🛋️Cognitive Corner Therapists
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eyelashhhhhh :
Western therapy was a complete waste of time and money. No I’m not cutting off my parents for experiencing trauma after fleeing countries to save us from genocide. Like yes they weren’t perfect but who would be??? I couldn’t do better than them
2026-10-22 12:59:59
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subarashi :
no Rebecca, I actually can't leave my parents behind and will probably have to show my face to relatives because despite the sparky and unkind treatment, they have pulled me from situations no one could even, its that complicated
2026-10-22 12:03:18
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Shu-lam 🇨🇦 :
My therapist told me to cut off my parents, so I cut off my therapist
2026-10-22 15:00:21
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tentacle_lady :
I was born and raised Filipino, but the best therapists I've ever had were black women. I'm wondering if their culture is more collectivistic than white culture.
2026-10-22 05:55:04
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user97113723921401 :
I mean yeah modern therapy is basically ‘YOU have depression & and anxiety cause of YOUR negative thoughts’ without regard to inherent or systemic situational factors etc.
2026-10-21 22:52:08
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sardavic :
“Collectivist Culture” and it is just toxic family dynamics. I say this as a Mexican. Can’t believe the amount of times they use the “but they’re your family” card 💀
2026-10-23 02:32:36
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✨ KHA🌙 :
I realized over the years that this lack of nuance for other cultures affects so many things. I went to speak with a personal trainer who tried to give me a meal plan that essentially removed all cultural food staples. Like hell no I’m not giving up white rice suddenly bc it’s demonized in western health circles 😭
2026-10-22 16:07:36
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ay :
therapy need to be decolonized so bad
2026-10-22 23:25:23
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AiHuoYan :
Eh, I'm the child of an immigrant, I support cutting off the family if you can build community elsewhere. No pain is worth your depression or degradation.
2026-10-22 22:09:02
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Katie :
So I’m Asian and I live in Asia and western therapy worked wonders for my mental health. I did cut off my entire family. It’s been a few years and I’ve never know such peace. Just because something is your “culture” does not mean it’s good for you and that you have to keep it. The deeply rooted misogyny in “serving” men, the constant pressure to stay within a bad relationship, the need to have children to take care of you when you’re old, making fun of your weight, asking invasive questions are the just the superficial level toxicity- it runs so much deeper.
2026-10-22 21:39:32
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Lethal Yarn :
this is why out of every therapist I've had, my Mexican one worked best cause he understood collectivist culture
2026-10-22 17:47:26
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Lots of Opinions Nobody :
because my trauma therapist is extremely disappointed that after 2 years of therapy we still haven't found anything going back to childhood. like girl i don't hate my parents and i genuinely thought they did a decent job even though it doesn't line up with the western ideas of what parenting is, why is it SO hard to believe???
2026-10-22 05:38:51
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-Nira16 :
That’s the reason POC seek therapist that understand their cultural backgrounds.
2026-10-22 16:38:33
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Julia Abina :
As a child of immigrants and a social work student, I fully support cutting off family members who are toxic rather than using collective cultural beliefs to justify abuse and enmeshed family dynamics 😗✌🏼
2026-10-23 07:47:42
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tryingtolookbusy13 :
Hard disagree- you should cut off toxic people and get out of toxic situations
2026-10-22 19:10:20
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subashphotog :
Hard disagree, if it wasn’t for the western thinking of individualism, I would still have to talk to people who made my life miserable. I’m not saying western therapy is perfect
2026-10-23 08:19:23
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Jessica Oakley :
That’s why as someone with a Korean mother I got a Korean therapist because when I went to a causasian therapist they did not help at all. The Korean therapist helped me set boundaries that still honor the culture I grew up with. Now I’m no longer bitter and angry at my mom and I can be around her for longer than 30 mins lol
2026-10-22 18:30:23
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✨Christina✨ :
It’s important to make sure your therapist has a similar background as you do. I only go with women, queer, and POC therapists!!! More pros if you can find one that has a similar ethnic background
2026-10-22 18:29:46
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hi :
No, I tried therapy (with a therapist of the same cultural background) when I've been harassed by a relative who nearly killed me. The therapist told me to go back to that relative because "Us African..."
2026-10-23 01:18:01
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thedaisydoodles :
Sometimes I feel like the odd one out because I can in fact relate to western individualism 😅
2026-10-22 14:54:57
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patchesofsour :
hot take individualism is rooted in capitalism which is why the rise of individualism is direct with the rise of late stage capitalism and our declining democracy
2026-10-23 01:04:47
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holiiilit 📚 | 🏳️🌈 :
Not only that but how our mindsets are seen as inferior. There is still this idea that Western civilisation is the right way to think and do things.
2026-10-23 01:48:55
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Jaden :
Lots of people here hate the idea of cutting parents off. And there isn’t any right or wrong answers, but I chose to cut mine off. I’m southeast asian, it felt suffocating to be around them because they want to control who i should be or what i should be. I have been through a lot and even came close to death and no one was there beside me. And so, i choose to select who stays in my life or not. I will build my community from scratch no matter how long it takes me. But at the same time, I do agree that western individualism needs to rest in the past. I am hopeful that the generations that will come after me will change the future for the better. That’s all i could hope for.
2026-10-22 20:36:34
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WB✨🧚🏾♀️ :
We need to stop saying thats white people shi when they offering solutions too sometimes u do need to cut it parents off🤷🏾♀️
2026-10-23 13:51:58
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Blank :
This is exactly why ‘the west’ has so many problems, everyone only thinks of themselves. ‘Western individualism’ is colonizer mentality.
2026-10-22 16:37:37
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