Joe's whole mental health journey is really good so I recommend watching any episodes relating to it. Season 15 ep. 19-25 is when her depressive episode unfolds that leads her to inpatient treatment. 24-25 is probably the climax of that storyline. Also, there is an episode about Dr. Bailey's OCD but I am unsure what season or episode it is. Thanks again for all the work you do to educate and destigmatize!

I'm doing EMDR right now, and been doing it online for 7 months. It's really helpful and surprising how it works. Also surprising for me was feeling physical symptoms while doing it. And there are sessions when it takes a long time when working on certain traumas. But it is helpful, especially combined with CBT. And I really needed the reminder that therapy and mental health is a marathon and not a sprint. I keep forgetting that (doesn't help I grew up in a community where it's believed you "just get over" your emotions and mental baggage). Thanks for that. And for other shows with therapy, I suggest season 2 ep 1 of Tuca and Bertie, where Bertie goes on a speed dating-like to find the right therapist for her

TW: SI/suicide completion I have the fairly unique experience of having a previous therapist take his own life and it really set me back. Was kind of nice seeing it represented (if incredibly dramatized)

I don't usually comment but I think it's critical to note the writer of the episode, Elisabeth Finch, admitted herself into a mental health clinic for "research" for this show. She actually cribbed a number of events for Grey's Anatomy from other patients' pasts and took notes on their treatments in group and individual therapy. She mined this information for the writing for the show, notably the character of "Jo Wilson". Additionally, Finch lied about having cancer and other illnesses for over a decade, supposedly dealt with a psychopathic, abusive bother who killed himself (her only brother is still alive) and claimed a central role in the cleanup of the Tree of Life Synagogue after the shooting, plus numerous lies too broad and varied to name. The Vanity Fair two-part article series "Scene Stealer" by Evgenia Peretz covers it all.

Grey's Anatomy has always played fast and loose with everything. I think the writers look up a few buzz words then make up the rest.

I can attest as someone who has had EMDR therapy for trauma I've experienced through my life that it really does work. Interesting difference is that the therapy I underwent utilized vibrating shakers in each hand to make the bi-lateral connection in lieu of using lights. It really is impressive though how we would begin our "Processing" phase of EMDR and memory's would seemingly become VERY clear and vibrant. Even memory's that would be easy to write off as not very memorable or important but in the grand scheme of trying to get at the root of something greater, the small memory has meaning and it becomes clear. It's really impressive in my opinion. One thing that was notable was that we spent two or three sessions (one hour each) just establishing a mental "safe haven/space" for decompression after processing sessions and establishing the basis of trauma to direct the therapy. Only once there was a SUBSTANTIAL history and trauma was identified did we begin processing. Also, it was funny that you said, "knowledge is power" at 8:58. My therapist actually had me research EMDR before we even began therapy. She wanted me to know what I was getting into and ask any questions about things I was skeptical about. Love that you covered EMDR and although you may be skeptical (and I certainly was too), add me to the growing list of people that it has worked wonders for! Great vid as always Doc.

I’ve had the colour version of this, it was the only way I was able to talk about and process the worst of my traumas. These kinds of treatments are really useful for PTSD.

I’ve been talking to my same therapist for about 6 years now, and she’s helped me through a great deal of small issues; however, my 7 y/o is now seeing a psychologist to help with her behavior outbursts/ emotional disregulation. After watching your reaction to this, I honestly believe I need to see a psychologist and not just a “talk it out” therapist. You mentioned so many points during this reaction that resonated with me. I actually think I need to ask my daughter’s doctor if he has recommendations for someone I could talk to. I’m afraid of what I’ll uncover or possibly feel, but I think it’s necessary. Thank you for reacting to a show a love and using that to point out things I needed to hear.

Grey's has a lot of episodes about mental health, though they may not be accurate. I don't remember which episode was it, but there is one that mederith is assaulted by one patient. And in the first seasons she goes to therapy after almost dying.

