Mr. Robot As Therapy: Disconnection, Integration, and the Multiplicity of Self
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- A deep dive into the psychology and profound therapeutic concepts found within Mr. Robot; a meticulously crafted love-letter to my all-time favorite TV series; a look at the Self through the lens of Buddhism, Family Systems theory, and (ab)normal psych.
(as therapy) is my attempt to bring complex topics surrounding psychology and therapy to people that they could most benefit. Since I believe that anchoring new ideas in the familiar is the best way to learn, most videos will likely be centered on explaining and elucidating on these subjects as they're portrayed in popular media.
The script for this video, alongside some of my other works, is available on my (new) blog: considerthisblog.substack.com/
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majohnston.wordpress.com/working-with-our-inner-parts - Zábava
Spanish subtitles are now available, thanks to a friend of the channel who put in the work of translating and transcribing them. Thank you so much (I'd tag you if I knew how)!
do you have any plans of making new videos? you have big talent
@@brrrgoestobrrr7968 I'd like to :) partially through a script for a new one.
Sup! I really lived this video. It was what made me watch Mr. Robot and after I watched the series I came back to watch again. I would love to help translate it to my native language (Portuguese) so I can easily show it to family and friends. Sadly CZcams disabled CC contributions from the community, but if you want, I would love to!
@@considerthis8769 can't wait for your next video
@@matheusdv3920 Hi Matheus, sorry for the delayed response! I really appreciate the offer, and would love your help! I can try to enable community subtitles, and if I can't figure that out, you can send the file to my email:
jmassmann.work@gmail.com
No series has ever impacted me even slightly as much as Mr. Robot. Just finished the last episode, I'm gonna need the rest of next year to recover
😶
Mr.Robot & Bojack have a way of doing that lol
I rarely comment anywhere but I found this to be extremely powerful and deeply profound. Thank you for putting into words why maybe Mr. Robot has affected me so deeply. That I watch over and over again because I find some sort of unexplainable comfort in this story. Maybe there's some healing going on inside myself that I haven't been fully able to grasp as well. Forever grateful to Sam Esmail for telling Elliot's story and for bringing us along. And to you for creating such a beautiful explanation to what so many of us are feeling.
Thanks Gail! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I agree.
Oh yeah bro, you are not alone. I also nearly never comment and believe that this video is so underrated. I've started reading that IFS books. So ingenious dude, like holy shit. Just getting through this mess and realizing who I truly am was probably the best gift I've ever been given in my life.
couldn’t agree more
100% agree to all of this. I feel like I was drawn to the show much more than family and peers because deep down I identified heavily with Elliot and the disharmony between his multiple parts. Therapy brought a lot of this to light but I had to discontinue for financial reasons. This video provided me a lot of wisdom and will positively impact the rest of my life. Thank you for making a fantastic video.
Same
Please don’t ever take down this video. It means the world to me.
finding this 4 years after the release and realising that there is no continuation for your work was a real hit. This is a masterpiece and a very thorugh breakdown of the core idea presentet in mr. robot
What broke me down after the show ended, is the fact that I’m not « the other one » that can give back the power to the real me. I am the real me, and it’s killing me. I hope the show healed some other people, it is probably one of the best ever until now. And this video is as good as that, speechless. Bravo :) Far you will go. Thank you deeply
Omg I'm so blessed to have seen this vid. I'm the original or whatever. I gave my own Mastermind main/front. Hesitantly aging up, getting exposed to what the rest of them kept from me to protect me not realising they were doing exactly what my mother did infantilising me even if it was not to control me intentionally, consciously unlike my mother tho it's unclear how aware she was of what she was doing to me/us. Mr Robot instantly spoke to our Mastermind. She got obsessed with it as tho it would give us all the answers. Read the ending. Afraid to watch it cuz then it would be over and I don't want Elliot's world to end. I feel lost without him. Fuck wait did I split him in? I might have. Hello friend. Seconding Zoe. I'll give front back to her. What I don't think I have, so far, hopefully, is a Mr Robot tho I suppose my good memories of her and continued love for and longing towards her are a kind of Mr Robot, just I can't work with a version of my mum so Gwen the Mastermind has kinda been the better parts to Mr Robot. She's not the original Gwen, that one or possibly several of her snapped and became persecutor
I'm genuinely going to show this to my therapist. I'm autistic and I have been obsessing over this show for years, in an extreme way haha. But this video found me at the right time in my own journey, thank you so much.
