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The Internet Quietly Rewired Your Brain — And You Didn’t Notice Until Now
You probably feel it already. You’re more “plugged in” than ever, yet somehow less present in your own life. You scroll, you refresh, you consume—and then wonder why you feel empty afterward.
By Iqbal 13 days ago in Psyche
The Power of Positive Thinking
How are you doing? How is life treating you at the moment? Life doesn't need to crash completely for you to feel "down on your luck." A failed promotion, or work project that didn't go as planned, or a missed opportunity can set you back months.
By Elizabeth Woods13 days ago in Psyche
Mirror, Mirror - Who Do You See?
Hey, how are you feeling today? Have you taken some time for yourself today? If you are a trauma survivor, the answer is probably not. As survivors, the last person we think about is ourselves because we have spent years being suppressed into believing that we don't exist, that we are nothing, and that we deserve nothing.
By Elizabeth Woods14 days ago in Psyche
My Experiences With Death
*Content warning: Descriptions of dead animals* When I was a teenager in high school I worked as a veterinary technician’s assistant. Believe me when I tell you there was absolutely nothing glamorous about this job. I had the grunt-iest of grunt work there was, which typically involved shit or piss (or both). While it was pretty gross it also had its moments. I’ve always loved animals so getting to see loads of them every day made it worth something. However, I was not prepared for how often I would have to work alongside death.
By Kacie15 days ago in Psyche
Changes... Are... Hard - and Good?
Today was a really long day. I woke up exhausted from a night full of nightmares - again. My body was stiff and I hurt all over - still.
By The Schizophrenic Mom18 days ago in Psyche
Where Credibility Becomes Instantly Lost. Top Story - January 2026.
There are many people in the world... Who stand for something. It is becoming more and more common... For people to be expected to take a stand...
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)18 days ago in Psyche
Pilgrim State Hospital
Pilgrim State Hospital was located in Brentwood, New York, and for much of the 20th century stood at the center of New York State's psychiatric system. Once promoted as a progressive solution to overcrowded urban asylums, it grew into the largest psychiatric hospital in the world, ultimately becoming a symbol of mass institutionalization, controversial treatments, and systemic neglect hidden behind the language of care.
By Max18 days ago in Psyche
Do You have a Support Network?. Top Story - January 2026.
Life is harder when you’re on your own. Human beings are social creatures, and we usually feel better when we have support from a strong social network around us. For most people, it’s our families that hold us together like glue.
By Elizabeth Woods18 days ago in Psyche
Moral Tea
Morality is not a fixed construct. Morality is better when worked out between the two parties. Or all parties involved.
By Gabriel Shames20 days ago in Psyche
Watch Out Wednesdays - 1/14/26 (Opinion)
We are now in the second week of 2026. Even though we are only in the first fourteen days of this year, so much has happened in America and throughout the world that would normally take up about 6 months of news. Events are accelerating to an all-time high.
By Adrian Holman20 days ago in Psyche
When Connection Hurts: The Quiet Paradox of Social Media and Loneliness
There’s a strange thing happening in the way we connect today. We’re more “linked” than ever before hundreds of friends online, infinite posts to scroll through, and new digital communities forming every day.
By Socialode21 days ago in Psyche
Etsy and the £50 Scented Candle
Whilst browsing the realms of Etsy in order to find some bespoke candles, I was shocked to discover one of the candles on the site was listed for £50 (around $67 at the time of writing). I wondered why and so I clicked ahead. It was a candle, shaped like a Greek Statue, smelling of vanilla (apparently, though I know you can't smell things through a screen and an open candle smells lacklustre for those of us who know our candles) and perched on a piece of plastic. Yes, it looked quite pretty but apart from pouring candle wax into a mould and waiting for the whole thing to dry before cracking the mould off, I'm not sure what the candlemaker did to make it worth £50.
By Annie Kapur25 days ago in Psyche