Mental Health
15 Tweets That Are Too Real for Anyone Who Goes to Therapy
Mental health doesn't have to be all serious.
Stigma has always been attached to seeking therapy, but millennials and GenZ are making the move towards normalizing it. From their mental health struggles to their hilarious experiences and reactions to therapy, they’re taking to Twitter to document their journeys. Relatable? You bet.
1. Ummm…???
my therapist: tell me something special about yourself
me: pic.twitter.com/tp19iInaSz
— TheRainbowBard ?️? (@therainbowbard) January 9, 2021
2. *Picks up the phone again*
Therapist: Tonight, I'd like you to stop all forms of screen time at least 30 min before you go to bed. Do you think you can do that!
Me: No.
Therapist: Why not?
Me: This is the way.
— Raw Motherhood (@MetteAngerhofer) January 9, 2021
3. Where is the supreme therapist?
The fact that therapists are supposed to attend regular therapy, meaning the average therapist has their own therapist leads me to the natural conclusion that there is one true master therapist out there, who has all the answers.
— Alice Richardson (@alrichards0n) January 9, 2021
4. Right.
the pile of dirty clothes on the floor of my room and the dirty dishes in my sink when i tell my therapist i’ve got a handle on things now pic.twitter.com/TFNjQXf2kW
— jephph (@notgeoffrey_) January 8, 2021
5. How do we do that?
when my therapist asks me to look at things more realistically when i’m anxious pic.twitter.com/6fp3DsQGMS
— lexi ✿ ceo of hayden (@returnofpadme) January 5, 2021
6. Am I?
my therapist: you’re a good person
me: oh no I’ve tricked you too
— Ely Kreimendahl (@ElyKreimendahl) October 13, 2020
7. Those moments when they blow your mind.
My therapist hit me with a gem, yesterday. The pandemic hasn’t changed the things you can control, those things are the same. We were just under the illusion that we controlled more.
— Black Big Lebowski (@LaJethroJenkins) May 17, 2020
8. We don’t do that?!
My therapist: “And what we do about our traumatic experiences?”
Me: “Share them on Twitter”
My therapist: ??♀️
— And I Oop (@HotThotOnLot) December 14, 2020
9. Men. Need. Therapy. Too.
men will go to therapy and then get mocked for going to therapy and not dealing with their problems "like a man"
— Aly (@s5bug) January 1, 2021
10. Accurate.
asian kids: i wanna get therapy
asian parents: we have mental health at home
— Ace Libre (@aalibre) November 25, 2020
11. Memes >>> Words.
Therapist: "How does this make you feel?"
Hanamaki, searching his phone: "Hold on, I saved the perfect meme for this-"
— ⋆Lea(ve me alone) HanaMatsu Brainrot⋆ (@Sleepskie) January 7, 2021
12. No calling. Texts only.
I need a therapist who’s extremely online
— mads (@utahmads) January 8, 2021
13. Need to know where we stand.
I always want my therapist to give direct comparisons to her other patients, so I can know where I sit on the normalcy spectrum
— Ｊｅｓｓｅ Ｈｉｒｓｃｈ (@Jesse_Hirsch) January 12, 2021
14. *Shrugs*
me: *waits 8 months for therapy*
therapist: so is there anything you want to talk about today
me: not really
— sophie thompson (@sophxthompson) January 11, 2021
15. Astrology, the coping mechanism for everything.
everytime my therapist asks me a question, i think of the answer in terms of astrology. she’s like “why do you have trust issues?” i’m like “my 8th house stellium. pluto conjunct chiron. scorpio venus 7th house. moon-pluto.”
— Olakemi ☼ (@melanatedmomma) January 11, 2021
