Therapist Plus Gamer
@therapistplusgamer.bsky.social
Video Game Essayist + Therapist. Exploring how video games make us - and keep us - human. Owner of cats and dog.
Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7tZ_vCGJaV6vVqBckqdSBw
Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7tZ_vCGJaV6vVqBckqdSBw
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Hey, Listen! New #videoessay up! And this one is a confessional. I used to hold a lot of shame because of it. But not anymore! Check it out now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM3J...
Hey, Listen! New #videoessay up! And this one is a confessional. I used to hold a lot of shame because of it. But not anymore! Check it out now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM3J...
My Strange Relationship to Zelda
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Hey, Listen! New #videoessay up! And this one is a confessional. I used to hold a lot of shame because of it. But not anymore! Check it out now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM3J...
Hey, Listen! New #videoessay up! And this one is a confessional. I used to hold a lot of shame because of it. But not anymore! Check it out now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM3J...
I don't talk much about having ADHD. But I do! And it's real and life changing! And I think this video does a really solid job of explaining the journey of learning that you have inattentive-type ADHD. You should check it out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0hL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0hL...
I found out I have ADHD.
YouTube video by JaidenAnimations
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November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I don't talk much about having ADHD. But I do! And it's real and life changing! And I think this video does a really solid job of explaining the journey of learning that you have inattentive-type ADHD. You should check it out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0hL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0hL...
Repost for the algo! New #videoessay up! Night in the Woods is a game that tells us about the limitations of therapy culture and how we might be deeply dismissing people when we tell them "just go to therapy". Learn how to help others (and yourself) with this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...
Night in the Woods and The Problem of Therapy Culture
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Repost for the algo! New #videoessay up! Night in the Woods is a game that tells us about the limitations of therapy culture and how we might be deeply dismissing people when we tell them "just go to therapy". Learn how to help others (and yourself) with this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...
New video up! There are limits to what therapy can do and not do. And I talk about those limits using Night In The Woods (and a children's booked called "The Rabbit Listened").
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...
Night in the Woods and the Limits of Therapy Culture
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New video up! There are limits to what therapy can do and not do. And I talk about those limits using Night In The Woods (and a children's booked called "The Rabbit Listened").
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBZ...
I'm going to get A LOT of hate for this one, especially for older gamers. A cozy, campy video about how gaming nostalgia can haunt us if we're not careful. New #videoessay up now! Watch it.... IF YOU DARE!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPlA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPlA...
Nostalgia Isn’t Comfort — It’s a Ghost That Follows You
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm going to get A LOT of hate for this one, especially for older gamers. A cozy, campy video about how gaming nostalgia can haunt us if we're not careful. New #videoessay up now! Watch it.... IF YOU DARE!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPlA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPlA...
These video games helped me understand that self-hate is a reflex. And if you are someone who constantly talks negatively about yourself in your own mind, this video will help you change that! Check out my new video now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkdS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkdS...
How Video Games Teach Us to Stop Hating Ourselves
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
These video games helped me understand that self-hate is a reflex. And if you are someone who constantly talks negatively about yourself in your own mind, this video will help you change that! Check out my new video now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkdS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkdS...
Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay everyone. The number one reason many people go to therapy is not directly due to a mental health condition but due to a "feeling of failure". I resonate with that! Check out my new #videoesay on mental health and feeling like a failure.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLn...
Failure DEFINES our mental health #Worldmentalhealthday2025
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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October 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay everyone. The number one reason many people go to therapy is not directly due to a mental health condition but due to a "feeling of failure". I resonate with that! Check out my new #videoesay on mental health and feeling like a failure.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLn...
One of the greatest privileges I have as a therapist is this: everyday I get to see people try really, really hard to be better and to do better. And being a witness to that effort makes me so happy.
October 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
One of the greatest privileges I have as a therapist is this: everyday I get to see people try really, really hard to be better and to do better. And being a witness to that effort makes me so happy.
New Video Up! A celebration of Yoshi's Island and its 30th birthday. Here's to its most iconic and memorable level!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IqM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IqM...
30 years later Yoshi's Island's most iconic level shines
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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October 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New Video Up! A celebration of Yoshi's Island and its 30th birthday. Here's to its most iconic and memorable level!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IqM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IqM...
New #videoessay up! What's your personal Silent Hill? The thing that haunts you or keeps you awake at night? Check out the video to learn how to better navigate your own internal Silent Hill and to even learn all about the Silent Hills of my mind.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4vO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4vO...
The Question That Shatters People - What's Your Silent Hill?
