Tag: mental health
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Mental health days at work are mostly performative
Mental health days sound progressive, but in most workplaces they function as PR rather than genuine support. Here’s what actually helps employees.
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Why health anxiety is becoming more common
Health anxiety is rising for measurable reasons: search algorithms, wearables, and pandemic-era hypervigilance. Validation and professional support both matter.
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The overlap between different diagnoses is confusing
ADHD, anxiety, depression, and trauma share so many symptoms that even clinicians struggle. Here’s why the overlap exists and what it means for treatment.
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Conspiracy Theories and Mental Health: What Pizzagate Believers Reveal About Radicalization
Pizzagate believers weren’t uniformly mentally ill, but the social and psychological patterns of their radicalization tell us something important about belief itself.
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AI therapy chatbots may already be better than mediocre human therapists
AI chatbots are getting good enough to outperform low-quality human therapy on some measures. That’s a low bar, but the implications are unsettling.
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Safety plans often fail under stress
Mental health safety plans look reassuring on paper, but the moment they’re needed most is the moment they’re hardest to use. Here’s what helps.
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The Challenge of Diagnosing Invisible Illnesses
When symptoms don’t show up on tests, patients face delays, dismissal, and self-doubt. Better diagnostic frameworks are slowly emerging.
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Fitness goals can become unhealthy obsessions
Discipline and obsession look identical from the outside. Here’s how to tell when fitness has stopped serving your health and started running it.
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Running Away Is Underrated
Quitting jobs, leaving cities, ending relationships — running away gets a bad name. Sometimes leaving is the most rational, healthy thing you can do.