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1 hour ago

When Healing Enters a Space Built for Control

Addressing violence requires embodied healing, ethical dialogue, and structured compassion to restore self-regulation and accountability beyond punishment.
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fromBuzzFeed
2 hours ago
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This Mom Filmed Herself Parenting With And Without Her ADHD Medication, And It Is A Must-See

fromBuzzFeed
2 hours ago
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This Mom Filmed Herself Parenting With And Without Her ADHD Medication, And It Is A Must-See

fromFast Company
2 hours ago

The psychology of the 'Chicken Little' coworker

Everybody knows this coworker-the one who spirals about cost-cutting layoffs when snacks vanish from the break room. The one who thinks they're getting fired because their boss hasn't been using emojis with them lately. The one who's the office Chicken Little: anxious, somewhat frantic, often misguided . . . and who can't stop talking to others about whatever it is they're anxious about.
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fromPsychology Today
40 minutes ago

Reclaiming Your Body After Fertility Treatment

Reclaiming the body after fertility treatment requires grieving loss, integrating the journey, and allowing time, care, patience for the body to feel familiar and connected.
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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago
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Why We Can Feel Lonely in a Crowded Room

Loneliness is unchosen disconnection distinct from chosen solitude; healing requires feeling difficult emotions and initiating small authentic interactions to rebuild meaningful connection.
fromPsychology Today
5 days ago
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Make This Your Year of Connection

Loneliness and social division increase stress and harm well-being; self-connection, nature, authentic interaction, and vulnerability rebuild genuine relationships.
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fromPsychology Today
3 hours ago

We're Sold Individualism: It's Hurting Our Caregivers

Extreme U.S. individualism isolates caregivers, increases shame and burnout, worsens patient outcomes, while familism's shared responsibility improves caregiver well-being.
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fromPsychology Today
8 hours ago

Connection Matters in Coping With Campus Violence

Recovery from crisis is non-linear; simple, genuine connection and tailored coping strategies support resilience and growth amid overwhelming emotions.
fromPsychology Today
3 hours ago

How the Search for Meaning Helps and Hurts Us

I write this post with a clear but demanding purpose. I aim to apply insights from animal behavior research to gain a deeper understanding of how humans behave, struggle, and adapt. As a clinical psychologist, much of my work centers on two closely related questions. Why do people do what they do? And why is changing what does not work for them so often more difficult than it appears?
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 hours ago

Opinion: We need to talk about gun safety and suicide

David's story is more than just dodging a bullet it is a powerful testament to the critical importance of suicide prevention strategies that focus on encouraging temporarily limiting firearm access whether through secure storage at home or transfer away from home. Fresh approaches are desperately needed, since U.S. suicide rates have been steadily rising for two decades. To reverse this trend, we must address access to firearms, which account for 55% of all U.S. suicide deaths.
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fromPsychology Today
4 hours ago

Seeing Ourselves in What Happens or in How People Affect Us

Recognize whether intense reactions stem from projected shadow, wounded ego, or early-life transference, then acknowledge and work with the underlying source to stay present.
#workplace-wellbeing
fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Lonely staff at a major pharmacy chain are being paid $100 to take time off and text a friend-welcome to Sweden's 'friendship hour' | Fortune

fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Lonely staff at a major pharmacy chain are being paid $100 to take time off and text a friend-welcome to Sweden's 'friendship hour' | Fortune

fromPsychology Today
4 hours ago

Habit Tracking: A Primer

The real transformation happens when you open a fresh page, choose a handful of habits that matter to you, and commit to noticing them day after day. I recently did this with two friends over coffee, and what unfolded felt less like a productivity exercise and more like a gentle act of intention-setting. If you'd like to build your own version of that ritual, here's where to start.
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fromBusiness Insider
11 hours ago

I deleted Instagram from my phone for a year. Being desktop-only connected me to friends without the drawbacks.

Deleting Instagram from a phone while using desktop access increased presence, reduced social comparison, improved happiness, and prompted a stronger desire to be offline.
fromPopsugar
7 hours ago

Alcohol Used to Mask My Social Anxiety - Here's What I'm Learning Without It

One of the biggest surprises of not drinking was realizing how much social anxiety I have. And I'm a pretty social person. Back in 2022, after COVID pushed me into remote work, I noticed something: my only social life outside work usually involved drinks at a bar. Unlike school or office life, home meant being clear-headed; out meant being drunk.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

We should support ex-academy footballers properly | Letter

Released academy footballers need embedded psychological support and coordinated FA, Premier League and EFL investment to prevent harm and unequal aftercare.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
8 hours ago

Emotional and psychological changes after head trauma and the importance of legal protection - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Traumatic brain injuries often cause delayed, persistent emotional and psychological problems requiring specialized care and compensation to access neurorehabilitation and support.
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fromHuffPost
9 hours ago

I'd Nearly Given Up On Life When I Met My Soulmate. Then The Men With Guns Came.

