Mad in America

JUNE 12, 2025

Emerging approaches grounded in affective neuroscience present alternative frameworks. Somatic therapies like somatic experiencing and sensorimotor psychotherapy utilize this understanding by promoting embodied awareness and movement-based interventions to restore autonomic flexibility.

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ADDitude

JUNE 18, 2025

Take This Self-Test: 14 Questions That Reveal Symptoms of Burnout ] This chronic hypervigilance — constantly waiting for the next stressor, deadline, or criticism — takes its toll. we often self-soothe through overworking, perfectionism , tech scrolling, or people-pleasing , which only fuels the cycle further. Want to learn more?

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Mad in America

JULY 16, 2024

In essence he was conveying that commitment to “free association” during psychotherapy—or speaking as honestly and freely about inner thoughts and feelings as possible, genuine emotional truth telling —allows for visceral, socially unacceptable urges and emotions to enter our awareness that typically leave a person feeling out of control.

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Self-awareness 135

Mad in America

APRIL 17, 2025

Reclaiming their significance requires challenging these social norms to recognize dreams as vital tools for self-awareness, problem-solving, and personal growth. The paradigm began shifting when neuroscience finally recognized lucid dreaming (awareness of dreaming while asleep) through EEG studies.

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Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health Technology 91

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The therapy was based on strong science: DBT incorporates some classic techniques from therapy, such as cognitive reappraisal , or reframing negative events in a more positive way, and it also includes more avant-garde techniques such as mindfulness, the practice of being in the present moment. The curriculum has since been revamped.)

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Sleep and mental health Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Self-awareness 128

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MAY 28, 2025

The study, presented at the CHI 25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems held in Yokohama, recommends that therapeutic robots should also exhibit a level of autonomy, rather than one-dimensional displays of friendship and compliance.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 13, 2025

Similarly, the VMAT2 inhibitors can bring out a vulnerability to Parkinson disease (PD), or if PD is already present, they can make it worse. Ms Robbins presents to your office for a follow-up visit. On the other hand, Ms Robbins had a much lower score. This requires the vigilance of a systematic AIMS exam.

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Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder Eating disorders Self-awareness 52

The Anxiety Guy

MARCH 31, 2025

For many, dizziness from anxiety isnt just a random symptom; its the result of an overworked nervous system, constant mental overwhelm, and even patterns like perfectionism and self-imposed pressure. The amygdala signals danger , even when none is present, and the body responds with stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline.

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Self-awareness 83

Mad in America

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Waking dreamsallowus to dream while awake, significantly enhancing self-awareness, creative problem-solving, andthe ability to findmeaning in life experiences. I presented these findings at arecent conference ofthe International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP) in October 2024.

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Sleep and mental health Self-awareness Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain 102

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Some people experience severe adverse reactions to ‘antidepressants’, including a manic presentation; this in turn leads to the prescription of a ‘mood stabiliser’ and the polypharmacy begins. This emotional response may seem to me to be very normal and I question whether we should really be ‘treating’ it with drugs.

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Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health Personality disorders Self-awareness 143

Real Psychiatry

JUNE 3, 2025

Kohuts self-psychology was presented as a possible model of the self-object matrix critical for early childhood development with groups and group processes taking on that role. Above all else they need to be aware of their personal reactions to what is going on in the inpatient environment.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness surrounding the adverse long-term effects of antidepressants, particularly concerning treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction (TESD). Researchers surveyed 900 patients aged 18 to 64 who were taking antidepressants and categorized them based on their past and present use.

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Aging and mental health Pharmaceuticals Insurance Healthcare 143

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Since going off psychotropic drugs is a frequent topic of conversation, we present it as a context for mutual aid in action. Telling people theyre destined for the worst possible outcome can create a self-fulfilling “nocebo” effect, reinforcing the very dependence they seek to escape. One size does not fit all.

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Self-awareness Education Pharmaceuticals 137

Child Mind Intitute

APRIL 14, 2025

It reduces the noise of inattention or hyperactivity so kids can develop coping skills and improve self-regulation. It can boost their self-esteem and ability to function in the family. Some of this increase is likely due to better awareness and more comprehensive screening.

Trauma and the brain 119

Trauma and the brain Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Self-awareness 119

Love & Life Toolbox

APRIL 1, 2025

Key Takeaways: Self-awareness is your guide: Understanding your internal patterns is a key to growth. Family of Origin Work is your foundation: Clarity around past experiences illuminates present challenges and is integral to healing. Self-reflection can lead to self awareness.

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Resilience and coping Self-awareness Gratitude practices Education 66

Mad in America

JUNE 19, 2025

And at the same time no, nothing will be different if we don’t allow ourselves to also be changed by the possibilities psychedelics present. And the answer I have arrived at is yes, I sincerely hope that something meaningfully different is afoot. The stories shared on platforms like Mad in America attest to these harms.

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Zencare

JUNE 9, 2025

People hear something they can relate to, and they self-diagnose and/or treat themselves based on the worst case. Or they present to a mental health professional and insist on a particular diagnosis. Raising awareness also affects change and allows people to get involved in causes important to them. Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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Genetics and mental health Sleep and mental health Self-awareness Education 94

The Anxiety Guy

APRIL 11, 2025

They combine breath, gentle suggestion, sound, and awareness to help you move from a state of internal resistance to a place of soft allowing. What Ive seen: Self-touch can often unlocks tears or emotional release. Most people dont realize how much mental tension theyre carrying until they hear the words you can stop trying now.

