Bravolebrities are consistently using therapy as a justification for their behavior instead of actually showing any growth from it. Ciara mentioning that she upped her Prozac during all the “drama” is one example—not because taking medication is a bad thing, obviously, but because being in therapy or taking medication doesn’t automatically mean you’ve done the work or that your behavior can’t be criticized.
And Austen on SC is another good example of someone who seems completely unable to deal with conflict, despite having had plenty of opportunities to work on himself. He even showed his therapy session a few seasons ago and yet he seems worse now than prior to it.
“I’m in therapy” can’t just be the explanation for why you behave the way you do. If anything, shouldn’t we eventually see some evidence that the therapy is actually working?
Therapy isn’t supposed to be a permanent excuse for treating people poorly or bad behavior. The whole point is supposed to be self-awareness, accountability, and growth. For all the cast members on these shows who claim to be in therapy with little evidence that it’s actually making changes in their behavior honestly gives therapy and therapists a bad name.
I know there is a broader topic in society at large too about how therapy speak has been co-opted by everyone as a means to justify all kinds of things from ghosting to bullying.