A sober, estranged thirty-seven-year-old relocates to Siem Reap to live affordably, regains curiosity through small experiences, and tentatively reconnects via Tinder.
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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

America's Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Care Crisis

OCD is underdiagnosed and often mistreated; ERP is recommended but can fail when OCD serves protective, communicative, or attachment-related functions requiring alternative approaches.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Peer-to-peer support program shows early gains in youth mental health

Peer-to-peer high school mental health programs improved student well‑being, increased engagement, reduced stigma, and developed leadership and confidence among trained peer mentors.
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Why Highly Intelligent People Stay in Toxic Relationships

A common misconception is that people who remain in toxic or abusive relationships are weak, dependent, or oblivious to the harm. In reality, many people who struggle to break free from relationships that are no longer working are intelligent, capable, high-functioning, and empathic. They see the dysfunction clearly and can even articulate what is wrong, and yet they struggle to leave, get frustrated with themselves, and do not understand why that is.
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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

New Year's Resolutions for Victims of Child Abuse

Resolve to prioritize healing from childhood emotional, physical, or sexual abuse through facing truth, acknowledging memories, and practicing targeted self-care like journaling.
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Is This a Year for Big Resolutions-or for Gentle Reflection?

The cultural narrative is familiar: Set ambitious goals, push past discomfort, and emerge transformed. For some people, this framing feels energizing and hopeful. For others, it feels out of sync—especially if their nervous systems are already working hard just to keep things steady. Before committing to New Year's resolutions, it may be worth asking a quieter, but often more clinically meaningful question: Is this a year for bold reinvention, or is it a year for gentle reflection?
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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

How Neurodiversity ERGs Can Deliver Real Impact

Organizational priorities depend on accurate understanding of diverse work styles, especially neurodiversity, affecting leadership, hybrid/AI workflows, Gen Z retention, and performance frameworks.
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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Work to Live, or Live to Work?

Work should support the life you want, not consume it; pursue harmony over hustle, prioritize rest as a requirement, and choose yourself deliberately.
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Awakening Your Inner Authority

Knowing grants a sense of safety and certainty. It provides us with knowledge and a degree of control-the direction we believe we need to go and the way to get there. Yet, considering the chaos, anxiety, distress, loneliness, and existential challenges that most of us live with, we continue clinging to what we were taught to believe is "the truth." And while safety and certainty are illusory, we cling to them in powerful ways.
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fromPsychology Today
22 hours ago

The "Resistant" Client Is a Myth

Calling clients resistant often implies the client is intentionally blocking progress, as if they alone are the reason therapy isn't working. That framing has always troubled me, because more often than not, what gets labeled "resistance" isn't a client problem at all. I've found that it's usually a relationship problem ( between client(s) and therapist or in their interactions/dynamic), and often, it's actually a therapist problem.
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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Treading Water: The Work of Healing That No One Sees

Recovery effort often appears to produce no progress, but persistent coping—"treading water"—keeps people afloat while gradual healing and acceptance occur.
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Why Emotional Wounds Linger

To start resolving our hurt, it helps to pause and ask ourselves a different question: What kind of wound am I dealing with? Many painful experiences-rejection, disappointment, humiliation, betrayal, exclusion-do not leave traumatic injuries. They leave emotional wounds. These wounds are real and impactful, even when they do not necessarily involve threat, terror, or a nervous system focused on survival. And yet, they can linger for years, shaping how we see ourselves and others long after the event has passed.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago
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Adult diagnosis of ADHD: 'I'm passive and quiet, so it never occurred to me that I had it - but it all makes sense now'

fromIndependent
1 day ago
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Adult diagnosis of ADHD: 'I'm passive and quiet, so it never occurred to me that I had it - but it all makes sense now'

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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

What Does It Mean to Be a Man?

