 She also complimented the video's satiric nature, praising Max's parodies of the various ways the word 'psycho' is used, based on the "funhouse mirror distortion of relationship problems that many women face".Steve Erickson of Studio Daily considered it to be "a more modest version of Lady Gaga's elaborate roleplay".Alim Kheraj of "The Daily Telegraph" noted that the video referenced films such as "Fatal Attraction" and "The Shining", while also comparing the negative connotations of mental health to other music videos such as Rihanna's "Disturbia" and Bebe Rexha's "I'm a Mess".