change of pace after the rollescoaster of the s1 finale.
Okay I already commented that I thought it was sad you haven't done series 2 before watching, but now that I have, let me add:
The thing you want to know more about - what led to Fleabag doing what she did with Boo's partner - is decidly not what the second season is about, but I do think that we gain a little more insight into that exact thing anyhow.
It also deals a lot more with the grief process regarding their mother, with the sister's relationship, the dad and godmother and so much more... God I'm really just reiterating here but I do so desperately want you to react to the second season as well.
Pretty please with a cherry on top. 🍒
Fleabag season 2 is the reason I started to heal myself from my family breakdown. I know now that I can't work with them but I can work on how I am perceived.
It was so good to see it again with you ! As for season 2, for me season 1 and season 2 are two parts of the same story - it would be so interesting to see your analysis on her getting better, now that she pretty much sink as low as she could in this last episode.
Also everyone loves season 2 for a specific reason that I can't argue with, but MINE is definitely Claire. I love Claire. I love her so much and she deservers THE WORLD :D
Definitely do season 2! It's even better than the first and the ending is perfect
season 2 is a F masterpiece about closure, i cannot wait to see ur reactions and comments
I wonder what your take on the fourthwall breaks is too? You mentioned fleabags humour as a way of coping and keeping things lighthearted. I think she desperately wants connection while also keeping people/her own emotions at a distance. And the fourthwall breaks/relationship with the audience is a huge part of that. Like shes being entertaining and embodying a personification of herself to the audience so we find her so likeable and endearing, and its onnly at the end when THAT MF DETAIL is revealed that she has no gaurd and we're really let in and she's so disarmed. And then there's no more audience directed dialogue or looks to the camera for the remainder of the episode
i honestly found ur analyses of fleabag and co. to be generally insightful despite you not knowing the whole story until the end! i’m so glad you got back to this show; i think it’s such a great series for character study and behavior analysis. the entire ensemble is well-written and fascinating- fleabag’s father is especially interesting to me. he delights and disappoints me in equal measure.
season 2 has a fairly different tone, but has just as strong writing. i definitely vote for you continuing on and finishing this series, but regardless i really appreciate you finishing the first season! :-)
I heard cats come into the bathroom because it might be scary to you like it is to them when they have to get a bath, and they are trying to be comforting, I love this show, it brings up a lot but in a good way thanks for taking the time to make these videos 😀
yes please do season 2! i looove these videos
im obsessed with ur reactions!! cant wait to see season 2
I've recently discovered your channel and love your videos already! It's educating in a fun way. Can't wait to hear your comments about season 2 as well :)
love this show so much
Can’t wait to see your reaction to season 2!
"that came out of nowhere" the push? Seriously? She had been passive aggresively insulting her the whole day, and she insulted her and her mother when she finally reacted and pushed her...
At dinner Fleabag outs Claire’s Finland news to distract herself from the thoughts of her past affair (unbuckling the pants).
Loved this series, really really hoping you do season 2
Can't wait to see season 2 analysis ❤
This reaction and break down was incredible. Thank you for talking so in depth about these characters!
This is so interesting!! Thanks for your content, you are amazing! 🙌🏻👏🏻❤️
Very amazing this therapist is and I can't wait for her videos to see ❤
Please do season 2 too! Its even better than the 1st (and thanks for these vids, made me see this series that I love with a whole new perspective ❤)
I love fleabag and I love you're insights into the series! also yes it would br awesome to see you react to season 2!
I can’t wait for your reaction and comments on season two!
thank you for your videos, they are amazing
and yess please, watch season 2, it's AWESOME
Do the season two please I beg you
Wow really blown away by the way you talk through the moments of the show using your professional experience.... it really was both refreshing and so vert insightful!
Hope you do season 2 too. It's even better!
i really appreciate this series because even though it's not as mainstream or popular it's explores the human experience in a way thats so special to a specific group of people- the fans of the show. i really do hope you keep the series going! 💞
Such a gem of a mini series… Hope you will adress saison 2!
