The Truth About BetterHelp, Life Coaches, & Positive Affirmations | Dr. Ali Mattu

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  @drali · 3 years ago · pinned

  Thanks for having me on Dr. Mike and for continuing to make mental health part of the conversation 🙌🏽

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• RU

  @Ruth_Rosa · 3 years ago

  I appreciated what Dr. Ali said about mental health and criminality - “it may not be their fault but it’s still their responsibility”. That’s the most balanced compassionate and realistic take on the issue I’ve heard.

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• LO

  @lokipokey · 3 years ago

  I really prefer your podcast interviews with medical experts over the ones with celebrities. Celebrities' medical stories can help illustrate a medical topic, but I find the experts much more interesting and I learn more from them. Either way, you always do a great job of informing people and of distinguishing between fact and opinion.

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• MA

  @MadisMix · 3 years ago

  Really glad he acknowledged the people who aren’t “severe” enough for treatment but are still suffering.

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• SM

  @SmallAngryNerd · 3 years ago

  Such a refreshing take on CBT. Ive been so frustrated with therapists treating my depression with "just think better." Obsessions? "Oh, those are irrational, think rationally." Like wow thanks, how did i not think of that...

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• BR

  @BroccoliAndCheese01 · 3 years ago

  “No permanent solutions to temporary feelings”. As someone who has struggled for years with suicidal ideation, that’s the only “affirmation” I use.

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• SA

  @Sara.T90 · 3 years ago

  Hi Mike! I'm a adult female who is autistic and have adhd. If you say "with autism" or "has autism" or "autistic" it really doesn't matter. I've seen you talk about autism on your channel before and sticking up for the autism community many times so you have absolutely nothing to worry about when it comes to this. There will always be those who feel the need to complain because no matter how hard you try you cannot please everyone!

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• ER

  @erasponsibly · 3 years ago

  Glad to see credible doctors talking about this.

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• AM

  @AmericanWoman11 · 3 years ago

  I could not afford a psychiatrist appointment when I was under insured, so my primary doc saw me for the better part of a year touching base and helping me find a medication that work. When something worked or didn’t, she would sit with me and look at medicines that she thought would work and weighed pros and cons. Plus, she gave me encouragement to keep fighting and stick with her to get a solution that works. We eventually found a medication that worked, but the time spent building that relationship and rapport made me realize to approach all my medical concerns like that. So grateful for her.

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• MR

  @MrLockski · 3 years ago

  Hey Doctor Mike,<br>Just wanna say that, as an adult on the autism spectrum myself (diagnosed high functioning Asperger&apos;s), it doesn&apos;t matter if you refer to someone with autism as &quot;a person with autism&quot; or &quot;an autistic person&quot;, as long as you refer to them with respect. In my experience with people having similar diagnoses, they don&apos;t care about the verbiage, they just want to be respected. Anyone who gives you a hard time about a subject like this is virtue signaling, imo.

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• RY

  @Ryn9902 · 3 years ago

  As a trained clinical psychologist i would recommend this episode to everyone who doesn&apos;t understand what therapy truly is and the system we work in. Amazing podcast. Love from Spain ❤

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• LY

  @lynnenewell2016 · 3 years ago

  My saying is always, &quot;This is what works for me, but every person needs something that is personalized. What works for me may not work for you.&quot;

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