{"id":579,"date":"2025-12-24T08:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=579"},"modified":"2025-12-24T08:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:05:42","slug":"psychologists-debunk-25-mental-health-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=579","title":{"rendered":"Psychologists Debunk 25 Mental-Health Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ii5m8Ta1iBY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Business Insider asked three clinical psychologists to debunk 25 of the most common myths about mental health and therapy. They explain that schizophrenia is not about having multiple personalities and that obsessive-compulsive disorder is not just about being neat. They also delve into therapy \u2014 explaining that it\u2019s not like having a paid friend and that it doesn\u2019t last forever.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Intro<br \/>\n0:27 People with schizophrenia have multiple personalities<br \/>\n0:47 All \u201cneat freaks\u201d have OCD<br \/>\n1:23 Bipolar disorder is just mood swings<br \/>\n1:51 Anxiety is just getting stressed out<br \/>\n2:48 Being depressed is the same as being sad<br \/>\n3:27 Depression is not a real illness<br \/>\n4:12 Talking about depression just makes it worse<br \/>\n4:57 Depression is always tied to one event<br \/>\n5:22 Only women get depressed<br \/>\n5:53 Antidepressants and mood stabilizers change your personality<br \/>\n6:32 Antidepressants always cure depression<br \/>\n6:55 Bad parenting causes mental illness<br \/>\n7:27 Being gay or transgender is a mental illness<br \/>\n8:31 Gun violence in the US is a mental-health issue<br \/>\n9:06 All people exposed to trauma will have PTSD<br \/>\n10:01 Everyone who experiences loss is devastated<br \/>\n10:49 There are five stages of loss<br \/>\n11:31 Myers-Briggs personality tests are reliable<br \/>\n12:24 Therapy is about dredging up the past<br \/>\n13:20 Therapy is like having a paid friend<br \/>\n13:48 Therapy is for the weak<br \/>\n14:07 Therapists force you to discuss devastating events<br \/>\n14:59 Therapists encourage you to take medication<br \/>\n15:45 Therapy is for life<br \/>\n16:33 Only wealthy people can afford helpful therapy<\/p>\n<p>MORE MYTHS DEBUNKED CONTENT:<br \/>\nDietitians Debunk 18 Weight Loss Myths<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dietitians Debunk 18 Weight Loss Myths\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F94IY408Q4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nOB-GYNs Debunk 25 Pregnancy Myths<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OB-GYNs Debunk 25 Pregnancy Myths\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vm_zY2IC78c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nFitness Experts Debunk 17 Exercise Myths<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fitness Experts Debunk 17 Exercise Myths\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IW9hz1kZP2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>#Psychology #MentalHealth #ScienceInsider<\/p>\n<p>Science Insider tells you all you need to know about science: space, medicine, biotech, physiology, and more. <\/p>\n<p>Visit us at: https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com<br \/>\nScience Insider on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BusinessInsiderScience\/<br \/>\nScience Insider on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/science_insider\/<br \/>\nBusiness Insider on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/businessinsider<br \/>\nTech Insider on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/techinsider<br \/>\nBusiness Insider\/Tech Insider on Amazon Prime: http:\/\/read.bi\/PrimeVideo<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nPsychologists Debunk 25 Mental Health Myths<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Insider asked three clinical psychologists to debunk 25 of the most common myths about mental health and therapy. 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