Im excited for your commentary on season 2 and her development
This season is so great, but season 2 is probably my favorite season of a tv show ever. I hope you get time to do a reaction to that. :)
So happy for the two of you! Wish you the best for the pregnancy❤ And thanks for your videos, I really appreciate learning more on human behaviors and coping mechanisms, so thank you🤍
Thank you for this beautiful analysis. I loved this series so much, and it's written with so much brilliance, insight, emotion, and pathos (I can't WAIT for you to see Season 2). One thing I thought was interesting here was that all of these characters were -- interestingly -- willfully blind. They saw and knew what was happening to them but blatantly refused to admit or address it. Which makes Fleabag so interesting because while she is ALSO lying to herself, she is also the one person in that group who feels healthiest to me in some ways, because she isn't actively lying to herself or them. Unlike her father, or Claire. Anyway, it's a gorgeous show.
Thank you for your reaction to the season! I was very touched by the series, but I couldn't work out exactly why. now i have a much better view of what Fleabag is going through etc.
I wish you all the best with your pregnancy! :)
I might have to re-watch this show, it's so so good. Very much enjoyed this breakdown.
ofc I watched s2 in the meantime, but I am happy to see your reactions. You do awsome work! But please consider reacting to hill house in the future. It will be an awsome ride!
Awesome reaction! Would love to see comment on season 2💚
What a wonderful series of reactions, with lots of terrific insights. Thanks!
I saw PWB's one-woman play in the theater. She did that show, including that final scene, night after night. How exhausting and emotionally draining that must have been! What a remarkable play story. She is brilliant. As was the whole cast.
Would definitely look forward to season 2
Muchas gracias por la reacción a Fleabag, necesitaba plasmar en palabras lo que yo había visto y sentido mientras veía la serie y tú lo lograste, no solo eso, mejoraste mi perspectiva de la serie y ahora empatizo mucho más con la serie. Muchas gracias 😊 (Sorry for the Spanish jejeje)
I’m sure you’ve got plenty of plans but S2 of this is a must, Succession could be a good pick too.
I bring humor to a lot of uncomfortable positions or places I do a lot in my hospital visits I have cancer I make pretty dark jokes I sometimes want to cry but I can’t bring myself too
Light health and humor to all
New subscriber here to say THANK YOU for such an insightful and compassionate analysis of one of my favourite shows of all time! ❤ I’m also going to add to the many requests to react to season 2. I feel like this series really is something that needs to be fully watched. The amount of character growth and development is incredible and how Phoebe Waller-Bridge (the actress playing Fleabag, who also wrote the series which she adapted from her acclaimed one woman show) shows that growth in some ways I’ve never really seen before. I’m sure you’re extremely busy, also HUGE CONGRATS on the pregnancy! However, I do hope you’ll complete Fleabag because I think you’d not only have a ton of insights that I’d love to hear but I also think you’ll really enjoy it on a personal level. I also think that Fleabag is a show that more people need to see and know about. With your professional perspective and analysis, it’s incredibly helpful for anyone dealing with anything that the show tackles. Once again, thanks for all your hard work! ❤❤❤
This is literally the best commentary
I loveee your commentary. Pleaseee do the second season!!!!
Pleassssse do season 2. I love your commentary on this series
Gosh pleeeease do season 2 too! Your Fleabag videos were way more than just reactions to me (and to many people, I'm sure), I think that on some level most people can relate to Fleabag and that's why this show hits so hard and why your analysis of it was so moving and enlightening (you made me cry several times 😅). I think it would be really great if you did the second Season because Fleabag's character progression is trully beautiful and complex, that can be said about all the other characters aswell. I really hope you do it ❤
I remember watching the Mother's Day episode the first time round and I thought at the time that the scene where the father dropped the tray hinted at his increasing frailty and fear of it - I wasn't sure if they were going for dementia exactly, but I think I was on the money with it. It explained a lot about his behaviour I thought and Bill Patterson is a good enough actor to make suibtle.
