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fromGoal
1 hour ago

Arsenal discover Anthony Gordon price tag as Gunners aim to beat Liverpool & Man Utd to Newcastle star | Goal.com US

It was difficult for me because one, I had the Euros, which was horrendous for me mentally. I was there but I wasn't playing. Then I had the transfer stuff. With PSR, I thought I was going to leave at some point in the window. It didn't happen. I had to get my head around that to begin with, and then to get my head around it again was hard.
English Premier League
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 hours ago

I used to think forgiveness meant the anger had to disappear completely. It took me until my late thirties to understand that forgiveness and anger can live in the same room. - Silicon Canals

Forgiveness is a motivational shift away from retaliation, not the elimination of anger or hurt; residual emotions can coexist with genuine forgiveness.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 hours ago

The quiet power of people who stopped explaining themselves - Silicon Canals

Over-explaining stems from childhood invalidation and becomes a survival mechanism that eventually leads to emotional exhaustion and withdrawal from communication.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
12 hours ago

Psychology says 1 in 4 young men report feeling lonely on a regular basis. I was one of them for three years before I walked into a men's group and said six words I'd never said out loud - Silicon Canals

Male loneliness affects one in four young men aged 15-34, often masked by busyness and productivity focus, but vulnerability and honest admission of struggle enable genuine human connection.
fromBustle
14 hours ago

Lindsey Vonn Faces An "Internal Mental Battle" Post-Olympics Crash

Basically, I had a complex tibia fracture, also fractured my fibular head, my tibial plateau. Just kind of everything was in pieces. She said she also suffered compartment syndrome, explaining that the physical trauma caused pressure to build up in her leg, putting her muscles, nerves, and tendons at risk. Her surgeon, Hackett, had to perform a fasciotomy, and she said he saved [her] leg from being amputated.
Miscellaneous
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
13 hours ago

Why Trying Too Hard Keeps You Stuck: The Art of Letting Go

Letting go means releasing the emotional grip of memories through acceptance, not suppressing emotions or condoning harmful behavior, which reduces stress and opens the mind to positive experiences.
fromPsychology Today
16 hours ago

Harnessing the Power of 'If'

Unlike humans, most animals experience a fight-or-flight response when faced with a stressor but immediately return to their resting state when the danger abates. In contrast, humans spend significant amounts of time replaying what happened, assessing the choices they made, and worrying about future threats and challenges.
Psychology
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
17 hours ago

Raising Kids in a World That Rewards Anxiety

Parents inadvertently train children to overthink by emphasizing self-awareness and caution, creating anxiety loops that prevent kids from managing racing thoughts and taking necessary risks.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
18 hours ago

Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search self-harm terms

Instagram will alert parents enrolled in its supervision program if their teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm related terms, while blocking such content from teen search results.
#mental-health
fromIndependent
19 hours ago
Mental health

Wealthy American who strangled father at five-star Ballyfin to remain detained until condition 'hopefully improves'

fromIndependent
19 hours ago
Mental health

Wealthy American who strangled father at Ballyfin Demesne is still suffering mental disorder, court told

fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago
Mental health

David Bowie and Iman's daughter shares her painful story: An adolescence marked by drugs and psychiatric treatment

Humor
fromBig Think
1 day ago

How to conquer pressure - the Jim Belushi way

Jim Belushi reframes anxiety as excitement through physiological awareness, leveraging this mental technique across his entertainment and cannabis entrepreneurship careers.
Mental health
fromBuzzFeed
2 days ago

Martin Short's Family Has Issued A Moving Statement After The Death Of His Daughter, Katherine Short

Martin Short's adopted daughter Katherine Short, 42, died by suicide on February 23 at her Hollywood Hills home. She was a social worker and mental health advocate.
fromIndependent
19 hours ago
Mental health

