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Using AI for advice or other personal reasons is linked to depression and anxiety A new survey found that people who spend more time with chatbots for social interactions or emotional support were likelier to report mental health symptoms.

People who interact with chatbots for emotional support or other personal reasons are likelier to report symptoms of depression or anxiety…”

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“…the medications primarily target the brain’s reward and wakefulness centers, according to a new study published in the journal Cell.”

ADHD drugs work, but not the way experts thought - The Washington Post

The flightless takahē in New Zealand

If only other countries took conservation so seriously. There’s now 500 of these and their population is growing.

A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says

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“Changes in cultural norms and economic inequalities, as well as policy models pertaining to work, family, and health care could be driving differences in midlife loneliness.”

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Goodbye, weekend.

“…different kinds of scary plays such as even just watching a horror movie…can help you feel out the limits of your fear and what you’re able to handle. And they in many cases can give you sort of self-confidence that you can overcome things that feel scary.”

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Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

"So those who had the highest social media use have lower scores," notes Nagata, "but even the low users had smaller differences in their cognitive scores."

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Good night.

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Supreme Court weighs case on conversion therapy for youth The case will likely decide the fate of laws in almost half of the states that restrict the practice.

“A study from the Trevor Project found that young people who reported going through conversion therapy were more than twice as likely to have reported attempting suicide.”

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The science of defiance: A psychology researcher explains why people comply – and how to resist You don’t need to be a rebel to defy. Defiance isn’t about personality, it’s a practice – one that’s becoming essential in workplaces, politics and everyday life.

Defiance is not about being oppositional for its own sake. It’s about choosing to act in line with your values when there is pressure to do otherwise.”

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A Plea From Doctors: Cool It on the Supplements

“…supplements are responsible for 23,000 emergency room visits a year.”

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The Therapist Next Door

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A quote from The Complex PTSD Coping Skills Workbook Trauma takes away your identity. It interrupts normal development and turns you into someone different than who you would otherwise have been. If we can ...

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The Complex PTSD Coping Skills Workbook came out in Simplified Chinese in March!

Don’t Believe Everything You See About A.D.H.D. on TikTok Even those with the disorder can’t always spot misleading posts, a study finds.

“…fewer than 50 percent of the claims made in some of the most popular A.D.H.D. videos on TikTok offered information that matched diagnostic criteria or professional treatment recommendations for the disorder.”

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I Made the ‘With Love, Meghan’ Epsom Salts and All I Got Was This Lousy Sense of Tradwife Accomplishment One of the ingredients is “Epsom salts,” which... isn’t that kind of like buying premade lasagna as an “ingredient” for making lasagna?

OMG—this is so funny and well-written.

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I thought the same thing. The armor is breaking down. Not a bad thing. Grandiosity is “normal” in the tech world and there are so many good coaches and therapists who specialize in just these issues.

Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders Chatbots posing as therapists may encourage users to commit harmful acts, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.

“Chatbots posing as therapists may encourage users to commit harmful acts, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.”

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AI is impersonating human therapists. Can it be stopped? Exclusive: California has a new plan to put chatbots in their place.

“…AI systems have been misrepresenting themselves as human therapists, nurses, and more — and so far, the companies behind these systems haven’t faced any serious consequences.”

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The Anti-Social Century Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.

“…many people—young men in particular—are actively choosing to spend much of their time in isolation, in front of screens. That proclivity is having a profound effect on individual well-being and on American’s “civic and psychic identity…”

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Why some people can get away with only a little sleep every night Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and don’t seem to suffer ill effects. Turns out they’re genetically built to require less sleep than the rest of us.

“The bottom line is, we don’t understand what sleep is, let alone what it’s for. That’s pretty incredible, given that the average person sleeps a third of their lives…”

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After spending some time out of the country we get to come back to this.

How lucky are we to live here in this state and in this City.

Feeling so optimistic about the new mayor and the changes ahead.

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The Lost Art of Eye Contact Michael Chad Hoeppner explains why eye contact is so important—and why so many people avoid it.

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Goodnight 2024. Best wishes for a peaceful 2025.

Everyday acts of kindness predict greater well‐being during the transition to university From becoming a teenager to starting university, life transitions are an inevitable part of human existence. While exciting, life transitions can be stressful because they involve changes in identity...

“A growing body of research suggests that engaging in prosocial behavior can be beneficial for the helper's well-being.”

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Seven reasons why Americans pay more for health care than any other nation Americans pay more for health care but don't get better results. Why? The blame goes well beyond insurance companies.

“We spend more on administrative costs than we do on caring for heart disease and caring for cancer…”

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Suicide Rate Is Low During the Holidays, but the Holiday-Suicide Myth Persists

“Despite years of debunking by mental health researchers, journalists, and others, the misconception that people are more likely to die by suicide over the holidays has shown remarkable persistence.”

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