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The Last of Us Therapy: Grief + Trauma — Therapist Reaction 1X1 "When You're Lost in the Darkness"

75K views · Jan 19, 2023 · Education

Dr. Courtney Tracy

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Comments · 190

@the.truth.doctor · 3 years ago · pinned
What a first episode. So heartbreaking and intense. 😢FYI for copyright purposes we have to cut out a lot of our scenes/commentary. If there is something missing from this episode that you'd like me to comment on let me know and I'll try and answer it in the comments or in next week's video. Thank you for being here! 👇
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@lockekappa500 · 3 years ago
I love the two contrasting scenes of Joel's demeanor when holding a dead child in his arms. (Sarah, and then the child with the sneakers) All it took was 5mins for them to show how cold and empty Joel has become in these 20 years. I really like where this is headed.
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@K8_Preciado · 3 years ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaqEXGDODDo&t=775">12:55</a> actually Joel was never gonna hurt Ellie cus if you pause and look closer he doesn’t have his finger on the trigger. So he was just pointing the gun at Ellie to show he was the one with “power”. And me personally I thought the reason he paused was to question why both Marlene and the other woman where so quick to defend Ellie.
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@TheHiddenNarrative · 3 years ago (edited)
Your quote was so accurate, of Sarah's death being tied with a larger societal issue and how Joel's grief and pain can't be resolved until there's a solution to the pandemic itself. That actually ties in so well psychologically when its revealed later in the episode that Ellie can serve as a possible cure for both the larger broken world around them, and to also heal Joel's broken heart as well.
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@mfpperera · 3 years ago
An apocalypse is certainly a great field to analyze how humans act and react psychologically. Can't wait to see the rest of the series!
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@AhmazinSKM · 3 years ago
It’s incredible that you said Joel has now bonded Ellie to Sarah. When I played the game, experiencing Sarah’s death, I found that I had real anxiety whenever Ellie was being attacked. I was desperate to get to her. And I distinctly remember thinking, I can’t let Ellie die, like Sarah. Ellie was my Sarah and I was going to protect her at all costs.
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@blinkachu5275 · 3 years ago
Saddest detail: Joel's watch broke the moment he and Sarah got shot His watch is a constant reminder of the exact moment he lost his daughter
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@Quzga · 3 years ago
My aunt died years ago, she was in her 40s and died from a stroke. I remember my grandma at the funeral,  I've never seen someone cry so hard in my life, people had to hold her up so she wouldn't just fall to the ground. i still remember the way she sounded. These days she just sits still at the kitchen table smoking cigarettes, she has never been herself and lost any joy she got out of life. Feels like she is just waiting to die.
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@hannahgallagher2676 · 3 years ago
I’m so glad you are doing videos on this show. My brother played the game and made me watch most of the game play, so it’s cool hearing about the psychology going on in the show
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@MichaelDavis2754 · 3 years ago
I love the fact they give you more time with Sarah makes her death more impactful
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@ashleyvampireheart · 3 years ago
The mental status exam and serial sevens threw me. As someone with anxiety and dyscalculia, that sounds like a nightmare!
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@wtimmins · 3 years ago
I never played the game but suspected how the first arc would go. Hit me HARD. I'm often emotional in shows, that's not new, but this is the first time I actually had to pause watching a show and spend time collecting myself before watching the rest. Wow. Kudos to the show runners and actors.
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