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People say weekends feel 'different' now and they no longer want to socialize, blaming the pandemic and the economy
Some people now say it annoys them to have any plans on the weekend. They instead prefer to spend i…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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I have older parents, and my dad almost died when I was 23. I've lived with grief ever since.
The author shares how she's lived with grief ever since her dad almost died when shew as 23.
Ellyn Lapointe
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What to know about the controversial real-life relationship between Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau that loosely inspired 'May December'
The Netflix movie "May December" is centered on an age-gap relationship that bears resemblance to t…
Olivia Singh
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Step aside, hustle culture. Gen Z college students are 'bed-rotting' instead.
The concept of lying in bed all day, eating snacks, and watching Netflix, has now been packaged as …
Charissa Cheong
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It's time to retire therapy speak in 2024, from 'toxic' to 'boundaries'
Therapy speak has become popular. But psychologists say terms like "toxic" and "boundaries" are bei…
Julia Pugachevsky
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After my divorce, talking to a college ex helped me see I'm worthy of love
I reached out to my college ex for closure while I was getting divorced. He helped me see myself in…
Jeni Simas
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If I were a woman, I think my eating disorder would have been diagnosed sooner
The author says his bulimia started at 13 but that it took years for him to get help for his severe…
Sam Thomas
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I was a teenage runaway and high-school dropout. Here's the advice I'd give to my younger self and my own kids.
The author says she left her parents' house at 16 because they were emotionally neglectful. This is…
Leah Borski
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How psychodynamic therapy can help you unpack past ordeals to treat anxiety, depression and more
Psychodynamic therapy aims to help you uncover repressed emotions and past experiences so you can i…
Rebecca Strong, Jaclyn Lopez …
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I'm a Gen Z who just entered the workforce 2 weeks ago. Here are 3 things I want my future bosses to know about managing me.
Gen Z just entered the workforce during the pandemic, and employers are intimidated. Here's the per…
Reena Koh
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Women are twice as susceptible to PTSD as men — here're 8 signs of PTSD in women and how to treat them
Distrust, jumpiness, and avoidance can all be signs of PTSD in women and folks assigned female at b…
Kelly Burch,Heather Z. Lyons
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The key differences between stress and anxiety and 21 tips to help you manage them more effectively
Stress and anxiety cause similar physical and mental symptoms, but they can have different triggers…
Devon Firestone,Aaron Sternli…
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8 ways to help your kid with their anxiety, according to child mental health experts
You may not be able to make your child's anxiety go away — but you can help them build a toolbox of…
Anika Nayak, Jaclyn Lopez Wit…
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My family of 5 lives in a one-bedroom apartment. The kids have a climbing wall and a foam pit, but my husband and I don't share a bed.
Jenny Davis gave her children the bedroom and turned part of the living room into a rock-climbing w…
Jenny Davis
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My boyfriend died by suicide during my junior year at Brown University. 6 months later, I'm still grieving the loss.
The writer lost her boyfriend last semester. It's the six-month anniversary of his death; she's str…
Dorrit Corwin
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If you feel trapped by emotional pain, ACT can help you accept it and work toward a more fulfilling life
If avoiding distressing thoughts only causes more pain, ACT can teach you to accept those emotions …
Rebecca Strong,Aaron Sternlic…
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I've treated people with dissociative identity disorder for 26 years – here are 6 myths I want to clear up
In reality, the mental health condition DID is very different from how TV shows and movies portray …
Rebecca Strong
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4 signs your child could have borderline personality disorder, according to a psychiatrist
If a teen shows self-harm, substance abuse, or reactive moods for more than a year, they may have B…
Julia Naftulin
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I'm a 300-pound man who had to learn to love my body before I could start losing weight. Therapy helped me do that.
The author shares how it wasn't dieting or exercising that helped him lose weight, but going to the…
Kimanzi Constable
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How you react to stressful situations explains a lot about your personality and circumstances
We all experience fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, but for those with trauma history, these respons…