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Advice and tips on managing mental health, maintaining a positive outlook and becoming your happiest self.
How TikTok Changed the Way We Think About Fame
There was a time when fame came wrapped in decades of effort. Musicians performed in empty bars before stadiums. Actors climbed theater steps before the red carpet. Writers survived rejection letters stacked like towers before seeing print. Time was the currency fame demanded—years, sometimes lifetimes.
By Mehtab Ahmad7 months ago in Psyche
Offline Mode
The procedure was supposed to be safe—temporary, reversible, and liberating. At least, that’s what the brochure said. “Offline Mode,” it promised in sleek, glassy font, “is the ultimate reset. A retreat from the digital fog. Silence for the soul.”
By Muhammad Tayyab 7 months ago in Psyche
The Art of Quitting
The Art of Quitting By HAROON YOUNAS I quit the day I stopped lying to myself. It was a Tuesday—gray, indecisive weather, the kind that doesn’t know whether to rain or clear. I sat in the corner booth of Café Duvet, sipping lukewarm coffee and staring at a laptop screen I hadn't typed anything meaningful into in over three hours. The blinking cursor mocked me.
By HAROON YOUNAS7 months ago in Psyche
Hangxiety, are you worth it?
I've stopped thinking in black and white. Right and Wrong have left the building. Instead, the era of nuance has arrived. Measured responses, figuring this out in proportion to how I experience this life. And it has made things so much harder, suddenly there is no All or Nothing, only a constant array of Somethings.
By Kirstyn Brook7 months ago in Psyche
How to stop DEREALISATION and start feeling more present?
Considering reasons for this situation we can vary consumptionism that is widely present these days. We chase success and money. And finally, there is no finish line. You can always achieve more and more and the pressure for that is greater than common sense of some people. That results in constant rush and not focusing on the moment.
By Zosia Dudek7 months ago in Psyche
Personalizing Ketamine Doses: Why Body Composition Matters
In recent years, ketamine has emerged as a powerful tool in the treatment of depression, PTSD, anxiety, and chronic pain. Yet one of the most overlooked elements in its administration is how body composition can dramatically influence the effectiveness of each dose.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Psyche
The Age of Digital Solitude. AI-Generated.
There’s a peculiar irony in the fact that we’ve never been more connected—and never felt more alone. At any given moment, you can message a friend, join a group chat, scroll through countless lives on your feed, or video call someone halfway across the globe. Technology has dissolved distances, collapsed borders, and placed entire communities in our palms. But something’s missing. Something very human. Something we forgot to feel.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran7 months ago in Psyche
Why Action Feels Easy One Day and Impossible the Next
Many people wonder: why can you complete a complex task flawlessly on Monday but fail to even begin on Tuesday, despite having the same skills and motivation? This is not mere inconsistency. It is better described as cognitive entropy.
By Nikesh Lagun7 months ago in Psyche
