social media

Social media dramatically impacts our offline lives and mental well-being; examine its benefits, risks and controversies through scientific studies, real-life anecdotes and more.

Why You Feel Tired All the Time in 2026 (And How to Fix It)
You woke up this morning after a solid seven and a half hours. Maybe eight. And still—that familiar heaviness. Like your limbs are filled with wet sand. Coffee helps for about an hour, then the fog rolls back in. By 2 PM, you’re staring at your screen, reading the same sentence four times. By 9 PM, you’re too exhausted to watch a movie but somehow too wired to fall asleep.
By Kamel Saidani6 months ago in Psyche
Why Your Phone Is Stressing You Out (Even Without Social Media)
The Narrative Everyone Keeps Hearing Most conversations about technology and mental health tend to focus on social media. Platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and X are often positioned as the primary drivers of stress, anxiety, and comparison, especially among younger generations. The assumption is straightforward: reduce social media use, and mental well-being should improve.
By Socialode6 months ago in Psyche
THE INVISIBLE LADDER: WHY WE ARE ALL STARING AT THE WRONG LIVES
There is a brutally exhausting game that almost every single one of us plays every day. We don’t play it on a football pitch, and we don't play it on a computer screen. We play it entirely inside our own heads, and the worst part is that nobody ever actually wins.
By Wellova 6 months ago in Psyche
Identity, Truth, And Delusion. Content Warning.
Written by a human, for humans, always. --- What is true? It is a really difficult question to ask in today's world... For a variety of reasons.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM6 months ago in Psyche
Does every child matter
Does Every Child Matter? For decades, the truth about residential and boarding schools in Canada has lingered in the shadows, only spoken in fragments, denied in silence, or dismissed as inconvenient history or worse, accusing the stories of being “exaggerated That silence is breaking. Stories are being told. Graves are being uncovered. The call for justice is no longer something that can be silenced.
By Bruce Curle `6 months ago in Psyche
Why My Mind Never Felt Quiet — Until I Tried This
I used to say I was fine. Even when my mind felt like a crowded room. Even when I couldn’t sit in silence for more than a few seconds. Even when every small problem turned into a big storm in my head.
By Dadullah Danish6 months ago in Psyche
Ruled by Shame
I am not sure if you noticed when former AG Pam Bondi was being questioned by the House Judiciary Committee in February, and during other interviews, she would reply with huge negative emotional reactions and point her finger at the camera in defensive disgust at those questioning her cover up of the Epstein files. Forget the words that came out of her mouth for the moment and look at her nonverbal language (intense finger pointing and sneering). Most likely, she was mirroring how her parents, caretakers, and teachers scolded her when she was wrong in their eyes. In addition, characters like Stephen Miller and Todd Blanche also do quite a bit of finger pointing during interviews. Have you wondered why so many leaders in the Trump administration scold the camera and sneer at the interviewers with shame?
By Tony Martello6 months ago in Psyche
THE ECHO OF AN EMPTY PITCH: THE HEARTBREAKING REALITY OF THE LAST KID STANDING
Take a long, hard look at the middle of the playground. There is a boy standing there. He is wearing a football jersey. His foot is resting lightly on a battered black-and-white ball. His eyes are scanning the benches that surround him—looking left, looking right, searching desperately for something that used to be the most natural thing in the world.
By Wellova 6 months ago in Psyche
Overthinking
THE HAMSTER WHEEL YOU CANNOT STOP 🔄 It is two in the morning and you are still awake running the same scenarios you ran at midnight, at eleven, at ten, when the day ended and your body stopped moving and your mind immediately accelerated to fill the stillness. You are not solving anything. You have not been solving anything for hours. You are replaying a conversation that happened three days ago, imagining seventeen different versions of a situation that has not happened yet, and cataloguing every possible interpretation of a text message that took longer than usual to arrive. Your body is exhausted. Your brain is running a marathon.
By The Curious Writer6 months ago in Psyche
Tool For Intelligence Or The Ultimate Indoctrination Machine?
Written by a human, for humans, always. --- There is a lot that we hear about Artificial Intelligence these days. It is marketed as the tool of the future...
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM6 months ago in Psyche
Have YouTube Crossed the Line? I Just Watched a Vloggers Suicide Note!
I’m quite angry at the moment. Not because I just watched a suicidal man telling me he was about to end his life (he didn’t elaborate why), but because YouTube’s algorithm decided it was something I would very much enjoy and placed in my ‘recommended.’
By Simon Aylward6 months ago in Psyche
Things Nobody Tells You About Becoming an Adult
Becoming an adult is something most people think they understand long before it actually happens. You imagine freedom, independence, money in your pocket, and finally doing whatever you want without anyone telling you otherwise. But the reality is far less cinematic and far more complicated. The truth is, adulthood doesn’t arrive with a clear moment or announcement. It slowly creeps in, and by the time you notice it, you’re already inside it.
By Story Prism6 months ago in Psyche