How does therapy work? | BBC Ideas
From depression to anxiety, talking therapy can help with a range of issues, boosting your mental health. But how does it work? And what happens when you go and talk to a therapist?
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Bruh therapy is just paying someone to talk to you. They don’t even do much they just exist as someone you can talk to. They are essentially professional listeners.
Therapy is such a weak minded move. Paying another grown person as a grown person to tell you what a grown person should be doing or how to deal with whatever it is.😅. I've been an addict, I've been in prison, I've been homeless, I've felt suicidal at times, Life really sucks and I hate a lot of sh.t that I "Have" to. I've never called anybody and here I am killing it at life because I am my own consultant as a grown up you should know what the right moves should be. Get at it 💪
This was wonderfully helpful
It’s interesting to see how ppl diminish the importance of psychological help for those who need it and give irrelevant advice about “be strong” “be adult” “get act together”, “talk to mom” etc.
It seems that there should be more information about the process itself, mental states that ppl can experience.
It’s big work that a person does with their personality, while changing their brains. Which is extremely hard from the biological point of view.
Hugs to Everyone who’s in therapy 🤗 it’ll help.
I took therapy and I think she didn't cared about feelings or mental health but more about money.
I've had experience with better health thank you so much
Wow
is thing is boaring wanna watch something else🎉
I hate therapy so much, everytime it made me worse and the therapist pulled away from me, people don't seem to talk about the bad side of therapy or the negative effects but they should do.
Of course talking about your problems feels good, it’s called venting and it’s just a coping mechanism. It is a band aid really
What's this got to do with relationships?
I hardly think people recover after only 6 sessions…
Why does it look so ugly
Right, ruminating on your misfortunes somehow makes you better?
my feeling is being scared because of death
Sounds like a " FRIEND YOU PAY"😂
Someone to show me where there is so I can make there be here, I literally try to get somewhere and never can because it's like I'm trapped here, and there is somewhere that isn't even possible because it also requires so many people to lose their symptoms and crisis especially too
I am a fan of talk therapy and it really helped me get through anxiety and depression. I actually value it more than the anti depressants though I had both. She taught me ways to cope, she taught me how to see my problem from a distance, she knew others who had gone through the same thing and how they got through it. I diligently followed pretty much everything and recovered in about 5 months.
Talking therapy can be successful for many but it also fails more people than it helps. In my case it didn't make a jot of difference and unfortunately made things a whole lot worse. I have a very fixed mind set which is a barrier to talking therapy working. As for having a relationship with a therapist that is never going to happen because I will never have a relationship with someone I don't know and/or trust.
Therapy isn’t talking it’s listening
Psychotherapy has changed my life. I had so many problems with myself and my parents, depression, and moments of severe anxiety, and, through psychotherapy, I could deal with them with a different and broader overview. What made me suffer for over 50 years, doesn't make much sense right now. I wish I had started it earlier in my life.
Go to gym
how do i know if i need it tho? Bro never answered that
I really liked this video. It's helpful and not just because with my slight Autism, OCD, Anxiety, and Misophonia. And I've had help with most of these problems in the past. Except the Misophonia, which I now developed. Her name is Dr. Alice Nadelman. And she's been retired for six years now. I try and do help myself with my issues still. It's harder but it doesn't have to be, either, again.
Keep making the same mistakes know what I need to do listen to all the advice can write a book on it. It's hard it takes time very good at taking information in need to get stuck in to the practical anyone knows what i mean
Taking a trip and shopping is my therapy! I don’t think a therapist could help with my situation. However, I may try it just to see how it is.
I've seen an absurd number of psychologists, therapists and psychiatrists, 40 or so. All a huge disappointment, treating me like my awful family: I'm the problem, I have to change, my feelings and experiences don't matter. The abuse I've suffered from them is worse than childhood traumas. My family had years of resentment towards me, so I can understand their hatred but a stranger? I've never done anything to them, why do they defend my abusive family? I know it's bc I tell the truth: parents and mental health specialists deliberately ruined my life and wanted me to become hopeless. They want to live in a fantasy land where everything is fine and hate anyone who shatters their illusions. And I'm better at solving problems at work, I just give people what they need: empathy first and all negative emotions disappear in an instant. It's almost comical how quick it is. 2-3 sentences and the other person calms down.
this is true. my so called therapists were so unhelpful.
that patients were never always have right to speak for ourselves.
and yes. some people treat emotions like colds. and don't actually help to solve any problems.
none at all.
i don't usually tell people my real problems.
because none of them get solved.
therapists usually waste my time. and get away with it too.
I’m just going to say this , I’ve been in therapy for a year and I’ve seen multiple therapists within this year but I honestly feel like it’s not helped me at all . I just talk and talk about my issues and I’m met with silence , so it’s technically me pretty much talking to a wall . I don’t understand how this will even help if honestly I’m already met with my negative thoughts daily , except in therapy I’m saying them out loud but I get no redirection in said thought pattern or any feedback so I feel like I’m just left talking to myself at the end of the day . I’m honestly thinking of taking a step back from this
“You can get free talking therapy on the NHS”
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
That last quote was awful! If you need to “fix” yourself over and over again through your whole life, how is that a good thing? It sounds like you’re being forced to pretend you’re well and gaslighting yourself into doing what the therapist says is right.
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Therapy is really neat 🧼
If parents feel like they have too much on their plate then they shouldn't have children. Simple as that. Can you just stop saying similar stuff, it doesn't help, it makes people feel guilty simply because they want to talk to someone close to them about how they're feeling! Geez! There's no such a thing like one-size-fits-all approach
I been told I need therapy for so long by family and community members yet when I try to get it it never happens and I just end up moving forward with life. There’s a huge shortage maybe I should consider becoming a therapist….. Idk
Psychology does not help believe me
Am a young student whoes interested in studing human behaviors and want to help the world and bring changes in my own hometown and the world
I heard some of the psychologist or psychiatrist are not useful to some people. 😢. Well am just a teen but i have saved two people in my life being a supprot for them and now they are happily living the live i hope one day ill bring a change in this whole wide world
Therapy is bullshit. They just tell you what to do with out actually giving you plans or treatments. It’s all just verbal. I’m not talking about medicine. They don’t curate a plan to take you to specialists who have unique treatment methods who know your story that was passed along. So you end up having to pay out of pocket research yourself and then the whole thing becomes an effort where nothing feels genuine so you don’t end up getting treatment in the first place.
I keep joining therapy classes in disguise. 😂