Psychologize 

To tell yourself facts to get rid of a fear. To give yourself reasons to not be afraid

"I psychologized my fear of the roller coaster. Over 1 million people have ridden it and have not died."

"I used to be afraid of heights by I psychologized my way through it"

"Bungee jumping sounds scary! But I'm psychologizing myself to not be afraid."

Psychologize by Sir Barks Alot March 15, 2017

psychological dickhead 

Someone who makes a situation unnecessarily stressful or inconvenient in a manner that benefits nobody. Often includes usage of emotionally manipulative tactics such as gaslighting, moving the goalposts, and guilt-tripping.

P1: "If you don't buy this off me I'll burn it all."
P2: "What is the point of doing that? Just give it to me."
P1: "Nope, $600, take it or leave it."
P2: "Oh my god, you're such a psychological dickhead."

psychological dickhead by underscore_pain October 21, 2020

clerical psychologist 

A term that darkly mocks what clinical psychology has become in this data-heavy, lawsuit-driven world which often values documentation of treatment more than the treatment itself.

I feel like I should be called a “clerical psychologist” because the time needed to appropriately document the clinical contact, required by the state, can eat up the entire hour, leaving me with no time to interact with the patient!

clerical psychologist by Dr Bunnygirl September 15, 2019

Psychological Video 

The opposite of a realistic ghost video.

Popular in the early 2000s, they usually contained more obvious editing and special effects than regular Ghost videos, which were supposed to be taken seriously.

Guy #1: Omg this video is so creepy, I would've moved out of that house if I were them!

Guy #2: That's not a ghost, it just a Psychological Video.
Guy #1: Well then nice editing. I guess I'm gonna have nightmares now.

Psychological Video by THESAYCOMPTER3 July 7, 2020

Psychological Warfare

To achieve their objectives, the planners of psychological warfare campaigns first attempt to gain total knowledge of the beliefs, likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities of the target population. According to the CIA, knowing what motivates the target is the key to a successful PSYOP.

the use of propaganda or other psychological warfare means to influence or confuse the thinking, undermine the morale, etc. of an enemy or opponent

Psychological Warfare by ... Zjdbckdnznsjd August 31, 2019

psychologically smart 

An adjective used to recognize intellectual feats of strength of particular individuals who have acquired the big brain.

Smart Friend: "They are simply using their victim card to garner sympathy from everyone else. Although this is a common manipulation tactic perpetrated in online communities that doesn't mean we have to sit idly by while our fellow man fall victim to these sea witches."
You: "Wow you're psychologically smart aren't you?"

psychologically smart by Sooser December 22, 2019

armchair psychologist 

A person who gives advice for mental disorders, emotional disorders, or any other mental illness and has no known background knowledge of psychology. More than just advice with no clinical know how.

Some dude gave me advice on eating disorders at Mac D's and claimed that the food additives had addictive properties creating a mental cycle of "food abuse". I asked if he was some kind of armchair psychologist or a something, grabbed my number one with cheese and bounced. Fucker was right or was he?

armchair psychologist by anti-goodtimes October 9, 2009