Perfectionistic, idealized cultural standards lead boys to adopt rigid, all-or-nothing notions of masculinity, causing distress and limiting self-acceptance.
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fromTheregister
1 day ago

AI automation paradox: More work, not less

AI automation can increase worker burdens by shifting tasks to AI oversight, error correction, and complex stewardship, potentially raising mental-health pressures and reducing pay.
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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

5 Questions to Ask Before Cutting Ties With Family

Cutting ties with harmful family members can be healthy if chosen after thoughtful, intentional evaluation considering harm, effects on other relationships, and conflict-resolution needs.
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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

The #1 Habit to Quit in 2026 if You Have Anxiety

Caffeine activates stress responses, can worsen anxiety, causes energy spikes and crashes, and contributes to chronic fatigue and impaired focus.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Male bonds develop one way, female friendships another. Should we stop trying to make men more like women? | Gaby Hinsliff

Friendships grounded in shared activities and companionable silence can create deep closeness and emotional support, especially for men raised with a “stiff upper lip.”
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fromFuturism
1 day ago

ChatGPT Gave Teen Advice to Get Higher on Drugs Until He Died

how many grams of kratom gets you a strong high?
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

Harriette Cole: How can I appropriately mark the birthday of an ex who ghosted me?

I have no clue how to help her because every time I say that she is beautiful, she says I'm only saying that because I'm her mother. She is surrounded by social media images, unrealistic beauty standards and constant comparisons, and I fear that these influences have shaped how she sees herself way more than I ever could. I feel helpless watching her struggle with such intense self-criticism at such a young age.
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fromPsychology Today
23 hours ago

What Parents Should Do if Their Kid Is Cut From a Team

Children cut from youth sports often miss benefits of physical activity and development; parents should support alternatives and help them rebound constructively.
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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

14 Examples of Self-Neglect and How to Stop It

Childhood emotional neglect teaches adults to ignore their own needs, resulting in self-neglect that harms health, relationships, work, and the capacity for joy.
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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Rebuild, Renew, Restore

Intentional reflection catalyzes transformation, strengthens resilience, and guides leadership and wellness moving into 2026: rebuild, restore, renew.
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Strengthen Your Mind the Way You Strengthen Your Body

Every January, millions of us set goals that promise control: eat better, exercise more, stress less. Yet the most transformative resolution may not be about controlling life-it's about expanding our capacity to engage with it. Stress isn't something to eliminate-it's something to train for. Just as we lift weights to strengthen our bodies, we can stretch our emotional tolerance to strengthen our minds.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

The perfect way to switch off from work: the secret to a daily de-stress routine

Psychological detachment from work during nonwork time is essential for health and productivity but is increasingly difficult due to technology, hybrid work, and presenteeism.
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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

A 3-Minute Meditation to Get Inspired and Empowered

Mental health requires integrating body, mind, and soul, recognizing the psyche as whole and using somatic and spiritual practices to rewire the brain.
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

What Clients Need to Know About AI-Generated Psychotherapy Notes

One common approach involves audio-recording therapy sessions so the clinician does not have to take detailed notes during the meeting. AI software can then analyze the recording and generate written documentation. Before agreeing to this practice, it is important that you understand how audio-recordings and AI-generated notes may be used, how your information will be protected, and what choices you may have.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

The chatbot will see you now: how AI is being trained to spot mental health issues in any language

Calls to the clinic helpline are being used to train an AI algorithm that researchers hope will eventually power a chatbot offering therapy in local African languages. One person in 10 in Africa struggles with mental health issues, but the continent has a severe shortage of mental health workers, and stigma is a huge barrier to care in many places. AI could help solve those problems wherever resources are scarce, experts believe.
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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

The Inflamed Brain in Psychiatric Disorders

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry identified a distinct subtype of psychiatric illness marked by brain inflammation, one that cuts across traditional diagnoses and may explain why standard treatments fail for some people (Tang et al., 2025).This new brain imaging study offers an interesting clue. It turns out that across different psychiatric disorders, some people show clear signs of brain inflammation, visible on scans and confirmed through immune system tests.
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fromHarvard Business Review
2 days ago

Don't Underestimate the Value of Professional Friendships

Workplace emotional distance is outdated; rising employee isolation and loneliness significantly harm productivity, engagement, retention, and contribute to nearly one million premature deaths annually.
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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

When Therapy Happens During War

Trauma often intensifies after release, leaving families and caregivers facing guilt, hypervigilance, and difficult reintegration amid ongoing conflict.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago