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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September 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New #videoessay up! What's your personal Silent Hill? The thing that haunts you or keeps you awake at night? Check out the video to learn how to better navigate your own internal Silent Hill and to even learn all about the Silent Hills of my mind.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4vO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4vO...
Bye Sweet Carol looks amazing! It's a hand drawn 80s Disney movie if it were a horror game. Super cool and looking forward to it coming out. September/October are just drowning in amazing games!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPc5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPc5...
Bye Sweet Carole - Official Release Date Trailer | gamescom 2025
YouTube video by IGN
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September 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Bye Sweet Carol looks amazing! It's a hand drawn 80s Disney movie if it were a horror game. Super cool and looking forward to it coming out. September/October are just drowning in amazing games!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPc5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPc5...
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OUT NOW: 25 new micro-essays about dreams, presented in a curated compilation on our YouTube channel.
Total runtime is just under half an hour, so set aside some time today to discover your next favorite video essayist!
📼 The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 9: Dreams [English CC] youtu.be/WeXz8kr7eck
Total runtime is just under half an hour, so set aside some time today to discover your next favorite video essayist!
📼 The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 9: Dreams [English CC] youtu.be/WeXz8kr7eck
25 Video Essays About Dreams
YouTube video by The Essay Library
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September 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
OUT NOW: 25 new micro-essays about dreams, presented in a curated compilation on our YouTube channel.
Total runtime is just under half an hour, so set aside some time today to discover your next favorite video essayist!
📼 The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 9: Dreams [English CC] youtu.be/WeXz8kr7eck
Total runtime is just under half an hour, so set aside some time today to discover your next favorite video essayist!
📼 The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 9: Dreams [English CC] youtu.be/WeXz8kr7eck
Look. I'm tired of holding it in and just have to say it..
Sciel (Expedition 33) is best girl!!1!
Want proof? Check out my latest video on Sciel and the beating heart of Expedition 33.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjbH...
Sciel (Expedition 33) is best girl!!1!
Want proof? Check out my latest video on Sciel and the beating heart of Expedition 33.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjbH...
No one loves you like Sciel loves you.
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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September 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Look. I'm tired of holding it in and just have to say it..
Sciel (Expedition 33) is best girl!!1!
Want proof? Check out my latest video on Sciel and the beating heart of Expedition 33.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjbH...
Sciel (Expedition 33) is best girl!!1!
Want proof? Check out my latest video on Sciel and the beating heart of Expedition 33.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjbH...
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FELLAS A BUSTER CORP MERCH STORE HAS BEEN OPENED!
Featuring cool designs @ashleysponies.bsky.social based on Victory Buster. More to be added at a later date! If you want a specific character or design to buy merch of, let me know so I can put it in the next batch.
bustercorp-shop.fourthwall.com
Featuring cool designs @ashleysponies.bsky.social based on Victory Buster. More to be added at a later date! If you want a specific character or design to buy merch of, let me know so I can put it in the next batch.
bustercorp-shop.fourthwall.com
BusterCorp
The official website and shop of BusterCorp. Find the latest content, buy merch, and support your favorite creator.
bustercorp-shop.fourthwall.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
FELLAS A BUSTER CORP MERCH STORE HAS BEEN OPENED!
Featuring cool designs @ashleysponies.bsky.social based on Victory Buster. More to be added at a later date! If you want a specific character or design to buy merch of, let me know so I can put it in the next batch.
bustercorp-shop.fourthwall.com
Featuring cool designs @ashleysponies.bsky.social based on Victory Buster. More to be added at a later date! If you want a specific character or design to buy merch of, let me know so I can put it in the next batch.
bustercorp-shop.fourthwall.com
I cannot believe the Virtual Boy is even being acknowledged by Nintendo. MUCH MORE BEING (basically) RE-RELEASED!?! Did not have that on my bingo card!
September 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I cannot believe the Virtual Boy is even being acknowledged by Nintendo. MUCH MORE BEING (basically) RE-RELEASED!?! Did not have that on my bingo card!
Boosting this week's SEGA Dreamcast video one more time because, let's face it, we could all sue something a bit more light-hearted on our internet feeds today. I know I need it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB...
The SEGA Dreamcast absolutely BANGS at 26!
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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September 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Boosting this week's SEGA Dreamcast video one more time because, let's face it, we could all sue something a bit more light-hearted on our internet feeds today. I know I need it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB...
Your Friendly Neighborhood Therapist: World Suicide Prevention Day! I want to remind you:
1. Suicide discourse is difficult if you live in a society that doesn't encourage open/vulnerable mental health discourse.
