What I love is that at the end, J.D affirms Dr. Cox's vulnerability, by saying he is proud of him displaying his emotions. He uses the language of patient care, because that will cut through to Dr. Cox, but the message is a huge affirmation that vulnerability. He also seems to give Dr. Cox "permission" to cry and feel bad, instead of trying to bury those emotions with alcohol. Its funny that everyone else is trying to get Dr. Cox past the trauma and put it behind him, and yet the person who actually gets Dr. Cox through it is the person trying to get him to sit in the moment and just let himself feel, and be proud of his vulnerability and grief.
had a patient (age-related macular degeneration) that was 106 years old in 2019 😂 he was literally born before the first world war and the one accompanying him was his 80+ year old son haha. How this man had survived both world wars, in austria, a losing country in both wars, and lived to over a hundred years still fascinates me.
I had a patient that was 101 and she was in such good health you’d swear she was like 80. I literally double checked with her when i saw her dob, like you’re 101?? No way! Her story was much sadder though, all her own children and a grandson had passed away, suppose thats the price of living so long
I agree with other commenters that other doctors have commented, but you have a unique balance of talking about things not from just a medical perspective, but you also just give some of your own psych background, and the most interesting piece are the unique perspectives - your own human perspectives tbh. Yours feel more natural and like you're reacting and not just trying to explain medical terms which is less interesting.
You say that many other RU-vidr doctors have analyzed Scrubs already, but I didn't watch those other videos, I'm watching yours. And I like your take on these types of shows :) So I'd personally be happy to see more of these, but do what you feel is right for your channel.
I believe you do have a lot of valuable and interesting information to add to these Scrubs episodes, even if other doctors have reacted to them before. I always appreciate your input so please continue doing these! 😊
Rationalism is the way I got out of my depression when I was young. I dont know why, but thinking about things in terms of what is real and what is feelings helped IMMENSELY
I wish more people had the view on depression that you do, it would help to dispel the idea that depression can be cured instantly by the right words or attitude. Please keep doing these videos, you delve deeper, and with more insight, than others do on these topics.
I love Scrubs. You do an amazing job at clearly explaining some of what the characters are doing and thinking, and it's really interesting and educational. Thank you.
I think this pair of episodes is some of the best Television ever made to be honest. It's relatable, it's funny, it's sad. It really shows maturity and growth in such an organic way it's crazy it fit in an hour.
It is the emotional aspect of the scrubs series which keeps it so fondly in my heart. I went through a LOT of darkness during the time when it was on air, and it’s like a state dependent emotional release rewatching episodes even over a decade later. I really like and appreciate your perspective through the psychology lens.
If you want to do reactions which have not got as much youtube coverage, then the episodes of M*A*S*H with Doctor Sidney Freedman in it would be worth a look, he was the recurring visiting psychiatrist who would drop in to see how well or badly the 4077th crew were handling various psychiatric issues. He had a fairly major role in the finale episode, one of the most watched episodes of television ever, too.
Yeah, looking back at Scrubs, some things didn't age well and while they were well meaning, also showed not the best way to comfort someone with depression or grieving. I hope the next Scrubs ep you can react to is My Long Goodbye
I love your take on the scrubs episodes and it’s fun to revisit them in small snippets. See them in a new light. Definitely something I’d enjoy in the future if you can be bothered 😅 And all those ‘other’ doctors on youtube aren’t you - you bring a lot of value and interest with your commentary which is why people come back to watch ❤️
I like your take on Scrubs because it's less about the physical medical and more about the human side and character growth, which is what a lot of people watch the show for but don't really know how to put it into words. I have invisible disabilities and have been accused of munchausen syndrome, especially because I have psychogenic non-epileptic seizures due to functional neurological disorder. Even in the medical field they're referred mostly as pseudo seizures. It causes me a lot of distress that people think I'm faking seizures, especially in public places; they've taken away my career and independence. I do wish the "joke" around munchausen would stop
That sounds really hard. I hope with more time and education people will learn that just because you can't see an illness doesn't mean it's being faked.
another episode that even just watching the small amounts in this video still makes me cry. (im just a crier tbh though). i am really enjoying your insights into scrubs. yeah i know other doctors have done it, but im liking the point of view of a psychiatrist specifically. i like that you arent just coming from strictly medical terminology etc point of view and actually talking about the feelings of characters etc.
I have not found anyone else besides Doctor Mike who's commentary I really like. Mostly because you can tell he's not been exposed to much edgy comedy lol. Please do more! You should do the (original, before baby-Fanco) series finales (2 parter I think) it has some good bits you'd like!
