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The Friendship Recession: Why Adults Are Struggling To Build Close Relationships
This is a universal phenomenon that is affecting both individual and collective psyches. Humans thrive on companionship. The pandemic is solely to blame, however that particular far from auspicious time is not really to blame. The no-friends-trend-turned-friendship-recession, bringing forth the loneliness epidemic was a thing before 2020.
By Justine Crowleyabout 2 hours ago in Psyche
Good or Bad Isn’t an Explanation
by Annam M Gordon When people describe others as good or bad, they usually think they are explaining behavior. They are not. They are making a moral judgment. That judgment may be understandable, justified, or socially useful, but it is not the same thing as a psychological explanation.
By Annam M Gordonabout 7 hours ago in Psyche
An Objective Examination of Yes-or-No Tarot: Mechanics, Utility, and Limitations
Introduction Yes-or-no tarot represents the most widely practiced form of tarot consultation in digital environments. Its prevalence across online platforms and search engines warrants an objective examination of its mechanics, documented utility, and inherent limitations. This analysis approaches the subject without advocacy for or against the practice, focusing instead on observable patterns and documented user experiences.
By Enrique Martinezabout 19 hours ago in Psyche
Drugged,Assaulted, and Filmed by My Predator “Friends”. Content Warning.
“You’re not a victim for sharing your story. You are a survivor setting the world on fire with your truth. And you never know who needs your light, your warmth, and raging courage.” — Alex Elle
By Chantal Christie Weissabout 22 hours ago in Psyche
Love Used as Control and Praise Is the Leverage.
In some toxic family dynamics, control is built through praise, attention, and emotional reward. One family member positions themselves as the source of approval. They constantly lift certain people up, praise them publicly, single them out, and make them feel chosen, special, or important. On the surface, it looks supportive. It looks loving. It looks like pride.
By Annam M Gordonabout 22 hours ago in Psyche
What is anonymous venting and why does it help. AI-Generated.
Anonymous venting is expressing something difficult — a frustration, a fear, a feeling you've been carrying — to people who don't know you and have no existing relationship with you. No shared history, no social stakes, no possibility of judgment that follows you into real life.
By Nathaniel Dewitt2 days ago in Psyche
19 Points for New Clinicians
The first time I walked into my own office, then went into the waiting room to get my first patient, I quickly discovered a lot had been left out of my graduate education. I felt overwhelmed with clinic procedures, meeting 10 to 15 other staff a day and trying to remember their names, learning my way around a maze-like building, and learning new terminology.
By David A. Porter2 days ago in Psyche