Sleep and mental health 94

Sleep and mental health Self-awareness 94

My Psychiatry

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Mindfulness is a state of being conscious and aware of your thoughts, actions, feelings, surroundings, and sensations, free from judgment or distraction. All focus and intentions go to the present moment. During counseling, you learn how to be fully present in the moment by engaging your thoughts, feelings, emotions, and actions.

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The Anxiety Guy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

When you can begin differentiating a ‘lower self’ (inner child) idea from a conscious more updated idea, you will be well on your way to healing the roots of anxiety. Are your anxious thoughts and feelings stemming from past conditioning or from your present-day awareness? Notice the sensations in your body.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 31, 2024

Mental Health professionals are not given systemic, adequate opportunity to reflect on this past-present continuum. Hence, as a cohort, we cannot fully recover from past and present traumata inflicted on our clients by our professional ancestors, our colleagues—and ourselves. My contribution to this space is yet to be explored.

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Lightwork

JUNE 12, 2025

Negative thought patterns can feel like an endless loop, trapping you in a cycle of self-doubt, anxiety, and emotional distress. The core of ACT lies in building psychological flexibility – your ability to stay present, open up to difficult emotions, and take action based on your values.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Clients should be well aware of the responsible boundaries separating them from their therapist. However, as a rule, you shouldn’t accept presents from your client, the book asserted. Nevertheless, the experience of my self-assurance collapsing abruptly lingered within me. What if your client brought you a gift?

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Eating disorders Bipolar disorder Self-awareness Personality disorders 122

Mad in America

JUNE 17, 2024

I was a shell of my former self, unable to think, staring off into space; all while trying my best to care for my family. Taking my family away Just as I was feeling as though I were myself again, my children were removed from me in emergency custody hearings that I hadn’t even been aware of.

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Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Self-awareness 134

Mad in America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child offers this definition of EF skills: “Executive function and self-regulation skills are the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully. A good starting point is the term “executive function.”

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ADDitude

MAY 20, 2025

Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, during his presentation titled, We Got the Beat: The Impact of Music on ADHD, at the 2024 Annual International Conference on ADHD. People with ADHD benefit from rhythmic entrainment, using strong, steady rhythms to imprint structure and consistency.

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Self-awareness 102

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Soon, an entire cascade of new symptoms presented themselves. I was literally shaking all the time, unable to focus or be present. I had had enough of the gypsy life, and I found a somatic coach to help me process, heal and learn self-regulating skills. I had more awareness. Within a few months, I was down to nothing.

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Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Genetics and mental health 143

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

This is also why the focus is often on paying attention to blockages and there is a need to be present with them. Rationally, a person can be aware of this. Time and effort are often required for the blockages to resolve in the safe environment. To acknowledge them, to enter them gently and gently accompany them to their resolution.

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Mad in America

MARCH 20, 2024

Moore: If these people are aware that anyone can go and find that information, and they’re obviously happy to accept industry money, and for it to be presented as public information, do they not think it’s an issue? Do they not mind that this information is out there for researchers to grab and present to the public?

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Genetics and mental health Pharmaceuticals Self-awareness Legal 144

The London Psychiatry Centre

JUNE 2, 2025

Furthermore, journaling activates the prefrontal cortex (the part of your brain that deals with emotional regulation, decision making and self-awareness), helping you gain perspective and reducing your stress response. It can boost mood through increased dopamine release, especially when journalling goals, wins or reflections.

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Neurotransmitters and mental health Sleep and mental health Self-awareness 59

Mad in America

MAY 2, 2024

This is a crucial time of transition for psychiatry, and current developments are occurring beneath the public’s awareness. Although a growing number of people are aware of problems with psychiatric treatment, what remains taboo is challenging fundamental assumptions that equate mental health concerns with biomedical disorders.

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Trauma and the brain Neurotransmitters and mental health Genetics and mental health Biopsychosocial model 121

ADDitude

MARCH 4, 2025

In preschoolers , certain behaviors and challenges especially if they interfere with functioning as the child progresses through expected developmental milestones offer early clues that ADHD is present. Without school-wide awareness, your childs behaviors may be misunderstood and/or misattributed. and Cynthia Martin, Psy.D.,

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Mad in America

AUGUST 10, 2024

And I was all too aware of reports of shocking numbers of rapes and sexual assaults on psychiatric wards that I had read when I discovered online psychiatric survivor forums, and even reports in the mainstream media. I was released at the end of my 28 day section but mentally I did not leave for years to come.

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Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health Social Services 121

Lightwork

MAY 29, 2025

Women with undiagnosed ADHD frequently struggle with: Maintaining relationships Career advancement Self-esteem issues Daily task management Emotional regulation This gender disparity in ADHD diagnosis can lead to years of silent suffering, with many women receiving incorrect diagnoses or no support at all.

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Sleep and mental health Self-awareness Eating disorders Healthcare 52

Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2024

In this article, I will outline simple yet powerful strategies to help you manage intense emotions, improve self-awareness, and develop healthier coping mechanisms. Enhance Self-Awareness The journey toward better emotional regulation begins with self-awareness.

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Roland Bal - Resolving Trauma and PTSD

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Self-defeat is a common symptom of Complex Trauma or PTSD. Closely tied to this are the thought patterns of self-defeat, which may manifest as nothing is going to help or I am never going to get out of this. Unfortunately, these shutdown states and self-defeating thoughts are all too common with PTSD and Complex Trauma.

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Trauma and the brain Self-awareness 52

The Anxiety Guy

JUNE 3, 2024

” This is a topic that resonates with many of our listeners who struggle with understanding whether they need to delve into their past to heal their present. ’ A simple and yet powerful approach to uncovering the causes of present anxiety. Let’s Dive in!

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