Mental Health Hot Takes #3

Dr Kirk Honda reacts to mental health hot takes from the listeners. November 19, 2025

00:00 Intro

01:16 There should be therapy for friends

03:55 Therapists incentivise their clients to act immorally 

04:41 Self improvement is a loop that leads to dissatisfaction 

05:37 There is a lack of resilience of those born after 1990

12:09 Highlighting your inner child implies adults shouldn't act like that 

13:36 Modalities of therapy are just placebo

14:57 Post-partum is just pathologizing women  

18:24 People with high trauma & anxiety hide behind introversion

21:46 Diffusion of mental health concepts complicates conversation

22:09 Psychopaths can be good people

24:35 Too many people have ADHD

24:55 Poor mental health is persisted by poor living conditions

27:13 Licensed experts should have social media badges 

31:55 People need to learn how to deal with discomfort

32:17 Disassociation should be prevented

34:38 'I don't owe anyone anything' makes society cold

35:09 Caring vs. worrying for myself

35:41 Pathology vs human experience

37:26 Some cultures need less therapy

38:14 Self diagnosis should not be taken seriously

38:35 Jungian typology is helpful

38:46 Emergency responders struggle the most with their relationships

40:35 Those that put others above themself care less about themself

40:57 Empowering women intimidates men 

42:09 Too much therapy can be harmful

42:45 Beating yourself doesn't lead to healing

43:12 Avoiding hugs is from trauma

47:26 There is no such thing as faking mental illness for attention 

51:08 Online dating advice is useless 

53:39 You can be autistic and an asshole

54:24 Not showing up for your friends isn't holding boundaries

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