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Brandon Marcus

10 Mental Health Buzzwords That Damage Real Therapy

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We’re living in a golden age of mental health awareness—and that’s a great thing. People are talking about therapy, boundaries, trauma, and self-care more than ever before. But somewhere between TikTok affirmations and hashtag activism, some words have been twisted, overused, and drained of their original meaning.

Suddenly, “therapy-speak” has become everyday language, and not always in a good way. When everyone starts using complex psychological terms as casual labels, real therapy can get lost in the noise.

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