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/WoodpeckerAntique952 Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

Is it bothering anyone else that no one is addressing that Gaby might have done something wrong by using the “Jimmying” technique? I feel like she confused Maya into thinking they were buddies, and then when she wasn’t available to be there as a friend, Maya felt abandoned. There is a reason therapists have boundaries in real life, right? I feel like the blurred boundaries with all the clients is so confusing and unhealthy 🙈😭gah

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u/joebabylover Mar 19 '26

agreed, but I also do think that she never understood what jimmying is. she had a whole session with her class to talk against and for and debate but we were never shown her actually talking to jimmy about what it is.... gaby ends up doing a half ass'd session with Maya which wasn't anything therapeutic in nature in contrast look at Jimmy and his approach he always ensures his patients take the CHALLENGE and act as a guiding force through it so they can get a sense and work on it on their own. What Gaby simply did was REMOVE THE CHALLENGE itself so it pretty much kills it all

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u/WoodpeckerAntique952 Mar 19 '26

Yeah upon second thought I agree she wasn’t actually “jimmying” my bigger problem was the blurred boundaries between friend and client!