Mad in America

JUNE 22, 2024

W ith all the recent coverage of the youth mental health crisis and the role of social media, little attention has been given to the way platforms like TikTok promote certain narratives about mental health—shifting not only the conversation but also the way mental health issues are actually experienced.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While expanding trauma criteria is often justified as necessary for inclusivity and compassion, critics contend that these expansions may be driven, by some, out of self-interest. This period also saw an end to mandatory military conscription, reducing the number of young people exposed to the horrors of war.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 24, 2023

His intuitive grasp of how childhood trauma could repress and obliterate memory, fuelling the repetition compulsion of self-destructive patterns of behaviour, was central not only to psychoanalysis, but also our modern understanding of psychological trauma. Portrait of Fyodor Dostoevsky by Vasily Perov, c.

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The Anxiety Guy

JULY 19, 2024

Deep Quality Sleep (6-8 Hours) Quality sleep is crucial for repairing the body and brain. For those with sleep issues, exposing your eyes to morning sunlight, minimizing light exposure before bed, and avoiding meals 2-3 hours before sleep can help regulate your circadian rhythm.

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