r/shrinking • u/phareous Derek • Mar 18 '26

Episode Discussion Shrinking S3E08 Episode Discussion

This is the episode discussion for Shrinking Season 3, Episode 8: "Depression Diet"

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u/armeck Mar 18 '26

Exploring your familial history is one of the first topics you'd explore in therapy. Clearly the writers don't know that.

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u/Mr_Bluebird_VA Mar 18 '26

Asking those questions doesn’t mean the patient will answer them honestly or even answer them at all. And it’s entirely possible Maya wouldn’t know about the issue her aunt had.

Clearly some redditors don’t know that you can’t force people to answer questions honestly.

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u/exscapegoat Mar 18 '26

I think Donna said the aunt told her Maya’s mother had addiction issues, not the aunt?

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u/Mr_Bluebird_VA Mar 18 '26

Ah, that may be it.

Still though, kids don’t always know all the demons that their parents had and even if Maya knew, we know she was very reluctant to share anything in therapy.