Lucy Hale celebrates 4 years sober since personal rock bottom'

Lucy Hale celebrates four years sober after a personal rock bottom, crediting sobriety with restoring her life and improving self-love.
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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

When the Life You Escaped Becomes the Life You Miss

People can migrate to materially better lives yet remain mentally anchored to former homes, missing past freedoms despite apparent success.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

UK arts groups offer therapeutic support to performers as they refute myth of tortured artist

Performing artists increasingly receive therapeutic support to manage trauma, counter the romanticised 'tortured artist' myth, and preserve emotionally powerful performances.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

Dead tired: The things that ruin women's sleep

Women experience poorer, more fragmented sleep than men, with higher rates of difficulty falling asleep, fatigue, and hormonally driven disruptions across life stages.
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

The Moral Injury of Wife Abandonment

The term was first coined in the 90s by psychiatrist Jonathan Shay, who defined moral injury as having three components: "Moral injury is present when (i) there has been a betrayal of what is morally right, (ii) by someone who holds legitimate authority and (iii) in a high-stakes situation." Moral injury is a form of deep psychological and emotional distress that arises when someone is subjected to actions that violate their core moral values or sense of what's right.
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fromHuffPost
2 days ago

I Was Targeted By A Neighborhood Flasher. My Boyfriend Helped Me Feel Safe - Until I Learned His Secret.

A woman experienced repeated stalking and sexual harassment while running, felt safer only when accompanied by her boyfriend, and reported the incidents to police.
fromIrish Independent
2 days ago

Services 'only scraping tip of the iceberg' of asylum-seekers' mental health needs, says charity

The mental health needs of asylum-seekers and people awaiting deportation are not being adequately met, with services "scraping the tip of the iceberg" of what is needed, according to a leading charity.
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fromTODAY.com
2 days ago

See the Stunning Then and Now Pics of Twins Who Just Turned 100

Identical twin sisters Wilma Cagle and Welthy Senn, both 100, live together in Greenville, SC, share daily routines and deep mutual care despite dementia.
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Physical Barriers at Jump Sites Prevent Suicides

From the time it opened in 1937 to 2024, a period of more than 85 years, the Golden Gate Bridge was the number one suicide site in the world. Confirmed suicides topped 2,000; the real number is likely higher, as other deaths were left unconfirmed-often because a body wasn't recovered or it was recovered too far away to be connected with certainty to the bridge.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Caroline felt she was doomed to dating failure. Learning to sit with sadness was part of overcoming her loneliness | Ahona Guha

Intense preoccupation with dating and body image can cause social withdrawal, anxiety, and increased risk of depressive or body dysmorphic disorders.
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fromInsideHook
3 days ago
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Online Porn Addiction Is Increasing in the UK

Addiction to online pornography is rising in the U.K., prompting calls for a national strategy and deeper research into its mental-health and economic impacts.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago
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I'd try to hide it as best I could': a UK man on his struggle with porn addiction

Pornography addiction began in childhood, was hidden by humour, escalated through adolescence, and severely disrupted relationships, self-esteem, and daily life in his twenties.
#eating-disorders
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fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

3 Ways Your Self-Sufficiency Could Be Harming You

Excessive self-sufficiency harms mental health and relationships by increasing isolation and chronic stress, making social connection essential to prevent burnout.
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fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

The Hidden Dangers of AI-Driven Mental Health Care

AI-driven virtual therapists are widely used despite lacking validation and regulation, posing serious safety risks including harmful or deceptive mental health guidance.
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

Treatment for Young Children With BFRBs: The Essentials

When a young child pulls their hair, picks their skin, or bites their nails to the point of injury, it's natural for the adults in their lives to want to focus on stopping the behavior. Parents want to prevent their child from experiencing harm, and clinicians want to help the child gain control and relieve their parents of worry. But with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), especially in young children, control is rarely the place to start.
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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Using the Mind to Pilot the Brain

Resiliency skills training and psychoeducational interventions can reduce rising PTSD and stress-related conditions, especially among law enforcement, first responders, and combat veterans.
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fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

5 Goals to Reduce Anxiety in the New Year

Reduce long-term anxiety by accepting uncertainty, challenging catastrophic thoughts, and using practical cognitive and behavioral strategies to change reinforcing patterns.
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fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

Instead of a Resolution, a New Year's Investigation

Investigate uncomfortable pre-behavior sensations to identify underlying emotions—depression, anger, or anxiety—rather than relying on resolutions to eliminate unwanted behaviors.
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fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

When Your Child Jumps to the Worst-Case Scenario

Steady emotional calm, clear structure, and strong parental presence reduce catastrophic overthinking in sensitive, perfectionistic children.
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fromnj
3 days ago

Dear Abby: I had to euthanize my dog and I can't begin to describe the depth of grief I'm experiencing

Profound grief for a long-time pet is valid; seek counseling, preserve memories, and address an unsupportive partner through honest communication and boundaries.
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fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago

A rattlesnake bit my toddler at a birthday party. What happened next changed me.

