Who watches? How does it make you feel? What about other shows based around therapy/mental illness - Being Erica, Head Case, United States of Tara, dare I say.. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Bob Newhart Show(ok, so yes, I know it hasn't been on in like 30 years..) etc..
I'm really drawn to therapy shows.. it's probably just that I relate to them. I mean I'm not spending much time in a police station or a hospital, but I spend at least 2 hours a week in therapy - I guess it makes sense that I'm into therapy shows.
In Treatment in particular bugs me out though. For a TV representation of therapy.. it is spot on. So raw and so real. I feel like I contemplate parts of my therapy after every episode. It actually feels kind of voyeuristic to watch. Imagine if you sat in on all of your therapist's other clients sessions, their own personal sessions with their therapist, and then watched parts of their personal life unfold. I feel like this show has the ability to make people that know about therapy (from any perspective - client, therapist, supervisor, family member of client, family member of therapist, etc) feel uncomfortable at some point because it's written and directed with such precision.
So weird. Definitely curious if T watches/what T thinks
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