I like seeing your take on Scrubs because the show deals with a lot of negative emotions despite being a comedy. I appreciate the talks about medical accuracy with other doctors, but there's a lot tied up in the series that is less about medicine and more about complex emotions. So I'll always come check it out if you're doing Scrubs. Great video!
15:06 I like your thoughts and general demanor, and tonality, as well as the more directed look at the psychological/psychiatric viewpoint. I haven't watched many other docs react for no other reason than I wasn't gripped by them, and yet here I am subsribed to you xD. Do whatever your heart desires, people will watch, I have no doubt. :)
I love your Scrubs episodes! And generally any show you react to. I think it's nice to see different takes from different people, and I think your background in medicine and psychiatry makes it even more interesting for me ☺️
Would really like to see reaction videos to the very old patient example videos from med schools, like the catatonic schizophrenia patient, etc. The comment sections of those videos are so full of misconceptions from people that it is sad.
I don't know when your next Q&A is, but I have been wondering about your thoughts on "parasocial" relationships online especially as you are both a psychiatrist and online personality. Specifically the McElroy brothers come to my mind as an example
I believe that my mother had Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy or something with very similar symptoms. When I was sick, she would wait until I was extremely ill before taking me to get medical treatment. If I coughed too loud or vomited too loud or often, she would become irritated with me for bothering her, but in front of the doctor and staff, she was a perfect doting mother. If the doctor had a dramatic reaction to my symptoms, my mother would happy and excited about it as soon as we left the doctor's office. When my 6 year old brother had pneumonia, she was smiling and happy, while she loading him into the car to take him to the hospital. She was the same way, when she was talking about incidents where my sisters had been violently raped. She always encouraged her children to put themselves in harm's way and was amused by our injuries. She has a history of torturing small animals to death for amusement and abusing patients who were under her care, when she was a nursing student. I would love to watch more videos of you reacting to episodes of Scrubs. No matter how many doctors have analyzed the same episode, you bring something unique to it. Most of the doctors on RU-vid who analyze Scrubs, are not mental health care professionals. I love their videos as well, but yours are one of my top favorites. I look forward to watching more videos from your channel.
I am very sorry this happened to you! Thank you for sharing and I hope you found a way to deal with it. I would say there is very little content coming from people who were in your situation that is not pure fiction but it could be very educational.
Woah, torturing & killing animals sounds more Anti-Social Personality Disorder, with elements of psychopathy. You don't tend to get attention from hurting & killing animals, plus it would be negative usually. I am so sorry you endured that kind of a mother. How utterly despicable.
Loving these reactions, not all of us watch the other doctors on here and even if some of us do, it's very nice to hear your take! I would also love to see your reaction to Mr. Robot!
Yayyy my fave part of Saturday ❤ I always love to see these, it makes me look at shows differently. Currently in school for psych as well, you inspire me! 💗
This shows quite well how some people act towards depressed people. In my own experience with depressive symptoms, sometimes you just want to freely express how you feel, even if it is evidently biased by your diseased mood. When you are already depressed and people "confirm" that you're in the wrong, it only contributes to the feelings of sadness and unworth... :(
Thanks for another great video! In that situation do you think they would have been better off by enlisting the help of someone who's a professional (therapist, etc) to go and talk to Dr. Cox? Or do you think, given Dr. Cox's personality, that it would make him even more distant and likely to react negatively?
i enjoy these, particularly for my love of scrubs xD. have you reacted to the Brendan Fraser arc? (He makes an appearance in a season and then comes back for a two-parter which is... quite impactful. especially with the imagery. cheers, if you get to it (or have already done it) or not, keep on keepin' on.
I know contains a lot of mature and potentially triggering material (especially self-harm and abuse) but I think an examination of generational trauma, abuse between women and misogyny (as well as a very dark exploration of Munchausen-by-Proxy) in Sharp Objects would be amazing, especially bc of how underrated this show is for all the depth it goes into on those issues-
You brought up a lot that I haven't heard before, even listening to all those other doctors. I would watch the whole series twice presented by a physiatrist vs a psychologist because the training and focus is just slightly different
I know you only do tv shows, but I would really love to hear your thoughts on the book a little life, I don’t know if you’d maybe be interested talking about something like that I hated it, but it’s very popular and I would love to hear what a professional has to say about the themes of sexual abuse, self harm and suicide
I always loved the end of this episode because I felt it showed through JD how you should approach somebody who is feeling sad/depressed. When you are feeling sad, and especially when you open up about it and talk about it most people will do what most of Dr. Cox's colleagues did. They give advice or try to motivate you, or worse - blame you and that usually makes the person feel worse and increase the blame and shame they might already feel towards themselves. Instead JD comes and through what he says he acknowledges what Cox is feeling and validates it. That's all he needed to forgive himself. To somebody to say that it is absolutely understandable to feel that way after what he's gone through. Even goes beyond this by stating that he is actually proud of him for it and sees it not as a futile and burdensome thing but as a virtue. That will help a person 100x more than any peptalk or advice.