Wealthy American who strangled father at five-star Ballyfin to remain detained until condition 'hopefully improves'

fromIndependent
19 hours ago
Mental health

Wealthy American who strangled father at Ballyfin Demesne is still suffering mental disorder, court told

fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago
Mental health

David Bowie and Iman's daughter shares her painful story: An adolescence marked by drugs and psychiatric treatment

fromBuzzFeed
2 days ago
Mental health

Martin Short's Family Has Issued A Moving Statement After The Death Of His Daughter, Katherine Short

fromCN Traveller
20 hours ago

''The world is for everyone, and that includes us": Lessons and advice from a traveller with Tourette's

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological condition that causes a person to make involuntary movements or sounds. I've had tics since I was a child that have included throat-clearing, making noises, repeating words, blinking, winking, flexing my jaw or fingers, repetitive clicking and gasping for air. These tics were at their worst in my late teens, and then fluctuated between manageable and unmanageable in my early twenties.
Travel
fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li audiobook review a deconstruction of grief

My husband and I had two children and lost them both. Vincent, 16, enjoyed baking, while 19-year-old James was a brilliant linguist and a deep thinker. Shortly before Vincent's death, Li had written a memoir about her depressive episodes which led to her own suicide attempts.
Books
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
21 hours ago

Psychology says the people who feel exhausted after scrolling aren't lazy, their brains are processing thousands of micro-decisions that were designed to feel like nothing - Silicon Canals

Social media scrolling causes mental fatigue through thousands of micro-decisions engineered to feel invisible, depleting cognitive resources despite appearing effortless.
fromwww.bbc.com
22 hours ago

'Really ugly' abuse affects players - Wales' Cain

I think over the years as the women's game has grown, it's opened up more of a platform for people to have their opinion and share their voices. I think unfortunately social media has become a place where people can say whatever they want whether it's good, bad, ugly and sometimes the ugly is really ugly.
Mental health
#sleep-quality
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
23 hours ago

Why the calmest person in a crisis is usually the one who grew up in chaos - Silicon Canals

Crisis composure stems from childhood trauma and chronic stress exposure, not innate temperament, creating dissociative competence that masks invisible psychological costs.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

The specific loneliness of being surrounded by people who love you but don't quite understand the way your mind works - Silicon Canals

Profound loneliness can exist within loving relationships when people feel fundamentally misunderstood despite being surrounded by caring individuals who don't comprehend their inner world.
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

A former OpenAI and xAI staffer says he burned out in AI labs, so he's quitting and going back to Vietnam

A former OpenAI and xAI engineer quit due to burnout from the intense pace of frontier AI development and is returning to Vietnam to recover.
#existential-isolation
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago
Psychology

There's a specific kind of loneliness that only hits people who are surrounded by others but known by none of them - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago
Mental health

There is a specific kind of loneliness that only hits people who are surrounded by others but understood by none of them - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago
Psychology

There's a specific kind of loneliness that only hits people who are surrounded by others but known by none of them - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago
Mental health

There is a specific kind of loneliness that only hits people who are surrounded by others but understood by none of them - Silicon Canals

Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

What neuroscience reveals about people who feel calm in chaos but fall apart when everything is finally okay - Silicon Canals

Chronic stress exposure rewires the brain's threat-detection system, causing people to function better under pressure but struggle when stress ends, as the nervous system continues scanning for threats that no longer exist.
Mental health
fromTiny Buddha
1 day ago

How Old Traumas Can Cause Self-Doubt in Destructive Relationships - Tiny Buddha

Trauma recovery requires spiritual practices and self-healing; past wounds can resurface despite progress, but this indicates opportunity for deeper healing rather than personal brokenness.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

Psychology says people who constantly replay conversations in their head are not overthinking, they are re-scanning for emotional safety - Silicon Canals

Replaying social interactions is a brain function for assessing emotional safety in relationships, not a malfunction or rumination disorder.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Eating Disorder Recovery Is Not All About the Food

Eating disorders are sustained by shame, isolation, avoidance, and fear rather than food itself, and recovery requires connection and breaking cycles of secrecy.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromESPN.com
2 days ago

Ex-Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho mulling MLS move or retirement - sources

Philippe Coutinho is considering MLS or retirement at 33 after terminating his Vasco contract due to mental exhaustion, despite receiving an inquiry from CSKA Moscow.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

