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     • Superhero therapy reinforces the fact that social connection doesn’t always have to occur in real life. In fact, even what we call “parasocial interactions,” or connections with fictional characters or stories, can help reduce loneliness and alleviate symptoms of depression and can heighten feelings of love and belonging for some people.
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2. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogWhat Is Superhero Therapy? - Psychology Today

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   May 14, 2014 · Depression. What Is Superhero Therapy? Dr. Janina Scarlet explains how fictional superheroes can help in real therapy. Posted May 14, 2014. Dr. Janina Scarlet uses examples from...

3. www.talkspace.com › mental-health › conditionsCan Superhero Therapy Treat Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD?

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   Jun 1, 2015 · Superhero Therapy refers to therapy that incorporates Superheroes into treatment in order to assist clients struggling with mental conditions like depression.

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5. neurolaunch.com › superhero-therapySuperhero Therapy: Comic Book Heroes in Mental Health

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   Oct 1, 2024 · From anxiety and depression to PTSD and low self-esteem, Superhero Therapy offers tools that can help individuals reframe their struggles, discover their inner strengths, and write new, more empowering narratives for their lives.

6. www.self.com › story › what-is-superhero-therapyWTF Is Superhero Therapy, and Should You Try It? - SELF

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   Jun 19, 2018 · Superhero therapy seeks to help people like Bruce Wayne, only in real life—people who have experienced a devastating loss, or a traumatic experience, who struggle with debilitating depression...

7. harbormentalhealth.com › 2022/04/06 › superhero“Superhero Therapy”: What Is It and Does It Work?

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   • What Is Superhero Therapy?
   • Does It Have An Exact Definition?
   • Who Uses Superhero Therapy?
   • How Are Superheroes Used to Help Real people?

   Superhero Therapy is becoming a bit of a buzzword on the Internet and in clinical communities. This concept isn’t entirely new – a number of therapists have in fact been using Superhero Therapy for years. The definition of Superhero Therapy is a bit broad and this post intends to offer some clarification on the matter.

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   As the concept is fairly new, its exact definition has not yet been established. Generally speaking, in the world of psychology, Superhero Therapy can refer to either psychoanalyzing Superheroes or to using Superheroes in therapy in order to facilitate recovery. Both can potentially be helpful and informative: the former by helping us understand ou...

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   Several therapists have been using Superhero Therapy to treat a variety of disorders, including anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is done by incorporating examples from comic books, movies, and TV shows as the means to allow the client to better understand what he or she is experiencing. Often when someone is strug...

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   Superhero Therapy calls for the integration of examples of heroes relevant to the client, such as Batman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, and others. Therapists typically start the treatment by asking the client whether there are any characters from books, movies, or TV that they like and then work on drawing connections with the client’s current pr...

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8. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogSuperhero Therapy—Healing through fiction - Psychology Today

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   May 11, 2017 · Superhero Therapy seeks to help individuals struggling with mental health disorders by drawing connections with that person's fandom and incorporating it with research-supported therapies,...

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   Can Superhero Therapy help with depression?

   • Superhero therapy reinforces the fact that social connection doesn’t always have to occur in real life. In fact, even what we call “parasocial interactions,” or connections with fictional characters or stories, can help reduce loneliness and alleviate symptoms of depression and can heighten feelings of love and belonging for some people.

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   Are You a superhero if you have depression?

   • “If you have ever struggled with depression, anxiety, trauma, or another disorder, know that you are already a superhero,” Dr. Scarlet said. “Your story and your experience can help someone else who might be just at the very beginning of their heroic journey. You are the Chosen One for this quest. It has to be you. Capes are optional.”

   30 Fictional Characters People With Depression Relate To - The Mighty

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   Can Superhero Therapy help with mental health recovery?

   • According to Dr. Scarlet, in Superhero Therapy, we can view our present mental health struggles as our superhero “origin stories,” and through our healing process, we get to grow into the superheroes we were meant to be. She believes identifying with fictional characters can help us in mental health recovery.

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   Does Superhero Therapy work?

   • According to Travis Langley, Ph.D., Dr. Janina Scarlet uses examples from television and movies to connect with students and therapeutic clients. According to Olga Khazan at The Atlantic, “Superhero Therapy” encourages people to think like their favorite movie characters. It seems to work.

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   Can superheroes help in real therapy?

   • Dr. Janina Scarlet explains how fictional superheroes can help in real therapy. Dr. Janina Scarlet uses examples from television and movies to connect with students and therapeutic clients. She led a recent WonderCon panel, “The Psychology of Cult TV,” and has spoken on this in interviews including a HuffPost Live session.

   What Is Superhero Therapy? - Psychology Today

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10. blot.jusmedia.shef.ac.uk › 2023/06/02 › dr-janinaDr Janina Scarlet: How superhero stories aid recovery from ...

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    Jun 2, 2023 · BLOT spoke to Dr Janina Scarlet, licensed clinical psychologist and creator of Superhero Therapy, about how stories about superheroes can help people recover from mental illness.