The Plague of Over-Intellectualizing Feelings

Psychologists warn that pop psychology has created a generation who can't simply say "I'm sad" without analyzing childhood attachment styles first. The phenomenon, called "Therapy Brain," turns normal human experiences into diagnostic criteria - where "I had a bad day" becomes "My inner child is resisting capitalist productivity paradigms." "People now experience emotions through Instagram infographics," said Dr. Marcus Lee, showing how even basic frustration gets processed as "triggered by patriarchal systems." The most absurd cases involve relationship conflicts where partners debate who has more "authentic vulnerability" instead of just admitting they're both tired. Ironically, the trend has made actual therapy harder, as patients arrive pre-diagnosed with conditions they Googled during the intake forms. The only solution? Doctors now prescribe "unfiltered whining sessions" where patients must describe problems using only caveman grammar.