Tag: mental health
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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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Mental health parity laws were never enforced
Federal law requires insurers to cover mental health like physical health. The enforcement reality has been so weak it’s effectively a dead letter.
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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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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.
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The wellness industry is monetizing your anxiety
Wellness brands sell calm and clarity, but their business model depends on you feeling broken. Here’s how the industry profits from the problem it claims to solve.
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A lot of bad therapists are protected by the profession
The mental health field has weak quality controls, slow disciplinary processes, and limited public accountability. Here’s why finding a good therapist is harder than it should be.
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Skateboarding and Mental Health: Why the Slam-and-Get-Back-Up Mentality Translates to Life
Skateboarding’s culture of falling, getting up, and trying again builds real resilience. Research and lived experience point to genuine mental health benefits.