Barbie: Beyond a Pink World/You Should by Barbie

For decades, Barbie has transported us to a perfect, rosy world, where anything is possible. The iconic motto “be whatever you want to be” has inspired millions of girls and boys around the world to fulfill their dreams. However, as Barbie herself proved in her new film, Life isn't always rosy. And the thing is that —despite the fact that the protagonist characterized by Margot Robbie could be anything she wanted to be—- this universe of probabilities, rather than animating her, aroused multiple concerns. But why?

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Well, throughout the film we see Barbie face rigid thoughts and beliefs about what she should be or should do. Mattel's doll believes that It should do the same things every day, to be president, to win a Nobel Prize, to be physical, to be with Ken, to be a role model and a whole host of other things. These You should and self-imposed canons reveal Barbie's internal struggle to meet other people's expectations and the emotional consequences that this entails.

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Despite the fact that Barbie has a seemingly perfect life, these unfair demands on herself lead her to feeling inadequate, frustrated and even incapable. The impositions on how he should behave and who he should be with also generate an internal conflict. Cognitive behavioral therapy, which is the therapeutic approach used by Mindsurf, teaches us that it is our thoughts that influence our emotional responses. That's why Barbie, believing that she always needs to comply with these You should, feels inferior, inadequate and disappointed.

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It's not surprising, then, that Barbie's thoughts led her to experience feelings that led to crisis and despair. The only way out of the emotional hole that Barbie found herself in was to confront her concerns, embark on the journey that the Non-Traditional Barbie pointed out to her and go out into the outside world. However, although many of us are going through a crisis similar to that of the protagonist, most of us we can't afford to travel to a new world to face our inner problems.

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As we saw in the film, questioning our rigid beliefs can be a painful process, since it involves confronting our own expectations and what we really want. But it can also be liberating to let go of other people's expectations. And this is where therapy plays a crucial role, helping us to question these impositions and to find alternatives that lead us to emotional well-being.

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Therapy gives us the tools to challenge and change these unrational thoughts. It helps us to identify the impositions that torment us and to find our own voice. Perhaps in the world of Barbie, the only way out is to explore the outside world, but fortunately in this world, therapy can be the path to a healthier mind and a fuller life.

Therefore, if you feel very identified with Barbie and want to explore You should that paralyze you, we recommend you download Mindsurfing. There you will find a network of specialized therapists and exercises such as “Clarify your mind” that will help you question the unquestionable and find inner peace.