I had EMDR therapy a couple of months ago. It was for a traumatic event, but not something to the level of PTSD. Single traumatic event that messed up a bunch of my self-perception and gave me some very 'fun' facial dymorphia issues. To make things even more wrinkled, I have severe Autism and combined-type ADHD, along with the RSD, PDA, and other fun acroynms that often come with those things. My psych spent a couple of sessions going through pre-prep with me, spending a lot of time on essentially security techniques to make sure I could handle things if we needed to stop partway through the memory, before we finally got to EMDR session. I couldn't actually do the 'follow the light' option, because I just couldn't hold two moving things in my mind's eye at once (ie, couldn't follow the light *and* go through the memory at the same time), so we did the "Hands across your chest as though you're hugging yourself, and rythmically tapping your shoulders" option, which I was a bit skeptical about at first I must admit. It.. was frankly bonkers to be honest. I had a huge physiological response to deliberately calling up that memory, to the point where I nearly needed to grab her rubbish bin because I was worried I was going to throw up, I was gagging so hard. So she started leading me along and we kept working through the memory, letting my brain process it and kind of.. meander along it like a dream, she kept asking me how parts of it shifted as I sat with it, doing my tapping, and how I reinterpreted those shifts, and when we reached the point where it felt like.. nothing was shifting or processing further, we finished up, I tried to move and my muscles screamed at me that I'd been holding the one position way too long (it'd been nearly an hour, in spite of feeling like 10-15 minutes), and after stretching I cautiously started probing that memory to see if anything had changed. I kept deliberately poking harder and harder, then fully recalling up the traumatic memory, even pulling out my phone and digging out the photos I had from that event which had always been a huge trigger. And I felt no more emotional reaction to it than I would to a random daydream, or a dumb TV show from my childhood. EMDR is *ridiculous*. Whichever method it works by, it was hugely effective for me, even from only a single session.

Hey Dr. Carthy, have you thought about reacting to New Amsterdam by any chance? I think it's a pretty good show and one of the main doctors it follows is Dr Frome the psychiatrist. There are quite a few interesting cases he tackles (e.g. S2E2)!

Would love if you reacted to more Greys! Maybe the shooting episode and the one after

Also, as a person with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, I find it very cringe that they failed to mention the shunt is for HYDROCEPHALUS, and not the spina bifida itself. *Sigh* I love this show but its glossing over of Zola's spina bifida pisses me off.

I'm starting EMDR in a couple of weeks. Wish me luck!

This was fun! This show obviously has a ton of crazy shit but occasionally they do put out some more thoughtful stuff

Much love from Pittsburgh, PA Doc! Your my favorite on youtube!😊

Have you read "Your Body Keeps the Score"? It's so popular but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet and am wondering how scientifically accurate it is.

Thanks for your explanations about what therapy is, etc. This reaction was really great, you should do more

i have a spitzt holter shunt which is a very old one and, it goes behind my ear through my heart the into my abdo . i had when i was 3 im now nearly 55

Grey's Anatomy became so many memes for their complete disregard of medical professionals in favour of trash television. I actually had someone look at me and ask "so do you guys have a Dr. McSteamy?" of which I replied "no, we have fifty-five year old Attending and three scared Residents who do not know how to talk to nurses"

My understanding is that EMDR is a combination of trauma recovery therapy with eye movements. The eye movements aren't proven to add any benefit

Hey, something I'd really love to see is a review of an episode of Inside No 9 called Diddle Diddle Dumpling. I think it'd be quite interesting from a psych perspective.

please consider reviewing season 12 episode 10. most of the episode revolves around meredith going to therapy and addressing her trauma

Which Episode was that one? I would like to Watch it. And what about a insider Out reaction. My psychatrist recomended that one to me because of my Depression.

Crime and Punishment next

Could someone tell me what season and episode is that thank you

I tried this but I could not get there at all. Idk if it’s my brain but I was very ready for it.

Should try reacting to some stuff from The Alienist. Set in the 1890's.

More greys reactions!!

watch the episodes where she drowns herself next!

The one that pisses me off: in an anime _which you are meant to take even less serious than most anime_ they named one of the character's hereditary fatal golf migraine disease: Tubular Sclerosis; an actual condition which in no way resembled any of her or her father's symptoms. THEY NEVER HAD TO GIVE IT A NAME OR THEY COULD HAVE MADE SOME SH-T UP!

If I'm choosing to be paranoid about hallucinating because I think that if I stop being paranoid about hallucinating will legitimately start to hallucinate and won't notice. What bit of paranoia is real?

Hi dr elliot! 13:12 i didn't get this, could you try explaining it in a different way?

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EMDR is the absolute best thing I have ever done 🥹

as someone who has cptsd I felt emdr was distressing for me

Talking about trauma and Grey's Anatomy, ironically watching this series truly gave me trauma, tons of stress and was the cause of many fears now. I noticed it was bad for anyone's mental health and stopped watching. Hope I did sooner :')

Idk why par example bothers me so much. Maybe it's because the "pl" sound doesn't exist vowelless in English. Americans say it "pUHl" and the English say it "pew".

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I love my psychiatrist but I’m horrible with others. Like I really can’t stand them, they annoy me, I refuse everything they say, Get angry at them…