Its taken me a year to completely finish Mr Robot because i finish each season needing a break just because of how amazing it is 😭 has me questioning so much about myself and others
Damn, this made me cry a bit. Thank you for making this amazing breakdown for my favorite tv show.
Beautiful that it’s just one channel with one video that actually means something in this whirlpool of time wasting YT content.
I just wanna say, I've been watching this alone during the new years going in. don't really have anyone or maybe I'm driving everyone away subconsciously, because of my past with people. either way, watching Mr. robot recently a few months back actually really helped, especially figuring out what's wrong with me, or maybe should say us. watching this is really needed, cant really go to therapy today. this show really gave as what you said, healing. I, I don't really know who I am anymore, never did gowning up, if that even was me, but what I'm trying to say is thank you, in the sense of this shows how the show can help. especially when conveying how the show helps seems weird to others. but hey, were just someone trying to heal, so again thank you, friend.
Thanks friend
This analysis is a masterpiece. I am crumbling into tears right now. But I finally come to an understanding of the series and the deeply rooted philosophy in it.
This has to be one of the most well crafted analysis videos I’ve ever watched
This was an absolutely phenomenal and beautiful video, delving deep into the heart of what this Masterpiece of art really is about and what it means for us as humans. After finishing Mr.Robot, it has truly become my favorite TV show of all time and watching this video elevated those thoughts even more, so thank you. I found myself tearing up and about to break down towards the end of the video as we see the memories of Elliot and all that he has gone through in order to accept himself. Again, thank you.
Thanks! Lovely comment and I'm glad you appreciated the video so much!
Friend, well said💜
Watching this series send me into my first psychotic episode. A tear came down my face watching this. 😢
You have no idea, how much this video helps.
Recently i found this video on some post in the subreddit of Mr.Robot, not only it was well produced and explain very well the psychological part of Mr.Robot, but also make me shed a tear towards the end, really appreciate this video and very important and the fact that you use the official music of the show, and i'm happy to find other people that are so connected in really unique form to this show!
I recently recommended Mr. Robot to a friend, and my words were literally: "It seems, that the series had an enormous therapeutical effect on me".
I couldn't describe her why. Thank you so much for explaining this to me now.
Even after I watched the show, which already kept astonishing revelations, it still had more to reveal, which you just disclosed to me.
I'm truly thankful.
God knows if you see this three years later but, what a fine video.
Somehow my eyes are wet now. Thank you to Sam Esmail and everyone. Thank you for the video.
Thanks Irene! Glad you liked the video :)
This video is an absolute masterpiece
Thank you for this video. It is really well done and explains a lot of important themes that this show explores.
I like how you explained DID, and its relation to these concepts. Having DID myself, I get how powerful integration can be, and I totally get that the problem in DID doesn't reside in the multiplicity of self, but into the disconnection between the parts. I can't express how true this is.
Not enough people understand that. A lot of doctors and therapists still think DID is a delusion and that in order to heal from it we should not give any attention to our parts, shutting them down, ignoring the "delusion" of having other alters, and this only leads to more chaos and suffering.
I've personally been there, and it's horrible. Since then I got educated and changed therapists, and day by day I work on accepting that I have DID, and accepting each part, little by little. That's the main thing that helps us tremendously, allowing us to work together as a whole system.
The world need more education on the subject. Thank you for bringing it and sharing it that way.
Thank you for sharing your story! Super powerful
Thank you for making this video essay! It’s been extremely helpful with getting me through a few tough periods in my life!
