Trigger: How Far Can You Go

The main character is Artem, a psychologist who practices a rare provocative therapy method—one that allows clients’ problems to be solved instantly.

Fate brings him to prison, but Artem is determined to prove his innocence and the effectiveness of his method.

“Artem Streletsky is a professional psychologist-psychotherapist. Contrary to stereotypes, Artem’s main work with clients does not happen in an office. He ‘bursts into’ his clients’ lives and turns everything upside down. His method is provocation!

Anyone who dares to seek help from him faces their deepest fears and traumas, leaving no time to recover and step back. By pushing a person out of their ‘comfort zone,’ Artem leads them to the very event from the past—when, for various reasons, they ‘betrayed’ themselves. Because in each of our lives there was a moment when everything went wrong in the way we didn’t want. Artem is convinced that we have enough strength to, by diving into our memories, pull our will out of the ‘clutches’ of the unconscious. In the moment of provocation performed by Artem, a person loses control over their defense mechanisms—thereby freeing themselves from their fears. As a result, it helps clients both to forgive old grievances and to forget the unbearable pain of loss, and to take responsibility for their lives.

At the same time, Artem himself faces his own ‘skeletons in the closet.’ Demanding absolute honesty from people, he must be honest with himself. And this is where the most important part begins—because this honesty lifts the curtain on the psychologist’s personal life, his inner world, along with the solutions and choices he makes. Throughout the series, Artem goes through the most difficult trials.

After being released from prison—after he was accused of driving a client to suicide—he tries to start life over. Artem decides to correct all the mistakes of the past, prove his innocence and the correctness of his method, get back the woman he loves, and continue practicing—the work of his life.

In this script, I described real cases I encountered in my work. I’m sure that in every story and in every character the viewer will be able to recognize themselves and their loved ones—and find their own path to complete liberation from unconscious patterns that prevent us from being happy.

Sergey Nasibyan, psychologist-psychotherapist, coach, personal growth trainer and emotional intelligence specialist…”