Movies sometimes bring us touching and insightful, which was discovered by psychologists in California and used in psychotherapy. If you are in a bad mood, are overly stressed, or nervous, you can be treated by watching a movie, which is called movie therapy. So which films are often used by counselors to treat mental illness?
Film therapy is the most popular in California, because there are many people with psychological problems in California, and because the American film kingdom Hollywood is in this state, so it is natural that "film therapy" has arisen in this state. Not every movie is suitable for you, and the counselor will recommend a unique movie to treat you for a mental illness based on your psychological problems. For example, for the depressed person, he should go to "The Empire Strikes Back", and for the drunkard, he can watch "The Alcoholic Years" or "The Rose". What are the films that counselors often use to treat mental illness? Different movies are selected according to different symptoms.
1. Symptoms: Lack of a strong will prescription - Hollywood classic "Rocky"
In reality, many people are hindered in their careers and lives because of a lack of strong will, and Dr. Verdel advises these people to look at "Rocky", which won the 1976 Academy Award for Best Picture. In the film "Rocky", Hollywood superstar Stallone portrays an obscure boxer who uses his iron fist and amazing will to overcome the limits of his body and defeat one brave opponent after another in the ring, thus defending his boxing dreams. The strong will shown by the protagonist Rocky is also the main factor in the film's Oscar winning, and the audience watching the film will be encouraged to varying degrees.
2. Symptoms: Lack of confidence in prescription - Australian light comedy film "Muriel's Wedding"
Many people do things without success in the end, most of them have a lack of confidence in the psychological factors at work, take a look at this "Muriel's Wedding". Released in 1994, "Muril's Wedding" tells the story of the protagonist Muril who faces many difficulties but is full of confidence and finally wins love. Muriel left the town to live independently in Sydney, where she met prospective Olympian David through a singles magazine's friend box. She fell in love with David at first sight, but David had no love for her, and David only wanted to use her identity to obtain residency as a way to participate in the Olympics. Therefore, after marriage, the two looked like they were separated, but Muril did not lose confidence and finally won love through hard work.
3. Symptoms: Prescription for Depression and Despair – "Little Shoes", "The Shawshank Redemption"
The film shows the whole process of two ordinary children realizing a dream in a struggling way. The purest eyes of children give their longing a searing power, and when we unconsciously crave those shoes with the protagonist, a thought suddenly comes to mind: Haven't we all lost different "shoes" in different situations? Have we ever longed so deeply? Have you worked so hard? Natural, simple truth, let us find the philosophy of life in ordinary events, take us back to the innocent and pure world.
Many people love the inspirational movie "The Shawshank Redemption". Thirty years of wrongful imprisonment, the best years of his life in prison, Shawshank from almost desperate to silent persistence, the long and arduous far greater than the five hundred meters of sewer he climbed. But there is always someone who can do miracles! How deep the pain is, how deep the joy of regaining freedom is. Shawshank's roar in the rainy night is enough to infect everyone who is deeply desperate and cannot extricate himself.
4. Symptoms: Psychological Depression Prescription - "Talk About Love Dancing"
Ballroom dancing magically changes a middle-aged man, the journey to work every morning goes from listless to exciting, boring waiting on the subway can't help but practice dance steps, and the stressful life of buying a house because of a loan suddenly becomes full and worth looking forward to. In fact, what is important is not ballroom dance, but what you are really willing to invest in life, and you have a goal that you are willing to work for, which may be an important process of changing your melancholy psychology.
5. Symptoms: Prescription for Inferiority Loss - "Forrest Gump"
Forrest Gump's IQ is below the normal level, but he has done many incredible things. Is he too lucky? No, the important thing is that when he knows he's going to "run," he keeps running and never stops. Maybe you can't find someone who deserves inferiority more than Forrest Gump, and what reason does he have to be inferior than you? I believe you too can be inspired to look up at the sky farther away.
6. Symptoms: Communication Disorder Prescription – "Say It to Her"
Alicia in "Say It to Her" is in a "vegetative" state, on the verge of the limits of human communication, but Bernino has been talking for four years, convinced that her expression can be heard by her loved ones, and convinced that she can awaken sleeping lovers. Despite unforeseen misfortunes, Bernino even gave his life, but in the end his love continued in Alicia. This is a supreme book of communication and communication, and I believe that if you can appreciate one percent of Bernino's good intentions, it is enough to solve your own problems. The preciousness of communication and the importance of communication you can get a deep understanding and understanding from the film.
7. Symptoms: Selfish and indifferent prescription - "Love • Homecoming"
"Love • Homecoming" is a movie that makes big men cry silently. The grandmother in the movie represents the deepest love for our loved ones in everyone's memory, one day we are blinded by the prosperity of the city, and we forget the direction of home in selfishness and indifference, but there will always be a relative there silently waiting for us to come home.
I hope these movies are helpful to everyone.
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