This is one of the best videos I have ever seen. Period. Not only did you give me a different perspective on the show, but you also helped me understand some of my life experiences and how it all ties in with this idea of acceptance. I'm currently rewatching the show and have some ideas for my own video, and although I don't think I can ever write anything as profound as this, you have inspired me both as a creator and a human being. Thank you.
Thanks friend
You've put into words what Mr robot really means at its core. And it's not only the path that the show chose to go through, it is reality too. I remember feeling darkness and thinking the same things when the show started as Elliot, but it wasn't long before I knew that I needed help, therapy, that even when it was real it didn't meant that I had to be self destructive or destructive at all. The show made me realize that and it is as you've said, through hard work, acceptance and integration that I am in the best place that I've ever been. I know who I am, or better yet, I know that I am a multifaceted person and I may not like all of my faces but I love them nonetheless and they are there to protect me. I know that there are warning signs when I'm not doing well and I know what to do when that happens. I know who loves me even when I couldn't love them back. My support system is now big, and strong and I'm able to give what they provide me. And all of this I accomplished by the last season of the show, so the only thing that I wanted was the same journey of recovery that I had, but for Elliot, and he had it. So yeah... this comment is way too long but your video deserves it just as the show deserves my eternal gratitude and debt. Thank you, friend.
I remember an experience that was under an influence, it was showing me the space between frames, and the helpers inbetween the takes, the amount of work they did for one moment to flow into the next, they saw me seeing the infinite moment and for what seemed like a long time they felt appreciated by the creation they were creating, they felt full of love and did the job full of love, and i want to thank those being for bringing the experience to me. World outside is a mirror of our internal world, we see ourselves and nothing else.
6:22 the introduction to the new point in the video with The big red Mr Robot title goes as hard as in the series
Mr Robot is one of the most deeply affecting and affirming pieces of media ever made. As a human being who feels, and loves, and loses, and wins, and grieves, and dreams, and regrets, and who is trying to just figure out what this thing we all experience is, you absolutely are worth this incredible work of art. You deserve this experience, being alive is your ticket stub. Go.
Oh goodness, this touched me so, so deeply. Mr. Robot is my favourite show of all time, and I always loved the main psychological aspect of the movie, since I used to find a lot of myself in Elliot (not to the whole extent, but still). I struggle with accepting myself, had social anxiety, I have no memories of my childhood and used to dissociate a lot. This show made me feel seen. This December I was able to afford going to therapy, I attend it every week and I do a lot of work on accepting my Self and developing awareness of what is going on with my Self in different situations. My therapist also told me about one of the versions of the family system. This video is really, really relatable to me in all of the aspects.. I did shed a tear in the end, feeling so happy for Elliot making it through and full of hope for my own situation. Thank you
Just watched it.
You described clearly every reason why Mr. Robot was such an event for me even though I didn't understand it.
Thank you so much.
God, dude, you made me cry. I love this show and this video so much. Thank you so much for making it. It's super well edited and all your points are well-presented. I have a Psychology test in a few days, and seeing Freud in action is always a fun time.
This video has been on my watch later list for over a year, and I always keep visiting it. We are waiting (in silence) for more.
Mr. Robot changed my life, teaching me it was good to love myself. Some of the time and energy spent helping others could also be brought to bear on me. This video explains the depth of that impact. Thank you so much for pulling this together.
This is so well done, i hope wherever you are and whatever you're doing, you're well
This is probably one of the most beautiful things I've ever had the honor of participating in. So fluid, easily digestible, interpretable.
All i can say is wow. I love mr robot. This is amazing. The show is honestly my favorite. I dont have DID but as a severely mentally ill and traumatized person i loved it. Amazing video. Beautiful and poetic. You put into words what i couldnt
Thanks friend!
I saw this at a time where I am finally addressing buried issues for the first time in over 10 years, medical/psychological/behavioral...and this video articulated it perfectly for me. Thank you
Holy shit bro - u fugggn killed it with this video, analysis, and reflection on society and self... And it just goes to show how harmful exile on any one person can be and how its can manifest itself and how it harm society in spontaneous destructive ways. I got chills and goosebumps with your editing too and just goddamn you did so well thank you for your work!!
