Category: Mental Health
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The grief angle: how families of victims respond to truther claims
Conspiracy theories about national tragedies often re-traumatize the families left behind. Here’s how victim relatives navigate truther confrontations.
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The therapy industry has a financial incentive to keep you in therapy
Most therapists are honest, but the structure of the therapy industry rewards open-ended treatment over outcomes. That structural conflict is worth naming.
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The DSM is a marketing document dressed up as medicine
The DSM presents itself as a scientific manual, but its categories shift with culture, lobbying, and pharma incentives. A skeptical look at psychiatry’s core text.
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Some Symptoms Are Psychological, Even When They Feel Physical
Real pain, real fatigue, real dizziness can have psychological origins. That doesn’t make them imaginary—it changes how to treat them effectively.
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You Can’t Prepare for Every Situation
Hyper-preparation feels responsible but often hides anxiety. Here’s why over-planning fails and what good-enough readiness actually looks like.
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Toxic positivity is a strawman that hurts real coping
The toxic positivity discourse has flipped from useful warning to lazy excuse. Here’s how the term went off the rails and what it costs real coping.
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Professional cuddlers who charge by the hour
Professional cuddling is a real, growing industry charging eighty dollars an hour for non-sexual touch. The clients aren’t who you think, and the science is interesting.
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Burnout is sometimes self-inflicted
Burnout is real, but not all of it comes from external pressure. Sometimes the calendar we built and the standards we set are doing the damage.