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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

Mad in America

A Silent Crisis Despite rising awareness, mental health is still a taboo topic in many Korean families. of Koreans reported experiencing at least one mental health issue in the past year, such as chronic stress, anxiety, or depressive symptoms. Psychiatric institutions are increasing rapidly across the country.

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Lost in Psychobabble? Cut Through the Jargon for Real Mental Clarity

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P sychology, mental health, and recovery are often discussed in overly formal language, making the process of healing seem complex and intimidating. However, beneath the jargon lies a straightforward approach that can effectively address most mental health challenges.

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America’s Unhealthy Relationship with Antidepressants

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Antidepressants are Americas first-line treatment for the most common mental health problems, e.g., depression, anxiety, and insomnia. When the Covid-19 pandemic brought its cascade of anxiety, trauma, and grief, many Americans turned to antidepressants for relief.

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Dreaming with Purpose: How the Mind’s Hidden GPS Can Guide Us Toward Personal and Societal Healing

Mad in America

For trauma survivors, these visions often spill into waking life as flashbacks, blurring the line between sleep and waking reality. For trauma survivors, these visions often spill into waking life as flashbacks, blurring the line between sleep and waking reality. People dreamed of tidal waves, crumbling cities, and faceless threats.

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Can PTSD Cause Memory Loss?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Experiencing trauma can impact far more than just emotions, it can reshape the way the brain works. In this article, we’ll explore how PTSD causes memory loss , the science behind it, and what treatments are available to help improve cognitive functioning in trauma survivors. But how exactly does PTSD affect memory?

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Can Cats Have Schizophrenia?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

While cats can’t be diagnosed with schizophrenia in the human sense, they can suffer from feline mental illnesses and neurological disorders that mimic schizophrenia-like behaviors. It stems from complex brain chemistry imbalances, particularly involving dopamine and glutamate. Cat Mental Illness: What Else Could It Be?

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Therapy by Script Undermines Healing; Connection Is the Key

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Eugene Gendlin In a previous blog, I wrote about my experiences in psychedelic therapy, and the ways that the psychedelic-assisted therapy model by design perpetuates one of our cultures deepest wounds: feeling alone. Listening shows that the nature of human beings is nothing like socialized content. Midday) — Jena, April 24th 1884.