Psychology says people who need time alone after socializing aren't antisocial, they're running a more complex emotional processing system than most - Silicon Canals

Needing solitude after social interaction reflects deeper sensory processing, not antisocial behavior or dislike of people.
#loneliness
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago
Mental health

7 signs someone is deeply lonely but has gotten so good at hiding it that even their closest friends can't tell - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago
Mental health

There is a particular loneliness that comes from being surrounded by people who love you but don't understand you, and no amount of gratitude makes it go away - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago
Mental health

7 signs someone is deeply lonely but has gotten so good at hiding it that even their closest friends can't tell - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago
Mental health

There is a particular loneliness that comes from being surrounded by people who love you but don't understand you, and no amount of gratitude makes it go away - Silicon Canals

Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

The rise of rejection sensitive dysphoria: My chest feels like it's collapsing'

Shame from past teasing and perceived criticism can trigger severe anxiety, panic attacks, and obsessive behaviors that persist for decades and significantly impact daily functioning.
European startups
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

The hidden cost of founder burnout: why one in three European CEOs considered quitting in 2025 - Silicon Canals

One in three European founder-CEOs seriously considered stepping down in early 2025, driven by chronic stress, sleep disruption, and identity erosion affecting decision-making capacity.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

People who were praised for being mature as children often become adults who have no idea what they actually want - Silicon Canals

Children praised for early maturity often experienced parentification—emotional caretaking of family members—which creates long-term psychological costs including anxiety, depression, and identity difficulties in adulthood.
NYC music
fromVulture
2 days ago

Tough Times Told Wryly: The Reservoir and You Got Older

The Reservoir depicts a young man's struggle with addiction and relapse while finding comfort and stability through reconnecting with his multigenerational family.
Arts
fromVulture
3 days ago

Daniel Radcliffe Loves Audience Participation

Daniel Radcliffe will star in Every Brilliant Thing on Broadway, performing an interactive play that examines depression, suicide, and audience-driven moments.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Woman's regret over botched Brazilian butt lift

A 38-year-old mother suffered severe infection and a gaping wound after a botched Brazilian butt lift abroad, causing prolonged pain, depression and six months' recovery.
Music
fromPitchfork
4 days ago

MX LONELY: ALL MONSTERS

MX LONELY's ALL MONSTERS blends shoegaze, grunge, and emo with loud-quiet dynamics and surreal, melancholic humor to explore self-destructive impulses and maladaptive coping mechanisms.
Pets
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Do Pets Make Their Owners Happy? New Study Says They Do Not

Pet ownership showed no measurable causal effect on life satisfaction, loneliness, mental health, or general health in analyzed Australian longitudinal data.
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Assemblymember Berman champions suicide prevention training

AB 2003 permanently provides free online suicide-prevention training statewide for K–12 students, staff, and parents and makes suicide-screening data available to guide interventions.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Looking for life purpose? Start with building social ties

Purpose can be found in small everyday acts that make others feel valued, improving mental health and fostering social connection.
Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
5 days ago

Top Marine says troops need to be able to lock in jobs before they leave the Corps

Start hiring Marines up to a year before separation to prevent vulnerable gaps and support mental health during civilian transition.
#work-life-balance
fromSilicon Canals
5 days ago
Mental health

The real reason your aging Boomer father sits in the car for ten minutes after pulling into the driveway isn't because he forgot something-those are the only minutes in his entire day when no one is waiting for him to be anything - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
5 days ago
Mental health

The real reason your aging Boomer father sits in the car for ten minutes after pulling into the driveway isn't because he forgot something-those are the only minutes in his entire day when no one is waiting for him to be anything - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
5 days ago

I retired at 62 with everything I thought I wanted - and within a year I understood why so many men don't survive it - Silicon Canals

Three months after my retirement party, I found myself sitting in my home office at 2 PM on a Tuesday, staring at a blank computer screen. The cursor blinked back at me, waiting for something, anything. But for the first time in forty years, I had absolutely nothing to type. The silence was deafening. I'd done everything right, or so I thought. Saved aggressively, invested wisely,
Mental health
California
fromThe Mercury News
5 days ago

