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Y'all need to learn that describing diagnoses by their symptoms isn't necessarily better or helpful.
Y'all need to learn that psychology is a science which has only recently been getting it's time in the limelight and you shouldn't be offended by its terms becoming more common knowledge.
Y'all need to learn that your pet peeves don't dictate how others must communicate.
Y'all need to learn that if misuse of language annoys you then educate rather than denigrate is always a better approach.
"Therapy speak" is such a growing problem that it was included in a newsletter I just got about "Trends for therapists to look out for in 2026." It was #2 on the 6 item list
I used to be able to trust that when a new client says "my partner gaslights me" they meant they are literally being abused, but now I have to ask whether they're being hyperbolic or using that term colloquially, which risks invalidating their experience.
This is similar to how people going gluten free caused a headache for people with celiac disease. Yes, there have been benefits, like growing awareness and more options on the shelf, but it also led to celiac folks not being taken/treated seriously, which could be deadly.
"Y'all need to relearn X" IS education. If you feel denigrated when you're told to learn something, then I don't see how it's possible to educate you without offending you.
Just because it has the word learn in it doesn't mean it's educating. It's purposefully written in an obtuse manner to complain and denigrate, not educate.
certainly, we can do both