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Mental health is a fundamental right; the future of humanity depends on it.
Richard Dominick’s Role in the Decline of American Society’s Behavioral Standards
The Jerry Springer Show, known for its sensationalized conflicts, outrageous confrontations, and controversial content, played a significant role in shaping American media and public discourse. Richard Dominick, the show's executive producer from 1994 to 2008, was instrumental in driving the show’s most infamous elements—escalating its shock value, prioritizing drama over discourse, and pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable on daytime television. Through his leadership, the show not only entertained but also contributed to the normalization of problematic behaviors such as violence, public humiliation, and moral decay. This essay argues that Dominick’s leadership in shaping the show’s content significantly contributed to the normalization of toxic behaviors in American society, fostering a culture of aggression, spectacle, and desensitization to social norms.
By Vera Locke2 years ago in Psyche
Way back when we were grownups...Were we though?
Do humans ever really feel truly grown-up. Or is it a skewered, befuddling and abstract confusing subject. Adulthood...that glittering mirage on the horizon of youth, often feels like a destination that never quite materializes. Many chase the elusive notion of being "grown-up", only to discover that the essence of maturity is neither linear ( consisting of or related to straight lines, or a single dimension) nor definitive. It’s a bit like trying to grasp a shadow—it morphs, evades, and teases, leaving you wondering if it was ever meant to be caught or held unto earnestly or desperately.
By Antoni De'Leon2 years ago in Psyche
The Psychology of First Impressions: How to Make People Instantly Like You. AI-Generated.
📌 You Never Get a Second Chance at a First Impression Imagine walking into a room full of strangers. Within seconds, people form an opinion about you—before you even speak.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran2 years ago in Psyche
Relationships Aren’t Transactions
In a world where we weave through the complexities of human connections, it is perhaps a little too easy to forget that the only person we truly know is ourselves. Everyone else—those friends, family members, colleagues, and lovers—are, in a sense, unfamiliar and unpredictable entities that we attempt to bring into our lives. We think of them as extensions of our desires, functions in the greater machinery of our day-to-day existence. But perhaps, relationships are less like the human connections we idealize and more like machines we expect to perform specific tasks for us.
By Junaid Khan2 years ago in Psyche
I'm Not Adjusting Well. Top Story - March 2025.
Transformation is change. And not all change is as good as we wish for. William Wordsworth wrote, “The child is the father to the man,” implying that our childhood is what tends to mold and shape our future life, including how raise our own children. I felt this to be true with my own upbringing. I grew up with my live-in Italian grandmother who took care of me until I was eight or nine years old. I understood she looked out for me, cared for me, but it didn’t always show. It was an old army blanket - scratchy at times but still warm. It was only a few years later I learned my mother did not fully embrace her own mother for reasons she never divulged. She took care of Nonny because my mother did what a daughter ought to do through filial obligation.
By Barb Dukeman2 years ago in Psyche
Echoes of Yesterday. AI-Generated.
The first time it happened, Daniel dismissed it as nothing. A passing sound—an old music box tune—floating in the air as he walked past a bookstore. He barely noticed it, yet something about it made his chest tighten, like a memory just out of reach. He paused, listening, but the sound was gone. Just a figment of his imagination.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran2 years ago in Psyche
Free Art Lessons. Top Story - March 2025.
Paul was staring at the Monet’ when something moved, barely encroaching his peripheral vision. The object was on his right side, so he had to verify that something was actually there. He always had to check the right side because he had a “floater”, a tiny scar on his retina that, in certain lighting conditions, created the illusion that he had company. He liked to josh that he got the scar fighting for a maiden's honor, but it really was a tussle with a weed eater that left him with this annoying little blind spot. He knew other blinding forces too, like the dazzling brightness of a beautiful woman. He turned his head to see this manifested in that moment, and through the glow he could discern that she was young, but not too young, and his first glance at her countenance incited him to take a closer look.
By Tom Bissonette, M.S.W. Ret.2 years ago in Psyche
In My Life. Content Warning.
We have been asked to "Share a transformative moment from your mental or emotional journey" and to be honest, I have had several in my life, so I will share a few that have happened to me and either changed my beliefs or strengthened them. As time passes, we should learn from things and use them to help ourselves move forward.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Psyche
Change is a Part of Life
In the Sonapur village, the old mango tree was casting a shadow as the sun set. The slender dirt road where Rohan used to play was bathed in golden light. Now, years later, he was returning after a long time, a stranger to the place he once called home.
By Niranjon Chandra Roy2 years ago in Psyche
