Therapy Discourse Breaks Out Again After Twitter User Suggests Therapy Can't Work For People With High IQs

"To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ for therapy not to work?"

Such is the take that has caused discourse on Twitter this afternoon after a user suggested people with IQs above 115 would be immune to therapy because they'd see through the "gaslighting" tactics therapists use to make their patients feel better.

As might be obvious, therapists do not describe the work they do as "gaslighting" patients into thinking nothing's wrong. VeryWellMind describes multiple positive impacts therapists can have, which include "Adopting habits that may lead to better physical and mental health," "Exploring (one's_ actions and thoughts from a different perspective" and "Learning new coping skills that will help you manage stress more effectively."

Therapy is often a hot topic of discourse online and is generally thought of as a positive course of action that many people could benefit from. Thus, this take from @Xenoimpulse, as well as their follow-up opinion that suggested a trained AI would do a better job than a licensed therapist because an AI wouldn't be "incentivized to scam" patients, led to some dropped jaws and widespread jokes from other Twitter users.

Additionally, some users suggested that Xenoimpulse's therapist would likely mark their hot take for further investigation in therapy.

Of course, some clients may find cognitive behavioral therapy may not suit them, but it seems social media agrees that IQ does not affect the efficacy of therapy — and AI will not do a "better job" than a licensed therapist.