I relate to Turk a lot. I come from a supportive and loving household. But we believe in giving someone a lot of space if they're going through a hard time. It works for us and how I like to process. But it means when people want me to open up, I find it rude an uncomfortable.
Scanned comments and I don’t think I saw anyone else mention it. Transatlantic disconnect / lost intranslation: NBC had “the more you know” public service announcements segments during commercial breaks. Very cheesy and that’s what JD’s PSA was modeled after, google it and you’ll see he was SPOT ON.
Even with the music! XD Oh man, it didn't occur to me some people watching this might not be familiar with those PSAs... going to walk away and feel old now...
LOVE your videos! Recommendation for a (therapy related) scrubs episode that no one else is doing: My bed, banter and beyond. It's like season 1 or 2. Jd and elliot start dating and a group of psych...students? Come to interview the interns about love and dating. It's a fascinating deep dive into the character's psychology early on.
From the creator of scrubs bill lawrence. The idea came from his friend doctor john dorian and his wife doctor elliet clock, anf his best friend doctor christopher turk what theu went through as doctors from 1989 to 2001. Yes everyone is based of off real people and how they acted and what they said was based on the real medical staff they are protraying. The real doctor cox started in 1979, and the real doctor kelso started in 1969
just because other doctors do it onset mean that you shouldn't! Ive watched multiple people review the same thing, but some are more interactive and more descriptive, where as others seem like the just saw the cliff notes video version. I learn a lot from your videos and use them as a break from studying, while still sort of studying XD
I loved it, thank you, please do more. Especially as a trans person, I enjoy your LGBTQ inclusive perspective, and knowing that it's a space in which I can relax
despair is the only useless emotion. that said, when someone suffering from depression is told to just cheer up, that is possibly the worst thing to do.
I'd love you to do a review of Heartstopper but there is nothing " mental health " about it , it's just a lovely engaging series on Netflix that features gay, trans, bi and straight kids. It's such a relief after shows that make teen years especially LGBTQ look so angsty and just ugly. What I loved most about it is it shows that teens can be kind, wholesome , sporty and nerdy and still be LGBTQ or straight and not all teens are sex crazed , drug taking misfits . I loved that is a show you can watch with whole family and it's still fun and engaging and it normalises LGBTQ in a way that darker series never can. Shows like skins and euphoria are not how most people live most of the time despite most people having glimpses into that kind of living occasionally in our teens and 20s . I want to see more shows like this and I'd love to see you review it.
I like what you said about doctors getting desensitized but not becoming dehumanized. I've heard some well meaning but inappropriate comments from people that because of my interest in medicine and I have antisocial personality disorder I should become a doctor because they think a purely objective approach is the best for medicine however, I know about myself that I don't have that ability to empathize with people when they're going through those tough things. I worked as a lifeguard and if there was ever an emergency I was one of the best because I knew the protocol and I didn't get wrapped up in my own feelings about it but at the same time I couldn't empathize with that person or the people freaking out about it. It was irritating to me when someone was emotional about an emergency days or even weeks later. I can put on my social mask and take the steps to calm someone down but even for things I've experienced in my own life, like anxiety, I can't put myself in their shoes. To me it feels like an equation where I take the steps and then they should be calm. I think that's a problem that can happen even with social people when they become too objective. They lose their ability to put themself in another person's shoes and it can be very detrimental especially if you're a doctor or a nurse or in some other medical profession.
