Dr K (Healthy Gamer) License Reprimand
Added 2024-08-14 11:00:04 +0000 UTCDr Kirk Honda reviews the case of Dr K having his license reprimanded.
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August 14, 2024
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I was active on Twitch (watching music streams during Covid times mostly) when Reckful died, and became aware of Dr. K at that time as well due to the impact on streamers who were more familiar with both individuals and their content. I then watched some of the streams after and had had my reservations about Dr. K over the last few years. His interviews with other content creators raised concern that his disclaimers about the content not being therapy were inadequate in light of the vulnerability he encourages participants to publicly engage in. More recently, however, I would call myself a fan, and I support what Dr. K is using his platform to accomplish. I have also learned a great deal from both interview and other more topic focused content, and hope that a healthy middle ground can be maintained (where we are not so afraid to step out of bounds) that his brand of outreach may continue, with outside feedback and guidance from others in the field. There is another streamer named “Mizkif” that Dr. K has an ongoing, coaching-style relationship more recently, in that he has done multiple live interviews. Those have been interesting to watch. The main topic with this individual is ADHD, and behavior challenges are quite obvious. I saw this streamer first when he was traveling in Japan, through the awkward lens of appearing on a Japanese streamer’s channel. His brand of jokes were obnoxious and cringy, but having since seen Mizkif speaking with Dr. K, I have a more empathetic opinion of his struggles. As someone also struggling with executive dysfunction, it’s refreshing to learn from others’ who continue to struggle. Dr. K’s way of explaining the pathology of emotional disregulation more organically than allowed by diagnostic criteria is refreshing to me. I set out several years ago to better understand the lines between ADHD and Trauma. To understand the relationship between developmental trauma, attention and executive dysfunction issues… dissociation and attention. Dissociation and trauma especially, when only PTSD is acknowledged generally. The Huberman Lab has a fantastic video about attention specifically that was a starting point, and Dr. K’s content has built on my understanding both of how our brains develop and how we regulate in general. “What is trauma, and when should it be a focus in therapy?” This is one of the key questions I’ve tried to answer for myself. CBT particularly seems to hold the focus on treating symptoms, with trauma being some secondary thing you only delve into if the client can articulate how it is impacting them. From listening to your podcast, I realized that’s expecting a lot from the client they have the ability to do that. As I follow the developments in the field of trauma in recent years, especially following changing dialogue thanks to the establishment of CPTSD as a diagnosis, my way of thinking about human psychology has changed. Not every trauma will result in a shock induced stress disorder as described by PTSD, but level and duration of stress together with ability to regulate resulting states of autonomous arousal determine the scope of lasting injury. Also, if PTSD is experienced in early childhood and not able to be processed/ resolved, time does not make the impact irrelevant in therapy. In particular bc it will become part of the individual’s development. Plus triggers are a bit like little land mines. Maybe you think it’s faded away, but they don’t really disappear unless you actively disarm them. Diagnosis focuses primarily on pathological groupings of symptoms, but this does not serve us well in developing or implementing treatment for underlying causes. Personality disorders in particular do not sit well with me. There is utility in identifying behavior issues, but these diagnosis are so disconnected from common etiology that I find our current system to be a cruel disservice. These diagnosis allow us to maintain necessary boundaries perhaps, but also drive methods of treatment. Bit tangential there, but that’s some of the understanding I’ve formed from listening to explanations informed by integrative medicine, as opposed to searching for “correct” DSM labels.
Melissa
2024-08-16 20:27:13 +0000 UTCAgreed!
Jocelyn G
2024-08-15 10:09:46 +0000 UTCI appreciate that DKH starts with the qualification and the story behind why DKH is an expert and what he knows (his history, him not being a psychiatrist, supervision, white paper, etc.). It puts weight behind what he's saying and also qualifies it, so it shows his expertise while not claiming to be omniscient. He did the same thing with the Depp/Heard trial which is part of why I think it was the best coverage of the trial, better even than a lot of news coverage.
Teo
2024-08-14 19:19:44 +0000 UTCI really like Dr K. Was worried he was getting cancelled. Hopefully it was just innocent human error in a tragic situation and people have learned and grown from it. It doesn’t seem like he did anything malicious or negligent. Hoping that stays the case. Feel bad for Reckless (sp?) family losing their loved one, and having a lot of that persons trauma online for speculation and dissection. I do think Dr. K’s content is helpful, but I can see how they may have a sore spot for their passed loved one potentially being exploited, especially if they thought it contributed in some way.
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