The Metro

How therapy talk is reshaping mental health


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Terms you would typically only hear in therapy like "trauma," "gaslighting" and "narcissist" are now being used to refer to everyday experiences. Does the adoption of therapy terms in popular language help remove stigma around mental illness? Or does it dilute the terms' original meaning?

Kristen Abraham , a professor and the chair of the psychology department at the University of Detroit Mercy, joined the show to explain how the mainstream use of therapy terms is changing our understanding of mental health.

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