The twist is obvious once I rewatched it. Lots of little clues dropped in. But I will admit that it took me completely by surprise when I first watched the show. What a gut-punch. One of my favourite shows - so well written and acted. I've enjoyed watching your analysis - yes please react to season 2!
So I'm Australian but I come from a very English...type family on my dad's side. Everyone has trouble with emotions...every culture can have their issues but this show,really does highlight the English way of processing emotions. It's...not ideal. I was very fortunate my mum is a very warm person and emotionally intelligent and my dad is a lovely person...but he's been very damaged by this upbringing and culture. So i grew up adjacent to it but not in it. Which helped me be aware of it without having to be damaged by it. But yeh it is very familiar to me the way emotions are seen as messy, unsightly and impolite so they are so repressed....and the way family dynamics play out particulary in this specific culture. I felt so seen.
Please do the 2nd season too
Fleabag (especially season 2) is my favorite show ever. I have a lot of sympathy for her character and I like her and care for her despite her very obvious flaws. I feel drawn to characters like that. Bojack Horseman is a similar example. And I kind of relate to them because I feel like a hypocrite a lot in my life. I haven’t done anything to the gravity of either of those characters but people often perceive me as „pure“ or just a very nice and innocent person and I don’t feel like that on the inside.
My boyfriend hates the character fleabag and judges her harshly. I sometimes jokingly say that I’m like her or I relate to her but he doesn’t accept that.
Sometimes I feel like I’m dishonest with everyone around me or unconsciously presenting as someone better than I am and therefore no one really know how fucked up I truly am in the inside
Please review the second season its amazing
Please please please do season 2
please watch the next season!!
I’ve seen another therapist reacts channel that I don’t care for when I realized crying wasn’t a spontaneous moment, but they just cry every episode. I really connected with this series when I first watched it. Truth Doctor really puts a lot of things to consider out there about what’s really going on in our complex heads. I tried therapy a couple times in my 20s and 30s. I eventually stopped because I felt like it was a place where I would indulge myself by just talking and never getting anywhere. Now at 42, I feel like I’m just a different person. I’m not as sensitive as I once was. But I’m much more numb and unsurprised by the world. I sometimes think about trying therapy again to try to be happier and maybe get some of those things I would like out of life. I know 42 is still young, but I buried a friend last year and really feel like I’ve entered a new phase in life.
Thank you for writing this. I’m going through some thing similar. I’m trying to believe in therapy as something that everybody deserves all the time. It’s some thing we all need. There’s no shame in it. It’s not indulgent. It’s just a useful tool to help us navigate our lives and especially the most challenging times in our lives. So I hope you found somebody to talk to, and I hope I find somebody to talk to you really soon, too.
some people just cry more. That doesn't mean that it's not spontaneous...especially if they are super empathetic and the material they are watching is very emotional (probably is as it is a therapist reacts channel).
@@Simplenotion Maybe, I know especially in the online world, we all put on a mask. The skeptical, older, part of me started thinking that the other therapist channel (not this one), found they would get more views when they start crying, and kept doing it. I know, I could be off base. That other channel could have been trying to be more in touch with their emotions. But in this tricky world, I’m skeptical whenever I see people being vulnerable too much and wonder if it’s a manipulation. BUT, when it comes to our emotions, it’s subjective and I very well could be only seeing this through my world view. So lol, I want to be careful in saying that I don’t really know anything.
I found this show really powerful and haunting. Often pathos is cringy but this left me feeling hopeful.
BTW your sign made me laugh out loud. C U Next Thursday! Hahaha
I WOLD ABSOLUTELY LOVE IF YOU SAW SEVERANCE AND DID YOUR REFLECTIONS ON THAT SHOW!!! Please do!!!
Cats come into the restroom with you because cats in the wild protect and look out for one another while using the bathroom because it’s when they’re vulnerable…so they’re really protecting you while you go!
Please do second season it will be good for rhe channel and to hear how a therapist will view fleabag because she does change