Feel like you are “your own therapist so why even go to therapy”? You might be exhibiting something called “intellecutalization”. Aka… addicted to “thinking about things” vs actually feeling them! This is an innate response learned when we were younger. Perhaps modeled through parents or maybe we learned having emotion is “bad” or “makes us weak”. Rather staying in the cognitive/thinking mode was praised and thus, became our go to default mode. However, when it comes to therapy and healing throu

Replying to @jessdcrz Some therapist moves for intellectualizers (like me!!) 🧠: Affirm the intellect (it’s a great protective strategy); Gently redirect to sensation; Use pauses and slowness to help drop into the body; Invite non-judgemental curiosity over analysis 🧐🫂 #mentalhealthmatters #therapytiktok #therapytok #therapistsoftiktok #therapistontiktok #therapythoughts #millennialtherapist #moderntherapy