Why Bo Burnham: Inside is Comforting | Screen Therapy
Channel: Screen Therapy
Date: 2021-07-29

#mentalhealth #mediapsychology #movies

This essay was close to my heart. Bo Burnham: Inside means a lot to me, it's become an uncomfortable comfort film for me, and although I'm fully aware of the irony of making Content™ about this critique of Content™ I just really wanted to share my own experience and Positive Media Psychology insights so that others who love this devastating special can use it to learn how to transform their appreciation of this film, its music, and its creator into an appreciation of themselves and the journeys they've been on that's helped them see something beautiful and important in Inside. WARNING: this film is rated Mature since it contains mention of suicide and depression and I don't recommend watching it if you are struggling with these topics (hotline numbers below!!)

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24-HOUR HOTLINES:
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Music: Bo Burnham

Chapters:
00:00 an introduction
01:19 how INSIDE helps
03:23 comedy, tragedy, and the other stuff
05:44 social media and content
06:48 self-presentation
12:23 a little hope
13:09 your brain on the internet
16:14 the antidote to perfectionism
18:27 thank you
20:07 conclusion

Sources:
Janicke-Bowles, S. H., Raney, A. A., Oliver, M. B., Dale, K. R. (2020).
Introduction to Positive Media Psychology. United States: Taylor & Francis.

 Oliver, M.B., Dale, K.R., Janicke-Bowles, S.H., Raney, A.(2020).
Introduction to Positive Media Psychology. "What is Positive Media Psychology?", "Meaningful Entertainment". United States: Taylor & Francis.

Reinecke, L., Oliver, M.B. (2017) Media Use and Well Being: Status Quo and Open Questions. The Routledge Handbook of Media Use and Well-Being. Routledge.

Nabi, R. L., Prestin, A. (2017) The Tie That Binds: Reflecting on Emotion's Role in Relationship Between Media Use and Subjective Well-Being.

Mehr, K. E., & Adams, A. C. (2016). Self-compassion as a mediator of maladaptive perfectionism and depressive symptoms in college students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 30(2), 132-145.


Outro/Screen Therapy Theme (not featured here):
Never Really Gone by Stuart Bateman
Stuart Bateman - https://soundcloud.com/stuartbateman 
https://twitter.com/StuartEBateman 

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