Some people think therapy is just sitting in a chair and talking until your mouth gets tired. They imagine the therapist nodding wisely while you cry into a box of tissues and say, "My childhood was... complicated."
But let me tell you—therapy is not just an emotional gossip time. It is actually a brain renovation project. And the building tools? Words. Yes, the same thing you use to order amala and ewedu garnished with kpomo, fish, and roundabout, or explain to your neighbor why their goat and chickens must stop eating your fresh vegetables; the same mouth you use to order suya or argue about football. Yes, the same word of mouth.
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🧠The brain is definitely the original drama house. How do I mean?
Let me make it easier, just see the brain in this perspective:
The human brain is like a crowded Lagos market—noisy, busy, and sometimes completely chaotic. Thoughts are like traders shouting for attention. Some are polite, some are aggressive, and some... are just selling expired nonsense.
When life hits you with problems —heartbreak, stress, a boss who thinks urgent email at 12 p.m. in the midnight are normal, or the shock of finding out garri is now #1,000, and a paint of rice cost approximately #7,000 to #8,000 depending on the rice type, house rent is raising eyebrows, and the children's school fees are literally waving, saying, "Hello, I'm down here, don't forget me" — your brain creates pathways to deal with them and cope. Sadly, some of these mental pathways are as crooked as a rural road in rainy season.
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🗣️Talking is actually a brain road repair. But wait a minute! I'm not saying you should start talking like someone who just escaped from the psychiatrist ward, talking any how, without control. No, no.
Here's where therapy shakes hands with Neuroscience like old school friends. Science calls it neuroplasticity — the brain's ability to reorganize itself, form new connections, and basically say, "We can do better than this mess."
When you talk about your experience in therapy, your brain isn't just unloading drama. It's actively rewiring itself. Think of it like you're the road contractor, your therapist is the civil engineer, and together you're building a smooth expressway for your thoughts to travel — free of potholes, traffic, and random cows.
😂Here's my favorite example:
Just imagine your brain has been taking the same dusty shortcut in years — one filled with fear, self-doubt, and imaginary disasters. Therapy says, "My dear, let's construct a proper road instead."
Every time you open up about your fears, joys, disappointments, challenges, anxieties, curiosity, feeling of guilts, or even obsessions, your neurons fire in new patterns. They create fresh routes that make it easier to respond differently next time life tries you.
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Allow me to explain the brain as if we're gossiping and eating catfish pepper soup, huh? Okay.
•🧠 Neurons are brain cells that communicate with each other.
•🧠 Every thought, memory, or habit is essentially a connection between neurons.
•🧠 The more you use a pathway ("Everything is doomed"), the stronger it becomes.
•🧠 Talking in therapy helps you create alternative pathways ("Maybe I'm just hungry, not doomed").
• 🧠 Over time, your brain starts taking the healthier route automatically. That's why after therapy, you may handle stress better— or at least stop texting your ex at 2 a.m.
You get the gist now, right?😂
Now here's why therapy is beautiful and "funny," so to speak.
Therapy proves you're never "stuck" with the brain you have today. You can actually teach it new tricks, kinder thoughts, and fewer dramatic panic reactions. It's like upgrading your brain from "chaotic goat" to "wise old owl."
And the best part? Even when you start a seasion planning to talk about work stress but eventually end up confessing how a mosquito once made you cry, or how you mistakenly ate a cockroach as if it were seasoned suya, your brain still gets the upgrade.
Therapy isn't just venting; it's construction work. Every conversation is a brick. Every insight is cement. And one day, you'll wake up with a renovated mental mansion — fewer leaks, better lighting, and a balcony view of hope.
So, the next time someone says, "Talking won't solve anything," just smile and think: "Actually, my neurons are redecorating right now, thank you."
Stay happy 😂, stay positive 🤞, stay rewired🤗, stay curious🧐, stay wonderfully you🫵😎.
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