I WISH there were doctors that do every episode of scrubs. There are like 150 who do the pilot, and that's it. A rare few do more than that. There is a niche there if anyone wants to fill it
oh you add a lot to scrubs, you are as far as im aware the only one with a psychology background doing this. the few others i know who do scrubs reviews, only did like 5 episodes tops and from a point of an intern, gynocologist and surgeon
Personally, I feel there is never too much scrubs. Most of the other doctors that discuss the series (from what I've seen in my YT feed anyway) are looking at the medical side of it. That's also neat (Doctor Hope's Sick Notes is probably my favorite of those types of analysis), but you do the psychological bit that is far more interesting. The characters on that show had their individual 'calling cards' so to speak, but they were also really well developed and so looking at the character as a complete person and how they relate to other complete characters is pretty neat. Also, the thing in the top right of your background on the shelf (with the little people along the side of it and made of the pride colors), what is it? Every time I watch one of your videos I stare at it for most of the video trying to figure out what it is. Does each color section come apart? Why does the side against the wall have the tall bits? Sorry, I know it isn't related to the content of your video, but I have to ask.
PLEASE react to the diner scene in beautiful boy, the acting is insane and it really does paint a good picture of a relationship between addict and their family
Can I request Queen's Gambit? Whenever people ask what's wrong with me I usually point to that show as like "can't tell you exactly but pretty much this character". Or I should say I strongly relate to that character and her experiences. Would love to hear your thoughts on Beth Harmon
imo you can do episodes other doctors alrdy did. i usally watch those reactions to see the reaction of a specific "yt- doctor". everyone has their own opinions and "points of interest" so to speak so i dont really mind if its the same episode. sometimes thats even better because you have it reviewed by two experts rather than only one.
I like that Dctrs don't watch before they record, but maybe they should if they are going to not pause and talk through everything so neither of us even know what's happening. Can't count how many times doctors are asking questions that the characters are literally answering in the background.
None of my doctor friends can make it through this 2-episode storyline without crying. These people are the strongest fuckers I know, and that's all I need to know to reaffirm I could NEVER work in medicine.
Might be interesting but when I was younger (before I was diagnosed for ADHD and depression/anxiety which has made me much more mellow in hot situations) and I would get mad, act out then just break down crying.
"youll become desensitiest" nah, already have been before that XD (im autistic always found dead bodies and stuff fascinating, not gross, horrifying or anything like that.
I'll watch you talk about Scrubs any day. Also for another request... Arcane is the best show I've ever watched and it is full of trauma and issues and what not. One character experiences auditory hallucinations of her dead friends. Also it is pretty damn gay if that helps :D So first of all HUGE recommendation and secondly I'd love to see your thoughts on a lot of it especially Jinx
I think the other thing to note, if you actually see this, is I don't really care if other Doctors have done a thing, I come here to see how you think and react to something. I want *your* thoughts and imput because I like how you explain things.
More Crazy Ex-Girlfriend reactions please! Maybe to the song The Darkness, actually the whole episode that’s from is good! Or maybe “A Boyband Made Up Of Four Joshes”
So interesting on the Qanon the relatives of alcoholics the biggest thing is to not support the addiction by allowing it, aka not holding people accountable
Great video. Would you consider reacting to Jordan Peterson take on affirmation in therapy when it comes to transgendered young (youth) patients visiting a clinical psychologist? Would love to see your take on it. Thanks!
I noticed you said after Kelso spoke to Dr Cox that he had a common but flawed attitude towards depression. Now I'm no doctor and don't pretend to have any knowledge of the medical sector but I have to fully disagree . Being open and nice is fine but it ultimately dosent help the person who is suffering from depression. You NEED to be stern and tough . Dosent mean you can't be compassionate but being overly nice and sensitive dose NOT help the person who is suffering from depression in fact in most cases they become worse because people like to baby them and not address the actual issue. I fully disagree with you on that but respect the opinion :) Yes you need to compassionate but you HAVE to be stern with them to . Otherwise your not helping your delaying
When you state the problem wasn't with the patients dying, it's about him coming in to work. If I remember the episode correctly, in the previous episode he rushed to donate organs to dying patients without proper testing and the organs were provided by someone who died of rabies. Because Cox made the huge error by rushing to save lives, he killed a patient that wasn't even terminal. This compounds the depression he feels over the patients dying. Watching this episode alone does leave out a lot of supporting context to character actions and emotions.
@@birdiekay686 That's fair. He just didn't seem to correlate the 2 and attributed all content of the current episode individually, at least in spoken response. That was my take on what was said.
The best comment I can make about conversion therapy is that a leading practitioner in the u.s. gave up and came out after 2 decades of inflicting it on others. That's how ineffective it is. That's how terrible it is for its targets.
Please please please don't say 80! My dad's in his late 70s and idk what we'd do without him. Ĥe saved us from our mother (died last year) and he's close with all of us. Talks to all 3 kids every day. My dad just can't die. No.