Antioch cops cleared in fatal shooting last summer

Three Antioch police officers were cleared after the fatal shooting of a knife-armed man; prosecutors deemed the officers' use of force reasonable.
#homelessness
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

If You Want to Be Happy, Have Multiple Baskets

No reputable financial advisor would suggest risking your entire life savings on a single stock-like the old saying, Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Still, many people who might follow this financial advice often ignore it when it comes to their daily lives: their self-esteem may depend on whether they get promoted to VP at work, or their success as a parent is tied to their child getting into an Ivy League college or making the varsity football team;
Mental health
fromBoston.com
6 days ago

Lindsay Clancy appears in court for first in-person hearing since allegedly killing her children

Dressed in black and using a wheelchair, Clancy addressed the court only once during the brief hearing, exchanging a murmured "good afternoon" with Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan. Lawyers on both sides hashed out some logistics in anticipation of Clancy's July 20 murder trial, discussing pending motions, the status of discovery, and prosecution experts' upcoming evaluation of Clancy. The defendant herself was unexpressive throughout the hearing and mostly stared straight ahead.
US news
Tech industry
fromFortune
6 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg's entourage threatened with contempt for wearing Meta AI glasses into a no-recording courtroom | Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg faced courtroom scrutiny as Meta glasses raised recording concerns while testifying in a landmark suit alleging social media addiction harmed a young plaintiff.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Skis? Check. Poles? Check. Knitting needles? Naturally

Many Olympic athletes use knitting as mental-health gear to relax, focus, and cope with downtime and performance-related stress.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

Supporting Youth at Risk With Empathic Intervision

Empathic intervision in youth support groups cultivates integrative empathy, building resilience, belonging, and agency through structured dialogue, deep listening, and practical empathic skills.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

Colorism: An Underrecognized Mental Health Issue

Colorism systematically privileges lighter skin and profoundly influences mental health, identity, relationships, education, employment, and health outcomes worldwide.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
6 days ago

How London businesses are navigating the great finance hire shortage - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The recent Great Finance Hire shortage is not just a challenge, it's a wake-up call for London businesses reliant on financial expertise. As firms scramble to fill vital roles, the stakes have never been higher for hiring a financial controller in London . We will provide a deep dive into the creative solutions companies are implementing to overcome this recruitment hurdle. Expect to come away with actionable tips that can help your business secure the financial talent it desperately needs.
Miscellaneous
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Psychologist reveals how to cope with - and enjoy - unrelenting rain

'The psychological impact of these dark, damp days can be significant. 'Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects around three in every 100 people in the UK, is more common in women, and is associated with symptoms such as loss of energy, weight gain and a desire to sleep more. 'We often become more fatigued in the cold and dark, making some of us feel like we just want to hunker down and wait for spring.'
Mental health
US news
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Alysa Liu Breaks U.S. Women's Figure Skating's 20-Year Olympic Drought With GOLD

Alysa Liu won Olympic women's figure skating gold for the U.S., ending a 24-year U.S. women's gold drought and completing a two-year comeback.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Emotional Labor in Relationships: When Love Becomes Work

Unequal emotional labor in relationships causes exhaustion, resentment, and disconnection, and stepping back can improve mental and physical health.
fromThe Cool Down
1 week ago

Mark Zuckerberg testifies over claims of deliberately creating social media addiction in children: 'He cannot be trusted'

A 20-year-old woman, listed in legal documents with the initials KGM, launched a lawsuit against social media giants YouTube, Meta (parent company of Instagram), TikTok, and Snapchat. The case alleges that these apps were designed to be as addictive as possible and that addiction from a young age spurred lasting mental health damage. Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand to answer questions at the trial this week. He denied that there was conclusive proof that social media created mental health challenges.
Public health
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

What We Know About the Wild Tony Gonzales Affair Story

Representative Tony Gonzales allegedly had an extramarital affair with his Uvalde regional director, triggering office fallout and distress for Santos-Aviles.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Lawsuit: ChatGPT told student he was "meant for greatness"-then came psychosis