This video is just pure gold. Same with Mr Robot, which for me was way bigger thing than just an awesome tv series. Thank you for this video, surely I'll come back here many times.
I cannot describe how i'm gratefull for this video. Please dont stop writting about it! ❤
This is one of the best video essays I’ve watched about a show I love great work
Just finished a #FiveNine inspired rewatch of this masterpiece of a show, and was searching out further Mr. Robot content here when the algorithm gave me your video.
Moved to tears and found your very Human and empathic take on how such a dark show can be so healing deeply cathartic.
Thank you so much, I wish I could subscribe to you 100 times.💝
Amazing job putting this together! The ending left me fully inspired, also in part to M83 :p
Tristan Kerr thanks brotha
yeah especially the season 3 ending
This show and Marvel’s Legion on FX were the greatest therapy I have ever experienced for my childhood traumas. And I hope they help you too. Love you.
Thank you so much for making this video. It brilliantly captures the moral of Mr. Robot's story.
Thankyou for making this video & for being able to express with verbal words many things that I do not have verbal words for. We Thank You Friend 💞
enjoyed the passion you had while analyzing one of our favorite shows of all time. great job
You deserve much more recognition for this. I rarely leave comments but this video offered such an interesting perspective which you did an incredible job exploring. I loved the fact that the trajectory of your video matched that of the series and ended on a simplistic but optimistic note. Truly one of the best if not the best show on television, and by far one of the most satisfying video essays I've ever watched.
You should definitely make some more content, this was an incredible video.
Mr. Robot is a master piece, this clip honors the show in so many angles. Great effort here, thank-you for sharing.
Im no different that most in the comments. It changed me. It sounds hyperbolic. But, it was the first time i ever saw myself on tv. A character i actually understood and see. And now they did the subject matter. Perfection. And of course the acting, directing, cinematography, score, casting, and production. Perfect in my opinion. The holy grail.
If someone hasnt watched it. Do it. Every season is spectacular. But each season only gets better. And the end is perfect.
What a video man! I rarely comment on video essays. But this video absolutely changed my perspective on life, well being, mental health. It also made clear the purpose of the show. Even before I watched your video. Mr. Robot was my favorite tv show ever and considering I have just started watching tv shows. I thought I would not like Mr. Robot. But I loved it. And I loved your video as well. This was one of the best videos or video essays I have ever seen. Your editing style, music choice and especially the storytelling it felt like I was watching a movie.
That music and poem together made me cry so much….the clips you picked were amazing. 🥹😭
Im positively obsessed with the genius of the show. Now I feel positively obsessed with this video interpretation of it. Phenomenal use of it in the background to transit the complicated truth reality. Genius. Thank you.
Thank you Prof Brian Cox for this amazing homage to my favourite series of all time.
I finished the show a few hours ago. While watching fan theories about the show and other videos talking about the ending i saw this video. What an incredible job you have done!!! It really shows the deeper meaning of the show and it helped me realise a lot more things than i did before. Everything about this video is amazing! What an incredible show Mr. Robot is... Thank you
this was a great breakdown, maybe when ur free u could consider making more like this regarding other works of fiction, would greatly appreciate it
Absolutely incredible video. When you brought it back to a guest house at the end I got actual shivers. Phenomenal writing, and editing to create such a wonderful video that really succinctly hits the nail on the head of the beauty of this Masterpiece of a show. Bravo, my dude. Bravo.
I can tell you've poured your heart and soul into this. Beautiful work, I hope you make more when the time is right!
Wow, hit the nail on the head with what I was feeling after finishing the show
Well, this explanation made me even more emotional than (re)watching the show itself! Thank you, Sir! Thank you so much for this tv show break down. I always felt Mr. Robot is my all time favorite TV shows out there. Primarily because enjoying it’s cast in such a high quality production. Framing, sound, lighting... just unbelievable (photography nerd talking here... hehe).
