Jonathan Alpert

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@BlueBoxDave So much to be said. I've talked a lot about how if a political figure consumes so much of your thinking and effects your sleep, relationships, and impairs relationships, then we have what is starting to look a lot like established disorders (or just really bad coping skills!)

@JonathanAlpert Appreciate your work on this.

Agree, we can't ignore the social contagion part of this. I'll add, some people feel they have to hate Trump for fear of being ostracized from their communities, families, etc. There's a big segment of the population who are effectively closeted or shy Trump supporters.

Therapy culture is turning politics into a national nervous breakdown foxnews.com/opinion/therap… @FoxNewsOpinion @FoxNews

Thanks for the mention @BlueBoxDave This sure is a cultural phenomenon.

There's some truth to this -- DAVID MARCUS: Trump Derangement Syndrome isn't mental illness, it's mass hysteria foxnews.com/opinion/david-… @FoxNews

Snippet #2 We've created an environment that encourages people to wallow in their struggles, to fixate on their weaknesses, and to wear their victimhood as a badge of honor. Mental health awareness, which should empower people to overcome challenges, has instead led them to cling to fragility, never moving beyond the past. This mindset has spread from therapy offices into every sector of society. It's reshaping the world around us. In schools, academic standards are lowered to accommodate insecurities and self-esteem levels, which can often get conflated with real clinical deficiencies or disabilities. In the workplace, resilience is seen as less important than emotional accommodation. And in social movements, hardship is elevated into a form of absolute moral authority. The result is a culture that rewards staying broken, instead of pushing people to become stronger. @JonathanAlpert a.co/d/0d9uglOy

Snippet #1 The last paragraph of the Introduction: “We need to build a society that's resilient— capable of facing personal and national challenges without relying on a therapist's validation. Even if you're not in therapy, have no plans to be, or even know anyone who is, I can promise you that an overtherapized, anxious, divided nation is your problem, too. @JonathanAlpert a.co/d/0d9uglOy

Thank you @BridgetPhetasy for a great interview!

Talked to @JonathanAlpert on Walk-Ins Welcome about the dark side of therapy and his fantastic new book Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It’s Left Us More Anxious and Divided. Getting lots of emails about this one! youtube.com/watch?v=XYgAHf…

Therapy culture escaped the therapist’s office and started reshaping politics, relationships, schools, and everyday life. Now we have a culture where everyone feels wounded, nobody feels responsible, and blame has become an identity. #TherapyNation My latest in @TheFP: thefp.com/p/therapy-cult…

Thank you Linda. Glad it resonates with you!

Check out @JonathanAlpert's latest piece in @TheFP, “Is Therapy Tearing Us Apart?” Drawing on themes from his new book, Therapy Nation, Jonathan explores how America’s therapy culture may be making us more anxious, more divided, and more fragile as a society. thefp.com/p/therapy-cult…

Looking forward to speaking!

@mirandadevine I'm afraid TDS now has various mutations and variants.

Looking forward to discussing politics, therapy culture, and my new book, 'Therapy Nation' with @cabot_phillips @realDailyWire today!