25 Secrets Your Therapist Doesn't Want You To Know

Imagine sitting across from someone you trust with your deepest secrets, only to realize they’re using interrogation techniques on you—and they’re legally required to label you with a mental disorder just to get paid. Sounds like a thriller plot, right? But for anyone who's ever stepped into a therapist's office, this is the reality they'll never tell you to your face. I’m Mike with List 25, and we’re pulling back the curtain on the industry. From the "billing codes" that follow you forever to the secret ways they're actually judging you, these are 25 secrets your therapist doesn't want you to know. Grab your copy of What The Facts now, available on Amazon! Click the link to explore over 500 fun and fascinating facts! 👉👉https://www.amazon.com/WHAT-FACTS-ARE-TALKING-ABOUT-ebook/dp/B0DFNR2KHT/ Please support my channel and get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqJpFqlX59OML324QIByZA/join 🔔 Subscribe for more tips just like this: https://bit.ly/3Ewz99H 🚀 Watch our latest List25 Videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/list25/videos 📨 Have a list idea? Submit it here: https://bit.ly/3Mu3gk1 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Your Therapist Has to Diagnose You With a Mental Disorder for Insurance to Pay 1:25 - Therapists Talk About You to Their Own Therapists 2:23 - The 50-Minute Hour Exists for Money, Not Therapy 3:02 - Most Types of Therapy Work About Equally Well 3:50 - Your Therapist May Be Googling You 4:36 - Therapy Can Make Some Problems Worse 5:24 - Your Therapist Already Knows Your Patterns — They're Just Not Telling You Yet 6:21 - Confidentiality Has More Holes Than You Think 7:16 - Your Therapist Has Favorite Clients 8:07 - The "Chemical Imbalance" Theory Was Always Oversimplified 9:05 - Therapists Are Burning Out and Leaving the Profession 9:49 - The Therapeutic Relationship Can Replace the Ones You Actually Need 10:45 - Therapy Can Create Memories That Never Happened 11:37 - Therapists Cannot Actually Predict Violence 12:30 - Online Therapy Is Often Lower Quality Than Sitting in the Room 13:22 - Your Therapist's Approach Was Chosen by Their Graduate Program, Not by What Works Best for You 14:20 - Therapists Sometimes Cry After You Leave 15:18 - The Diagnostic Manual Is More Political Than Scientific 16:08 - New Therapists Often Feel Unprepared for What Actually Walks Through the Door 16:56 - Self-Care Was a Political Concept Before Capitalism Got Its Hands on It 17:44 - For Severe Depression, Many Therapists Would Privately Recommend Medication First 18:40 - A Big Chunk of Why Therapy Works Is the Placebo Effect 19:36 - Your Therapist Has Thought About Firing You 20:23 - Therapy Is Shockingly Unregulated Compared to Other Healthcare 21:18 - Despite Everything on This List, Your Therapist Genuinely Wants to Help You 🍿 WATCH OUR OTHER VIDEOS: ► 25 Things Psychology Tells You About Yourself: https://youtu.be/ic9fnTpoYdk?si=DHi9k5_1nY-4ZG0Z ► 25 Mind Bending Facts About Psychology: https://youtu.be/7P4zcvp-oDs?si=J7apwAydYM2XLG9X List25 Discord: https://discord.gg/ZcKZRspW7f Facebook: http://facebook.com/list25 Instagram: http://instagram.com/list25 Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/list25 Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/list25 Mike Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbestrin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DizMeLife Twitter: https://twitter.com/DizMeLife Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelBEstrin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeestrin/ Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/michaelbestrin Mike's Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/dizmelife See more lists on our website: http://list25.com Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research