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I began microdosing to help with my PTSD. It made me better at my tech job — but I still have to be careful.
A tech worker from Atlanta started microdosing to help with her complex PTSD diagnosis and it impro…
Ananya Vahal
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A woman did 'rejection therapy' for 30 days to help with her confidence. Therapists say it can really work.
"Rejection therapy" isn't an official term, but therapists say it can build your self-esteem and im…
Julia Pugachevsky
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I was paralyzed from the chest down by a school shooter at 15. I chose to forgive him.
Missy Jenkins Smith was shot in 1997 at the Heath High School shooting. She was left paralyzed from…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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Psychedelic therapy with ketamine aims to ease PTSD for Ukrainian soldiers coming back scarred from front-line fighting
Researchers say Ukrainian veterans with PTSD could benefit from Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, as seen …
Ella Sherman
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My newborn twin boys reminded me of my past trauma and made me more prone to postpartum depression and PTSD
Sexual-assault survivors have been found more likely to develop PTSD and postpartum depression. Wit…
Jessica Cornwell
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I became a mom at 15, and served in the army for more than 20 years. I've learned that PTSD looks different for women.
After being deployed in Iraq, Sonja Stribling was having panic attacks. She says the Army didn't wa…
Kelly Burch
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5 surprising things that make your hair fall out, from dry shampoo to PTSD
Catching COVID-19 and going on a fad diet can both cause your hair to fall out.Su Phrrs'a Can Thrta…
Allana Akhtar
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How a Vietnam vet saved his second marriage and overcame years of PTSD with help from MDMA therapy
Post-traumatic stress disorder can be hard to treat, especially in veterans. Rachel Nuwer shows how…
Rachel Nuwer
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What 'abortion pills' are also used for, from suicide prevention to stomach ulcers
Mifepristone and misoprostol have uses beyond abortion. Experts say they need to remain available f…
Anna Medaris
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I used psychedelics to treat my PTSD after other treatments failed. My experience using these medicines with therapy led me to found my own company.
Jonathan Sabbagh told Insider about how his use of ayahuasca and ketamine-assisted therapy led him …
Yeji Jesse Lee
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My son is now a healthy teenager, but his birthdays bring me right back to when he was in the NICU
The author says that even though her child is now a teenager, his birthday reminds her of when he s…
Jacqueline Miller
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I was held at gunpoint when I was 12. I still haven't recovered from the trauma almost three decades later.
The author was held at gunpoint during a robbery. As a mom, she worries about her kids as she sees …
Conz Preti
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Ukraine should give its soldiers weed instead of opioids so it can avoid a US-style drugs crisis, doctor says
A Ukrainian doctor said soldiers should be prescribed cannabis instead of opioids as the country fa…
Thibault Spirlet
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On Ukraine's frontlines, soldiers show steely determination. But they also experience burnout, depression, divorce, 'and a lot of PTSD'
Ukraine's front line soldiers feel frustrated that some civilians are going about daily living whil…
Charles R. Davis
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5 people who used psychedelics to treat PTSD describe their experiences
Using psychedelics for mental health treatment is turning mainstream. Insider talked to people who …
Julia Naftulin,Yeji Jesse Lee
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ICU workers in the UK are experiencing probable PTSD rates during the pandemic comparable to Afghanistan war veterans, a new survey finds
Authors of the new research out of the UK warned that worsened mental health among frontline medica…
Reed Alexander
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I'm a psychotherapist who believes in the healing potential of MDMA. Here's why.
The Food and Drug Administration has put MDMA on the fast track to be tested and approved to treat …
Rebecca Hendrix
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Ukraine is legalizing medicinal marijuana to treat stress and cancer among war survivors
Zelenskyy is expected to sign the bill into law for it to come into effect, which is estimated to h…
Matthew Loh
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4 accidental killers reveal what the horrific experience is like - and how they've lived with the pain and shame
Four people who've accidentally killed others describe the grief and trauma of their experiences an…
Anna Medaris Miller,Erin Snod…
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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…