Therapy speak

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Therapy speak is the incorrect use of terminology which is frequently used in psychotherapy and mental health. It tends to be linguistically prescriptive and formal in tone. Therapy speak is related to psychobabble and buzzwords. It is vulnerable to miscommunication and relationship damage as a result of the speaker not fully understanding the terms they are using, as well as using the words in a weaponized or abusive manner. Therapy speak is not generally used by therapists during psychotherapy sessions.

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