The unrest in Los Angeles isn’t just about politics. It is a symptom of something deeper: a national collapse of resilience.

Behind the protests lies a broader crisis, a fragile mindset that mistakes discomfort for danger, grievance for identity, and emotional reactivity for truth.

New polling reveals a striking psychological divide: 45 percent of liberals report poor mental health, compared to just 19 percent of conservatives. This is not about ideology. It reflects two competing visions of how Americans are being taught to face adversity.

As a psychotherapist practicing in New York City and Washington, D.C., I have seen firsthand how therapy has changed over the years. Once a tool for building resilience and fostering growth, it has increasingly become a system that rewards victimhood and reinforces vulnerability. Today’s therapy culture pathologizes ordinary discomfort as trauma and treats accountability as incompatible with emotional safety.

One woman told me her previous therapist urged her to quit........

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