2. Sincere suicide discourse stays tough if we turn it into a punchline.
1. Suicide discourse is difficult if you live in a society that doesn't encourage open/vulnerable mental health discourse.
2. Sincere suicide discourse stays tough if we turn it into a punchline.
September 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Your Friendly Neighborhood Therapist: World Suicide Prevention Day! I want to remind you:
1. Suicide discourse is difficult if you live in a society that doesn't encourage open/vulnerable mental health discourse.
2. Sincere suicide discourse stays tough if we turn it into a punchline.
1. Suicide discourse is difficult if you live in a society that doesn't encourage open/vulnerable mental health discourse.
2. Sincere suicide discourse stays tough if we turn it into a punchline.
New #videoessay: The Sega Dreamcast 26 years later. Something my friend @dcenjoyer.bsky.social is gonna be all about.
How has it aged and what is its legacy now? Watch to find out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB...
(Secretly this is actually a video about learning to love all parts of yourself).
How has it aged and what is its legacy now? Watch to find out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB...
(Secretly this is actually a video about learning to love all parts of yourself).
The Sega Dreamcast at 26: A Beautiful Failure
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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September 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New #videoessay: The Sega Dreamcast 26 years later. Something my friend @dcenjoyer.bsky.social is gonna be all about.
How has it aged and what is its legacy now? Watch to find out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB...
(Secretly this is actually a video about learning to love all parts of yourself).
How has it aged and what is its legacy now? Watch to find out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rsB...
(Secretly this is actually a video about learning to love all parts of yourself).
THERAPY THING:
This recent video by @illymation.bsky.social is great. More importantly it's the exact story I hear in my therapy office all the time.
No therapist is perfect - including me - but if you had a bad experience with therapy - you're not alone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDAy...
This recent video by @illymation.bsky.social is great. More importantly it's the exact story I hear in my therapy office all the time.
No therapist is perfect - including me - but if you had a bad experience with therapy - you're not alone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDAy...
Why I Go To Therapy
YouTube video by illymation
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September 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
THERAPY THING:
This recent video by @illymation.bsky.social is great. More importantly it's the exact story I hear in my therapy office all the time.
No therapist is perfect - including me - but if you had a bad experience with therapy - you're not alone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDAy...
This recent video by @illymation.bsky.social is great. More importantly it's the exact story I hear in my therapy office all the time.
No therapist is perfect - including me - but if you had a bad experience with therapy - you're not alone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDAy...
Really I just miss Norm MacDonald and Mitch Hedberg. That is all. RIP guys.
September 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Really I just miss Norm MacDonald and Mitch Hedberg. That is all. RIP guys.
New #videoessay up: Learn how a 1943 military experiment changes our relationship to video games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gij...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gij...
Why Waiting Makes the BEST Games
YouTube video by Therapist Plus Gamer
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September 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New #videoessay up: Learn how a 1943 military experiment changes our relationship to video games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gij...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gij...
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making it my duty to glaze up this community while I wait for the dryer cycle to finish 🌞🙌
August 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
making it my duty to glaze up this community while I wait for the dryer cycle to finish 🌞🙌
Surprise video drop! Chrono Trigger was released today in North America 30 years ago. And because one damn side quest involving a piece of beef jerky, I became a therapist. It'll all make sense when you watch the video. Check it out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tDX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tDX...
Chrono Trigger’s Forgotten Side Quest Still Echoes After 30 Years
YouTube video by Therapist + Gamer
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August 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Surprise video drop! Chrono Trigger was released today in North America 30 years ago. And because one damn side quest involving a piece of beef jerky, I became a therapist. It'll all make sense when you watch the video. Check it out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tDX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tDX...
I am excited to play Silksong but fear that this whole thing went on too long. With games like Ender Lilies (both of them) and Nine Sols, I just don't know if this will be the standout game that we're looking for.
Here's to hoping Team Cherry somehow pulls this off.
Here's to hoping Team Cherry somehow pulls this off.
August 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I am excited to play Silksong but fear that this whole thing went on too long. With games like Ender Lilies (both of them) and Nine Sols, I just don't know if this will be the standout game that we're looking for.
Here's to hoping Team Cherry somehow pulls this off.
Here's to hoping Team Cherry somehow pulls this off.
There are good games. There are great games. And then there are games that I will remember on my deathbed. New video up now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ0F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ0F...
Games I'll remember on my Deathbed #gaming #videoessay #retrogaming #chronotrigger
YouTube video by Therapist + Gamer
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August 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
There are good games. There are great games. And then there are games that I will remember on my deathbed. New video up now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ0F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ0F...