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** There ''are'' therapists, but too few of them--the therapists are all so backlogged with work that they must prioritize urgent cases.
** Alice is a well known pariah in her community, so most therapists outright refuse to treat her and the ones that do might deliberately try to sabotage her out of spite.

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** There ''are'' therapists, but too few of them--the them -- the therapists are all so backlogged with work that they must prioritize urgent cases.
** Alice is a well known well-known pariah in her community, so most therapists outright refuse to treat her and the ones that do might deliberately try to sabotage her out of spite.



** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Without any sort of emotional backup, the heroes ultimately self-destruct, dooming the world to destruction.]]

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** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Without any sort of emotional backup, the heroes ultimately self-destruct, dooming the world to destruction.]]destruction]].
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** [[DysfunctionJunction Every member of the cast has a host of problems.]] Nobody ever gets help and they get worse as the series progresses.

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** [[DysfunctionJunction Every member of the cast has a host of problems.]] problems]]. Nobody ever gets help and they get worse as the series progresses.



** Alice doesn't utilize modern Western therapy, but she does take part in more traditional methods of dealing with psychological distress--prayer, meditation, community support, {{a|rson murder and jaywalking}}nd [[FuzzTherapy having a dog]].

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** Alice doesn't utilize modern Western therapy, but she does take part in more traditional methods of dealing with psychological distress--prayer, distress -- prayer, meditation, community support, {{a|rson murder and jaywalking}}nd [[FuzzTherapy having a dog]].
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** There are signs saying No Therapists.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[DysfunctionJunction Every member of the cast has a host of problems.]] Nobody ever gets help and they get worse as the series progresses.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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[[DysfunctionJunction Every member of the cast has a host of problems.]] Nobody ever gets help and they get worse as the series progresses.progresses.
** The psychiatric profession has been gotten rid of.


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** ''Everyone'' is a therapist.


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** Therapists are shot on sight.
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Y'know, this page has got me bummed. Maybe I should go back to ThereAreNoTherapists... wait, what do you mean, "what's that?"

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Y'know, this page has got me bummed. Maybe I should go back to ThereAreNoTherapists... wait, what do you mean, "what's that?"a therapist?"
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** Alice is a well known pariah in her community, so most therapists outright refuse to treat her and the ones that do might deliberately try to sabotage her out of spite.

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** Characters believe that psychiatry is useless or even harmful. This could be a personal belief, or a cultural one.

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** Characters believe that psychiatry is useless or even harmful. harmful, or that needing therapy is a sign of weakness. This could be a personal belief, or a cultural one.one, or they could belong to an occupation like law enforcement or the military where such attitudes are common.

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* '''Exploited''': The BigBad knows Alice has some unresolved mental issues that can't be fixed, and takes advantage of them by making them worse and taking Alice out of commision.

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* '''Exploited''': The BigBad knows Alice has some unresolved mental issues that can't be fixed, and takes advantage of them by making them worse and taking Alice out of commision.commission.



* '''Implied''':
** Out of all of the characters with mental issues, none of them have ever gotten better.
** Alice takes a walk throughout the entire city. Out of the hundreds of buildings, none of them are therapy centers or mental hospitals.
**"What do you mean this city needs a psychiatric center? Do you need to see the local wizard or time lord too?"



** Without therapists, the morale and sanity of the public drops substantially. Both the crime and suicide rates skyrocket, leaving the world in constant fear. That fear eats away at the sanity of the few remaining normal people. [[ViciousCycle They also]] start to lose their minds and the [[WorldGoneMad world became even more horricic]].

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** Without therapists, the morale and sanity of the public drops substantially. Both the crime and suicide rates skyrocket, leaving the world in constant fear. That fear eats away at the sanity of the few remaining normal people. [[ViciousCycle They also]] start to lose their minds and the [[WorldGoneMad world became even more horricic]].horrific]].

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* '''Invoked''': ??

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* '''Invoked''': ??Evulz systematically executes everyone who has any education that "has a chance at fostering [[ThoughtCrime unacceptable revelations]]". Psychologists are one of the many professions subject to extermination.



* '''Deconstructed''': [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Without any sort of emotional backup, the heroes ultimately self-destruct, dooming the world to destruction.]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion '''Deconstructed''':
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Without any sort of emotional backup, the heroes ultimately self-destruct, dooming the world to destruction.]]]]
** Without therapists, the morale and sanity of the public drops substantially. Both the crime and suicide rates skyrocket, leaving the world in constant fear. That fear eats away at the sanity of the few remaining normal people. [[ViciousCycle They also]] start to lose their minds and the [[WorldGoneMad world became even more horricic]].

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* '''Played For Laughs''': The DysfunctionJunction of the characters is gradually driving them all up the wall in increasingly absurd ways.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
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The DysfunctionJunction of the characters is gradually driving them all up the wall in increasingly absurd ways.ways.
** There are no therapists because Alice and her crew [[BreakTheMotivationalSpeaker drove]] them all [[CriticalPsychoanalysisFailure insane]]. For extra hilarity points, at least one of them is doing it intentionally or at least [[KillTally is carrying the score]].

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