treatments
The past, present and future of psychiatric diagnosis and beliefs about treatment in every culture and pocket of society.
The Memory You Think You Have Is a Lie
YOUR BRAIN IS THE WORLD'S BEST STORYTELLER đź“– The memory you are most certain about, the one you would swear on your life is accurate down to the last detail, the childhood birthday party or the first kiss or the moment you heard devastating news, is almost certainly wrong in ways that would shock you if you could compare your memory to a recording of what actually happened, because human memory does not function like a video camera recording events faithfully for later playback but rather like a novelist who takes real events and rewrites them each time they are recalled, adding details that were not there, removing details that were, shifting timelines, combining separate events into single memories, and incorporating information learned after the event into the memory of the event itself until the story your brain tells you about your past is a sophisticated fiction that feels indistinguishable from truth because your brain is the author, the editor, and the only reader, and it has no incentive to fact-check its own work đź§
By The Curious Writerabout 17 hours ago in Psyche
The Power of Presence
When “Good Parenting” Became a Feeling In modern parenting conversations, “good” has increasingly come to mean emotionally warm, verbally affirming, and immediately comforting. A good parent is expected to soothe distress quickly, validate feelings consistently, and minimize discomfort whenever possible. These traits are treated as obvious indicators of healthy parenting, reinforced by cultural messaging, therapeutic language, and social reward structures. When a child feels better in the moment, the parenting decision is assumed to have been correct, and when discomfort persists, the decision is often framed as a failure of care rather than a necessary part of development.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast7 days ago in Psyche
Why Is Anxiety Worse at Night? Causes, Symptoms, and Proven Ways to Sleep Better. AI-Generated.
It is 11:30 PM. The house is quiet, the lights are off, and your body is finally still. But your mind? It is racing. You replay conversations from earlier in the day. You worry about tomorrow’s responsibilities. Your heart beats a little faster, and sleep feels just out of reach.
By JP Psychiatry9 days ago in Psyche
The Know‑It‑All Partner
The secret cost of the "always right" relationship dynamic that no one talks about If you’ve ever loved a know‑it‑all partner, you already know this: the problem isn’t that they’re wrong. It’s that you stop existing as a full person around them.
By abualyaanart24 days ago in Psyche
