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Dr. Eric Bender

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1592 total appearances

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The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

I'm curious what you think about that, hearing that other people might've reacted differently.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

So wanting to understand more about their perspective, if they go on believing it's harmful, that would be a pattern I could point out.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

So if they continue to believe it's harmful and it's actually not, I would say,

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

It seems like it's really hard for you to see this differently.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

I wonder what that's doing for you because when people get stuck on the same idea and keep doing the same thing again and again, they're getting something out of it that they might not be aware of psychologically.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

I'm curious what you get from this or what do you feel when this is considered still terrible, when maybe other people wouldn't see it that way.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Interesting.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

What do they do with that fame?

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

That's what I want to know.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

So I feel like I've had- Let's say they do good things.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

I think it can, but I can only speak from my experience.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

I've had some degree of fame doing the things that I've done.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

And what I find is if somebody's coming to me because they've seen me in a video, like I want you to be my doctor-

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Why me?

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Why not some doctor close to you?

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

What is it about me?

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Now, maybe they say, oh, I like the way you interact with people.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Sure.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

But if someone's just starting to take on more and more people and more and more patients just to make a lot of money, I think that can be problematic.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Not that I have an issue with money, but are the patients the primary thoughtful concern you have?