Psychiatrist Answers Mental Health Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Psychiatrist Dr. Eric Bender answers your questions about mental health from Twitter. Can you develop a personality disorder? Is stress contagious? What does the Rorschach test actually prove? Answers to these questions and many more await—it's Mental Health Support.


Plus, COMING SOON: Dr. Bender's upcoming podcast Shrinkage which explores mental health in TV, movies, and video games.

Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Yukihiro Uemura
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: H. Eric Bender, M.D.
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer
Sound Mixer: Russell Purcell
Production Assistant: Davis Forge
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

00:00 Psychiatrist Support
00:10 Break from Reality
00:34 Depression and Sleep
01:14 Is stress contagious?
01:39 Hypnotherapy
02:25 Psychology vs Psychiatry
02:45 How to not cry
02:57 Mild Narcissism
03:26 Brain-Gut Connection
04:18 Start of Psychiatry
04:43 Memory Loss
05:09 Intrusive Thoughts
06:21 ADHD
07:02 Mushrooms
07:56 Panic Attacks
08:34 Anxiety Attacks
09:16 Endorphins, Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin
10:05 Omega 3
10:42 Schizophrenia
11:20 Freeze Response
12:04 Beating Depression
13:04 Generational Trauma
13:51 Genetics
14:34 Antidepressants
15:02 Ketamine Therapy
15:53 Psychopathy Test
16:49 Personality Disorder
17:31 DSM-5
18:16 Ink Blot Test
19:03 Integrative Psychiatry


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[emacristescu]

his glasses somehow make a lot of sense

[HaggenKennedy]

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.

[legallyrequired]

As someone with OCD it is always nice being reminded that the only thing wrong is my brain misfiring

[talaltbh]

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

[overthestars]

Not me rolling my eyes into my head and taking a photo

[jacksonrampage]

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.

[Spelladonna]

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!!

[RGBY-tvhg]

Got an unskipable ad while he was telling me to breath out…

[parkermae]

I need 10 more videos with Dr. Bender and a link to where he got his glasses!

[TheNurseWhoLifts]

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!

[goldenTym]

"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?

[savannamm]

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

[JohnGeorge-pwxo]

I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with OCD. Spent my whole life fighting OCD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my son recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

[Stormraught]

I love how candid this guy is, explained complex subjects really well.

[karkador]

i am so glad that he mentioned that most of those tiktoks are straight up wrong

[natxon]

they're so real for calling it twitter instead of x

[cadevywilliams]

Getting off short videos is great help towards maintaining ability to focus on something for an extended amount of time.

[God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_nd]

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

[bagginssupercat]

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!

[timparsons]

8:59 That ad placement during the 6-count exhale was intentional lol