Psychiatrist Breaks Down Mental Health Scenes From Movies & TV | GQ

Psychiatrist Eric Bender breaks down mental health scenes from movies and TV, including 'Joker,' 'The Undoing,' 'BoJack Horseman,' 'Rain Man,' 'As Good as it Gets,' 'Girl Interrupted,' 'Inside Out,' 'Lars and the Real Girl,' 'Silver Linings Playbook' and 'A Beautiful Mind.'

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Psychiatrist Breaks Down Mental Health Scenes From Movies & TV | GQ

[notquitehim]

This dude looks like a superheros secret identity

[thepuffin]

"Let me get this straight, you want this random dude to be your therapist?"

Literally this entire comment section: "I do, and I'm tired of pretending that I don't."

[blobofconsciousness]

The association with violence is exactly what gives mental health its stigma.

[abbyshultz]

I feel like Joker definitely has some symptoms of psychosis-- just not in this scene. But throughout the movie, he has these relationship building scenes with his neighbor, where he believes he's spending time with her. But at the end of the movie we see those scenes again, and see that she was never there with him.

[jkwinley]

“I’m a child, adolescent, adult, and forensic psychologist.”
First Clip: *HORSEMAN*

[ManMan-hogu]

Man he’s really a child, an adolescent, an adult, and a forensic psychiatrist? His parents must be proud.

[darthvada]

Girl Interrupted (both the movie and book) was so important to me when I got diagnosed with BPD. It showed me that, no matter how bad I felt at the time, I had a chance to live a normal life again.

[Javinkal]

I remember someone commented on Inside out that each parents central emotion might show what kind of thing they're dealing with. like with the dad for example anger rules and he might have anger issues or with the mom sadness rules which might show that she's depressed in a way

[RunBayou]

Social anxiety is so bad because it's self fulfilling. You're so worried, you become the person you're afraid of being

[ItsJoKeZ]

Bojack Horseman is a mental health masterpiece that dives within the human brain so well it required animals to release tension

[summersmells]

"it's a medication issue" really helps me personally, if i miss my meds and feel dangerously sad but i realize it's because of the medication, I feel better because I know it will pass. What sucks is when the sadness isn't a medication issue :(

[MiciousDawn]

When Jack Nicholson walked in to the therapist's office and just went "hi. HAAALP!!" is probably the most relatable moment of my adult life

[palmeristo]

We just all got a free session with a legit psychiatrist. I learned so much!

[CDeeez]

He's so gentle and kind in his words but also himself and professional at the same time. I bet he does a really good job treating people.

[dallaslinger]

I could listen to him talk about these topics all day.

[PerpetuallyTiredMillennial]

I think the most important thing that Lars represents is the importance of community-based therapy. The doctor is bringing together a very broad web of care and support which is crucial for any social deficiency.

[sapaulgoogdmen]

Clark Kent you ain’t foolin me just cause you went back to school and changed your major

[jaidajacob]

He spent his youth getting a degree in psychology so he could spend his golden years being a hero

[slarkaminsky]

If we think of autism as a "sensory processing" disorder instead of a "developmental" disorder, it helps explain the need for routine and consistency. If I constantly felt like how I feel when I'm at an international airport during the holiday season, I'd lose my mind whenever one little thing was out of place too.

[chrisritchie]

I never realized how they depicted how the adults were emotionally mature. Even though Anger was the dads captain and Sadness was the moms they all sat at the table as equals and worked together as a team instead of one conpletely taking over the controls like in the teenager.