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The Illusion of Infinite Funds: Why Credit Cards Make Us Feel Richer Than We Are. AI-Generated.
The Illusion of Infinite Funds: Why Credit Cards Make Us Feel Richer Than We Are You walk into a store “just to look.” A shirt catches your eye. It’s not on sale, but it feels like it should be yours. You hesitate — until you remember your credit card. You tap, the machine beeps, and in two seconds, the item is yours. No pain. No friction. No cash visibly leaving your hands. For a fleeting moment, you feel powerful. Free. Limitless.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran7 months ago in Psyche
Behind the Smile: Unmasking Social Anxiety in a Performative World. AI-Generated.
Behind the Smile: Unmasking Social Anxiety in a Performative World There’s a certain kind of silence that screams louder than words. It’s the silence of a mind racing before a conversation starts. The hesitation before a phone call. The practiced smile that hides a pounding heart. In a world obsessed with extroversion and constant interaction, social anxiety is the invisible weight many carry — often alone.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran7 months ago in Psyche
The Silent Struggle: Recognizing High-Functioning Anxiety and Depression at Work
In a world obsessed with performance, productivity, and professionalism, some struggles go unseen. They slip quietly beneath the surface, masked by punctuality, perfectionism, and polite smiles.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Psyche
Loneliness is a strong emotion.
At first glance, loneliness might seem like a temporary emotion—a fleeting feeling that hits when you’re by yourself on a rainy Sunday or during a quiet night when everyone else seems to be out having fun. But loneliness is far more complex and far more powerful than most people realize. It is not just an absence of people; it is the absence of connection. And in today’s hyper-connected, yet emotionally distant world, loneliness has quietly grown into a silent epidemic.
By Hamza Habib7 months ago in Psyche
Please, Don’t Blame the Pilots
A month back, I had written about the fatal Air India crash, that shocked the world. If you don't know, on June 12th, an Air India flight Boeing 787 Dreamliner, headed to London, crashed barely 30 seconds into the take off, and everybody perished, except one survivor. The death toll was close to 270.
By Seema Patel7 months ago in Psyche
Counselor in Training, Exploring Multicultural Development
Personal Background My family heritage is a mixture of Hungarian, English, and German. I was raised by a white, middle-class, single income, conservative, homeschool family with four siblings. My parents adhered to pretty typical male and female gender roles within the household. Meaning, my father tended to do more of the outdoor work and my mother tended to focus more on the indoor maintenance and household care. My father was the predominant breadwinner of the family and he was bi-vocational, meaning he worked full-time for the school system as an elementary guidance counselor and a part-time church planter for the southern Baptist association. All this being said, ever since childhood, there was a very strong religious emphasis on my day-to-day living. Being raised by practicing Christian parents, who, also, were involved in church- planting, or new church start-ups, meant actively reading the Bible daily and serving on Sundays for morning and evening services. In addition to Sunday services, participation in other Bible studies and meetings in the middle of the week were also expected as well. Being homeschooled from kindergarten through twelfth grade, included a school curriculum that had a strong Biblical emphasis.
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Psyche
The LONELINESS epidemic
I sat in my favorite café last week — the kind with rustic wood tables, soft indie music, and enough caffeine to keep a city awake. Every seat was full. People on laptops. Friends sharing croissants. Someone taking a selfie with their oat milk latte.
By Emad Iqbal7 months ago in Psyche
🧠 The Dopamine Dilemma: Why Everything Fun Feels Empty Now. AI-Generated.
Introduction: The Paradox of Pleasure Why does everything that once felt exciting now feel… flat? We binge-watch entire shows, swipe through endless content, chase likes, snack on ultra-processed foods, and still feel strangely unsatisfied. It’s not because we’ve grown numb—it’s because our brain’s reward system is under siege.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran7 months ago in Psyche