But breaking down these psychology aspects finally brought sense to me, why I felt such a connection to the writing of the show. Sure, nobody of us will eventually be in situations like the show. But I guess everybody has got it’s individual everyday episode at work, with friends or other situations. Understanding how to deal with our selfs and our feelings is perhaps a riddle everybody should give a shot.
With providing this magnificent video you gave a wonderful advice how I can specifically start this self reflexion.
Again. Thank you so much. Take care!
That "stay" scene in 4x11 moved me so deeply.. i still don't understand what kind of an internal catharsis i experienced in that scene... i am starting to understand it now.
Can you eleborate on the meaning of that computer game and the talk between Whiterose and Elliot more please?
On what level? I think there was a lot of meaning to it, in terms of plot, Elliot's character, and Whiterose's character developments.
All scenes have layers of meaning :)
From the lens I offer here (psychological integration), the call to "stay" may be a beckoning for Elliot to stop running away from the hurt parts of himself. To embrace ego-death of his "false self", which that situation gave rise to. That was the final step in his journey.
Why Whiterose did it and what her whole deal was is a bit beyond me though haha
@@considerthis8769 I just got that... this video and the comments are both enlightening!!
Mr robot is the first media ive watched where it feels like it gets me. I may not be elliot but i face his struggles. The addiction, anger, depression, the trauma. Its the show that i feel that truly understands that.
The only thing that is comparable is the road by cormac Mccarthy. But even then its uncomparable
Hey man, all I wanna say is thank you so much for making this video. Mr. Robot will always have a special place in my heart. I never managed to tell my shrink why and how much this TV show means to me. I watched this during the darkest time of my life last year in January. Had been diagnosed with MDD so I suppose it makes sense why Mr. Robot hit me so hard. I will forever be indebted to Elliott (and of course, the creator of the show, Sam Esmail) for keeping me alive, you know. Even though he is a fictional character he understood me for than anyone. The whole show somehow did in fact. I resonated with so many characters. Also, it was practically my first ever form of catharsis. You managed to articulate what I had in mind for a looong time. It sure was getting tough to hold back those tears specially when I saw that ending scene again where Elliott finally finds himself. That scene.....man it's "powerful" to say the least. I still suffer from depression albeit it is more mild now. I hope one day I'll find myself like Elliott did. Thank you once again for making this video. You deserve wayyy more views. And yes, you earned yourself a subscriber.
PS. Okay I love how this video is 28 mins 28 seconds because if I'm not wrong, Elliott's age was 28 in the show. Not sure if it was intentional but that's very clever. I'm stunned tbh.
Incredible breakdown of this equally incredible show. Many other commenters have put it into much better words than I could, but your ability to deconstruct the psychological tropes and concepts that plague so many of us in our daily lives and analyze their portrayal in this show just makes it so much more cathartic to appreciate the show for what it is: a modern masterpiece. Well done.
Incredible video. One of the best on YT
Thank you for making this video.
When I finished watching this show I found myself overwhelmed with emotions, ideas, information, and questions.
You've helped put order to my thoughts, and brought a beautiful insight into the psychology and genius behind this show.
I hope you have a wonderful day.
I totally understand what your saying, and exactly the part where you said "this can work for all of us". I had shallow knowledge about the psychological topics you mentions and that's exactly how I helped myself to make amends and not totally go insane.
And that's why this show will always be my favorite, because I see myself at least on some fractional level. As a personal struggle, understanding and eventually healing.
I can't thank you enough for making this video.
I would love more videos like this. The edit is absolutely fantastic and the content is on point. I started parts work about a year ago but lost track when I went into a new season of trauma. While watching this show, I kept feeling like this show was parallel to parts work. It’s eerily and accurately portrayed. This video breaks down that work in such an articulate way.
Mr. Robot is such an interesting series, and I loved to hear about your perspective on it. That was a great first video, and I hope that there will be more to come!
