Psychiatric diagnoses are imperfect, sketchy theories about how people’s minds can give them trouble — but they also offer a way to connect with each other over our unique struggles.
Marcus Aurelius Helped Me Survive Grief and Rebuild My Life
‘When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the highest of values.’
‘When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the highest of values.’
For Nietzsche, Life’s Ultimate Question Was: ‘Does It Dance?’
Though Nietzsche’s dance references call attention to the sensory education that he insists is necessary for creating values that ‘remain faithful to the Earth’.
Though Nietzsche’s dance references call attention to the sensory education that he insists is necessary for creating values that ‘remain faithful to the Earth’.
The Lure of ‘Cool’ Brain Research Is Stifling Psychotherapy
NIMH has switched its focus to unlocking the secrets of brain biology, anticipating answers to many mental health troubles -- but the results have been a colossal flop.
NIMH has switched its focus to unlocking the secrets of brain biology, anticipating answers to many mental health troubles — but the results have been a colossal flop.
At Times of Suffering, the Greatest Gift Is Accompaniment by Another
Adopting the stance of accompaniment, as opposed to attempting to manage another's experience, embraces the truth the other knows all too well and, in doing so, embraces the other.
Adopting the stance of accompaniment, as opposed to attempting to manage another’s experience, embraces the truth the other knows all too well and, in doing so, embraces the other.
It Is Not You, but Existence Itself, That Is Fundamentally Unsound
A popular framing of mental health divides people into two categories: you are either sane or insane.
A popular framing of mental health divides people into two categories: you are either sane or insane.
Boredom Is but a Window to a Sunny Day Beyond the Gloom
People who suffer from chronic boredom are at higher risk of developing psychological problems such as depression, overeating, and alcohol and drug misuse.
People who suffer from chronic boredom are at higher risk of developing psychological problems such as depression, overeating, and alcohol and drug misuse.
It’s Better to Focus on Where You Are Going Than How You Are Feeling
When you're on the journey to better mental health, the way you feel in the moment is not always indicative of your long-term success.
When you’re on the journey to better mental health, the way you feel in the moment is not always indicative of your long-term success.
The Dark Shadow in the Injunction to ‘Do What You Love’
Maslow's hierarchy of needs set out the basis for understanding work ethic as an intrinsic part of human nature; but what if work isn't all you are?
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs set out the basis for understanding work ethic as an intrinsic part of human nature; but what if work isn’t all you are?
Humility and Self-Doubt Are Hallmarks of a Good Therapist
‘The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.’
‘The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.’
Why Are Pop Songs Getting Sadder Than They Used to Be?
Tracking the use of negative emotion-related words in song lyrics to dig deeper, the answer is... complicated.
Tracking the use of negative emotion-related words in song lyrics to dig deeper, the answer is… complicated.
How Confucius Loses Face in China’s New Surveillance Regime
By Philip Ivanhoe While conceived of and functioning differently in diverse contexts, ‘face’ describes a phenomenon that exists in every human society. Its most basic sense concerns the public presentation and perception of the self. Someone who has face possesses something of positive social value that arises from social approval of a person’s status, action…
Could Mining Gold From Waste Reduce Its Great Cost?
Is it science? Or is it alchemy?
Is it science? Or is it alchemy?
Is It Rational to Vote?
It is the logic of collective commitment that undergirds the morality of voting.
It is the logic of collective commitment that undergirds the morality of voting.
How William James Encourages Us to Believe in the Possible
He created the first biology-based psychology lab at Harvard University, yet he trusted subjective experience and honoured our capacity for clear thought.
He created the first biology-based psychology lab at Harvard University, yet he trusted subjective experience and honoured our capacity for clear thought.
It’s Complicated – Why Some Grief Takes Much Longer To Heal
By Marie Lundorff It’s a tragic fact of life that most of us will experience the loss of a loved one. Approximately 50 to 55 million people die worldwide each year, and it is estimated that each death leaves an average of five bereaved individuals. The experience of loss usually causes a range of…