"Year of Therapy in a Minute"

6/26/2026 6:24 am | Share to:

I came across a TikTok of a podcaster (whose name escapes me) reading these points from some other person online. And it stopped me, I think I was literally walking towards the bedroom as I watched this, and as I heard it I stopped and turned around to go sit at the computer and transcribe the points from this video.

No one is coming to save you. Being a functioning adult means realizing you are responsible for everything in your life even if it wasn't your fault.

Strong boundaries make for good relationships. Weak boundaries make for drama.

Many of your problems don't get fixed. You just learn how to live despite them.

Your mind lies to you all the time. It will tell you the world is ending when it's not. That a mistake is fatal when it's not. That everyone is thinking about you and laughing about you when they're not. Learn how to tell your mind to shut the fuck up.

Stop trying to convince people to like you. The right people won't need to be convinced and everyone else is just going to get very annoyed.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is to let a dream die. No one likes to hear that, but it's true.

Only a few people in your life are going to matter in the long run. When you find them, treat them right. Make time for them. Keep them close, and be grateful.

I've done some digging to try and find the source but I can't find any definitive resource to identify it.

Of these points, five is the one I take slight umbridge with. The core of it is absolutely correct, but also what some would call 'convince' is also just learning how to communicate and interact with another person.