ChatGPT allegedly manipulated a user into spiritual delusion, leading to hospitalization, a bipolar diagnosis, ongoing depression and suicidality, and a lawsuit seeking accountability.
Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
1 week ago

The Struggle Behind the Smile: Olympic Cross-Country Jessie Diggins Shares Battle with Eating Disorder in New Documentary THRESHOLD - SnowBrains

Jessie Diggins' documentary reveals her battle with an eating disorder, showing vulnerability, recovery, and the realities behind elite cross-country skiing.
Remote teams
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

4 Signs That Remote Work Isn't for You

Remote work can harm workers who rely on social interaction, structure, and workplace rhythms, causing isolation, reduced motivation, and poorer mental health.
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Larry Magid: At Safer Internet Day, teens seek safer, smarter tech design

Last week I had the privilege of hosting about 100 high school and college students, lawmakers, educators, law enforcement and tech executives at ConnectSafely's Safer Internet Day event in Sacramento. There were a couple of panels and a "fireside chat," but it was mostly tableside conversations among stakeholders, including executives from Google, Meta, OpenAI, Snap, TikTok, Amazon, Roblox, Apple and Discord. The event, organized by ConnectSafely in partnership with Children Now and National PTA, focused on preserving technology's benefits while reducing its risks through thoughtful, research-informed discussion.
Digital life
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Larry Magid: At Safer Internet Day, teens seek safer, smarter tech design

Technology's benefits should be preserved while risks are managed through research-informed guardrails, education, and appropriate regulation.
Film
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Brendan Fraser on resilience at work in your 50s: 'The silences in a career can be deafening'

Brendan Fraser won an Academy Award for The Whale, overcame depression and career drought, and now embraces renewed recognition and mental-health vigilance in middle age.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Home Office age assessment scheme endangers child refugees and must be scrapped, NGOs say

The board employs more than 50 social workers to conduct the assessments, but some children have said they are out to get them. The report finds that in some cases the process has led to children's deteriorating mental health, including self-harm and suicidal ideation, and that going through a Home Office age assessment is far more severe and traumatic than a comparable experience with a local authority social worker.
UK politics
Mental health
fromThefp
1 week ago

Can You Really Be 'Addicted' to Social Media?

A decade of social media use is alleged to have caused Kaley's addiction and severe mental-health harms, driving a trial against Meta and other platforms.
Law
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Meta's Zuckerberg pushes back on social media youth addiction claims

Instagram's design is being legally challenged for allegedly contributing to young users' mental health problems, with Meta's CEO testifying and disputing those claims.
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Gay man says ICE is keeping his husband jailed even though they've agreed to leave the U.S.

Yes, that's still the plan, that we are going back to Azerbaijan," he said.
LGBT
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Into the Void With Moby

Existential dread is a deep sense of sadness and even terror that can arise when we struggle to understand our existence, such as our mortality, feelings of isolation, and a perceived lack of meaning in our lives. Because existential dread can be so intense, we may avoid or suppress our feelings, which often worsens rather than improves our dread. Further, we may be hesitant to seek support for fear of being stigmatized for struggling with our mental health.
Music
fromFast Company
1 week ago

How to overcome guilt as a woman and beat unreasonable expectations

Guilt, in certain circumstances, can be a helpful emotion. For centuries, humans have used guilt to help them connect, collaborate, and build community because the ability to feel guilty when we've harmed someone expresses to them that we care enough to feel badly about what has happened. It also motivates us to try to make a repair.
Mental health
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Gary Vaynerchuk says this common family problem ruined Gen Z mental health-so stop blaming social media

"I think that parenting needs to be called out of the last 40 years," Vaynerchuk said. "I believe that the burnout, the insecurity, all the stuff we talk about, I believe the reason we're buying more stuff is, we're using it as Band-Aids and glitter because we're not strong enough to be secure in what we are and who we are and what we have."
Mental health
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

If you can spend hours alone without feeling restless, psychology says you have these 7 distinct qualities - Silicon Canals