This is a masterpiece
Fantastic, Jon. Thank you for your dedication, your patience, your faithful work. Your presentation is absolutely wonderful and I'm sure will be well received for weeks, months, and years to come.
Sarahmony 5D thanks Sarah! Much love
I have just recently finished watching the show for the first time and coming off of it I did feel like it had a therapeutic effect on me to some degree, but couldn't entirely explain as to why. I think you answered that pretty well, thank you.
Also, how does this video have only 32k views is incomprehensible to me, it honestly is a perfect addendum to the story of Mr Robot and should be more popular. Fantastic writing and editing!
I wish more people watched this video and the series
Thank you so much for making this video and explaining these things in such details! This show was really something to take a moment and think about - just like our emotions
One of the best video breakdown essays I’ve honestly ever seen
I found this because I was basically looking to see if it existed, as I’m considering doing something similar.
Please keep making content.
This is some brilliant writing. I absolutely love this.
Thank you so much. I cant even put into words how helpful this was, thank you.
I love this breakdown. Pls come back.
This video is extremely well done . You explored so much of what I had been dying to talk about with other people after watching the finale of Mr. Robot. I think this portrayal of DID works as well as it does because while it is important to show how the disorder affects those around you, it mainly focuses on how it affects the person. Having Elliot as the POV character gives the audience more understanding for how difficult it can be to cope with. But, as you said, the key is acceptance, and the strongest points emphasized in the show are that of acceptance and relationships. I think the way it shows that Elliot is worthy of love and capable of listening to and understanding himself through the means of acceptance and love from others is one of the most inspiring and hopeful messages. This show means so much to me, and it makes me really happy to know other people love it for the same reasons, because that message resonated with them, too.
Fantastic seems to be the word! Incredible work, brother. Your voice is perfect for this style of documentary... I really enjoyed it and hope this is the first of many!
Kel Parsley thanks Kel
This video is the greatest thing I've ever seen in CZcams. Congratulations to the author.
Magnificent job!
Agreed, agreed, agreed - if i had one wish, it would be that the show was 8 episodes each to make it more mainstream and digestable to a lot more people
This is...outstanding...it left me in a long quiet moment of silence...Because I needed this - I needed something like this and i'm shocked I have not discovered it beforehand. This is a masterpiece!
Thank You!
This really moved me, I'm crying now. Thank you so much!
This is my best explanation to anyone who knows or asks me
This video is sooo well done, thank you!
Had tears when the show was ending and the last bit where Elliot tells what is required to invoke a change.This show has left an impact on me like no other and through your breakdown it has made me understand the series deeply and understand the core themes it was trying to tell through its story.
That was amazing I listened carefully and couldn’t take my eyes off it💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks Lorraine! Glad you enjoyed it :)
One of, if not the best video essay I've seen. Thank you. Thank you so much.
I came to yt after finishing the show wanting to learn more about DID. Little did I know I was going to find myself here, taking this experience in and completely changing my mind that DID is a condition. I mean, medically it is, but just as you beautifully pointed out, even though we all navigate differently in life and unfortunately some of us experience deep trauma, we are all in a healing journey and acceptance of all parts of us that are there to get us trough and set us free. I agree that Mr. Robot is a masterpiece made to mean many different things, however it’s a story about love on it’s deepest and darkest level. Congratulations, this is another masterpiece :)
I srsly don't care that you think your not getting to the point and all, but it's just good to know that your voice, and the substance of life is really speaking out 2 me, and how we truly dont know who we r
This is remarkably beautiful and uplifting. Thank you for adding this to our lives.
Thank you for this. Mr Robot helped me understand some deep personal trails I've been going through, and you've done an excellent job explaining why. Really appreciate your time and thoughts on this.
It’s been two years but you should definitely do more videos
I don't have enough words for this masterpiece. This whole video is an art. Best video i've ever watched. Thank you, thank you and thank you again.
amazing video. i hope you keep on keeping on.
This was amazing. Please consider making more videos like this
this video was amazing! looking forward to your next work
This is now my favourite video, and that poetry at the start was beautiful. Thank you, really.