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Unpopular opinion: The push for data in mental health makes our feelings seem like math problems.
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sarah_johnson4616h ago
Did my therapist using a mood scale make me feel like a number?
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charles22513h ago
Sarah's point about feeling like a number misses the bigger picture. When I'm stressed, my own feelings are a messy guess. But if an app shows my sleep drops and my reported stress spikes every Sunday night, that's not a math problem, it's a clue. It points right at my dread of the work week. That data helps me and my therapist actually fix something real instead of just swimming in bad feelings.
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