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YPulse Explains: Gen Z’s Therapy Speak Slang

YPulse explains how therapy speak, Gen Z’s slang, and how they’re using it to better understand themselves and the people around them…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Therapy speak went mainstream thanks to young people—and now it’s Gen Z’s slang
  • “Overstimulated” and “gaslighting” are Gen Z’s top buzzwords
  • Neurodivergent language is the next wave of therapy speak
What is said in therapy, stays in therapy. Or at least, it used to be that way. Mental health topics that were originally ‘too taboo’ to discuss in public, Millennials helped normalize in a way no generation had done before. Through blogs and self-help content, they brought concepts like trauma, toxic relationships, and self-care into mainstream conversations. And as a result, clinical language escaped therapists’ offices. Young people started to use what they’ve dubbed “therapy speak” phrases casually, talking about “setting boundaries” with friends or identifying “love bombing” in relationships. Of course, social media only accelerated the trend. As creators,...

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