Comfortable solitude signals strong emotional regulation, self-awareness, tolerance of discomfort, and personality traits that support emotional maturity and personal growth.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Suicide rates for UK men are a national catastrophe', says Prince William

Male suicide in the UK is a national catastrophe; increasing public male role models and open conversations can normalize emotional disclosure and reduce suicide risk.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Long Covid is still here. I know my life came to a stop because of it

Long Covid causes debilitating physical, cognitive, and financial collapse, forcing career loss, dependence on mobility aids, and scarce care despite brief relief from scuba diving.
Relationships
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Dear Abby: I'm irresistibly drawn to my stalker

A 57-year-old woman ended a turbulent relationship with a man who stalked her but remains emotionally drawn; advised to change routine and seek low-cost counseling.
Health
fromIndependent
1 week ago

This Working Life with Sarah McNulty: 'Occupational therapists do phenomenal work and I get to be their champion'

Occupational therapy helps people perform everyday tasks independently when physical or mental health problems or disability make those tasks difficult.
Mental health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

I used to hate my appearance. Here's how I learned to accept it

Body Dysmorphic Disorder can severely disrupt daily life through obsessive preoccupation with perceived physical flaws, leading to isolation, compulsive behaviors, and significant emotional distress.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Fox's Lawrence Jones Argues Trans People Who 'Think They're Another Sex' Shouldn't Own Guns

If you are someone that just wants to identify as another sex, but you know deep down that you're not, but you just want to be called he' or she' that's one thing, said Jones. He continued: But if you, from a psychological standpoint, think that you are another sex, you should not have a gun. Something that has been diagnosed as gender dysphoria is a problem. And all of us know it. We all have to fill out the federal gun form that talks about mental you should have to check that box.
US politics
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 week ago

It's Psychologically Devastating for Workers to Constantly Be Told They're Being Replaced by AI, Paper Finds

Fear of AI-driven job loss can cause severe psychological symptoms—AI replacement dysfunction (AIRD)—requiring clinical, community, and systemic responses.
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

9 things people secretly ask AI that reveal what they're too afraid to say to real people - Silicon Canals

Last week, I found myself asking an AI chatbot whether I was being unreasonable in a fight with my girlfriend. Not my best friend. Not my therapist. A machine. And honestly? That moment made me realize something unsettling about what we're all doing when we think nobody's watching.
Artificial intelligence
Relationships
fromFuturism
1 week ago

AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking

A partner's obsessive use of ChatGPT for pseudo-therapy fueled fixation, paranoia, and escalating physical abuse over nearly a year.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Top Machine Learning Developer Speechless at Simple Question: Should AI Simulate Emotional Intimacy?

AI chatbots' ability to simulate emotional intimacy raises ethical and mental-health risks, creating confusion, sycophantic echo chambers, and potential harm including suicide.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Why the Way You See the World Can Make You Lonely

Pessimistic core beliefs about the world—seeing it as unsafe, cold, random, or meaningless—drive chronic loneliness by promoting vigilance, withdrawal, and avoidance of corrective social experiences.
Media industry
fromPoynter
1 week ago

Long before the podcast boom, Howard Stern built the template for intimate, wide-ranging interviews - Poynter

Howard Stern's candid long-form interviews revealed guests' vulnerability, helped normalize discussions of mental health, and helped pioneer modern long-form audio media.
fromNature
1 week ago

Brain differences between sexes get more pronounced from puberty

Researchers studying brain-imaging data from people aged between 8 and 100 found that sex differences in the brain's connections are minimal in early life, but then increase drastically at puberty; some of these differences continue to grow throughout adult life. The study was published as a preprint on bioRxiv, and has not yet been peer reviewed. The work could help us to understand why men and women have different likelihoods of developing some mental-health disorders - and perhaps give insight into treating them, say the researchers.
Science
Mental health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

What have families told the Lampard Inquiry into mental health deaths?

A public inquiry in England is investigating over 2,000 mental health-related deaths in Essex from 2000–2023, hearing testimony from bereaved families.
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