A toddler's unexpected rattlesnake bite forces parents to confront mortality and re-evaluate priorities, emerging with renewed clarity about what matters most.
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fromwww.psychologytoday.com
4 days ago

Challenging Perfectionism by Practicing Self-Compassion

Self-pity traps you in the past and prevents responsibility, while self-compassion supports present-focused understanding that enables resilience and moving forward.
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fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

OCD Is a Greedy Child

OCD obsessively seeks absolute certainty, relying on repetitive rituals and distrust of evidence, functioning like a greedy, self-doubting child that moves goalposts.
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fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

How AI Illuminates the Architecture of Personal Transformation

A bounded, normalized structural constraint enables extensive internal reorganization while preserving continuity of self across radical psychological transformation.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

More than half of UK therapists report rise in out of control porn use

Rising problematic pornography use is driving people to seek therapy and experts urge a national strategy to address addiction, harms, stigma, and societal costs.
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Do Youth Suicide Prevention Programs Work?

This increase has been especially pronounced among children and adolescents. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among youth aged 10 to 14 years and the third leading cause of death among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years (Flores et al., 2024). Studies indicate that although male adolescents (and adults) have significantly higher rates of suicide, females have shown the greatest rate of increase in the last decade.
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fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Growing Older Without Growing Old: The Secret Hidden in Time

Curiosity, novelty, and expressing inborn gifts slow subjective time, strengthen the brain, reduce anxiety, and support vitality and healthy aging.
#financial-stress
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fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

Critical Role's chief creative officer, Matt Mercer, explains how he avoids burnout

Matthew Mercer relinquished the Game Master role for Critical Role's Campaign Four to confront burnout and prioritize rest despite ongoing projects and responsibilities.
fromFast Company
4 days ago

An AI strategist explains why she stopped setting New Year's goals

Every January, leaders are told to do the same thing: set ambitious goals, map out the year, and commit to executing harder than before. We frame this as discipline or vision, but more often than not, it is a ritual of pressure. The assumption is that success comes from wanting more and pushing faster.
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fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

Inside the Marine Corps' hidden recruiting crisis

Marine recruiters endure intense, quota-driven pressure that can cause severe stress, damaged relationships, career risk, and, in some cases, suicide.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
5 days ago

FIRST PERSON | I spent over a decade obsessed with the gym. I've finally let myself stop | CBC News

A long-term fitness routine built physical strength but ultimately contributed to mental health struggles, leading to pausing a gym membership.
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fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

The New Era for the Treatment of Sexual Compulsivity

Sexual compulsivity often reflects underlying disturbances rather than an independent addiction, requiring ethical, sexology-informed assessment and treatment instead of addiction framing.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Growing number of California sheriffs no longer respond to mental health calls

Several California law enforcement agencies are limiting or refusing responses to 911 mental-health calls when no crime or imminent danger to others is present.
fromBustle
5 days ago

How Finding A Migraine Community Can Be Empowering

Migraine is an "invisible illness," which means you can look totally fine on the outside while dealing with symptoms that make it nearly impossible to think clearly, see straight, or tolerate light and noise. And despite how often it's dismissed as "just a headache,", migraine is actually a chronic neurological disease - one that affects how the brain processes pain and sensory information, says Dr. Zarmina Mufti, a neurologist, headache specialist, and migraine educator who regularly shares educational content about living with migraine on social media.
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fromBustle
5 days ago

On TikTok, "Post-Holiday Guilt" Is Bumming People Out

It starts at the front door when your parents pummel you with questions. Before you can even get your coat off, they also ask you to sort through an old bag of clothes from high school, and the next morning, you wake up from the slam of the vacuum cleaner against your bedroom door at 6 a.m. To put it bluntly: Being home is overwhelming.
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