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FEAR AND PHOBIA

When we fear the past we’re actually still looking ahead

Fear protects us from future harm, so what’s going on when we find ourselves scared of what’s already happened?

by Davide Bordini & Giuliano Torrengo

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CHANGE AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

How to write yourself every day

By getting thoughts out of your head and on to a page, you can become the author of your own life, one small page at a time

by Mohsen Askari

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MUSIC
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You can use music to escape your negative thought loops

Research is uncovering the way music can calm the brain and there are techniques to help you amplify its emotional power

by Stefan Koelsch

Ideas

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LOVE

On loving a clone, or why love can’t be rationally justified

by Idowu Odeyemi

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SPORTS AND GAMES

What is Roblox teaching children about capitalism?

by Gabija Tonkunas

Guides

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PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE UNCONSCIOUS
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How to reconnect with your inner child

The experiences you had as a child influence your emotional life as an adult. Recognising these dynamics can be healing

by Nickan Arzpeyma

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TRAUMA AND PTSD
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How to date again after an abusive relationship

You might feel unlovable or find dating daunting, but you deserve connection – and you can find it safely at your own pace

by Charlotte Jarvis

Life stories

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HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE

‘Each of us has a song’

Burhan Sönmez, now the president of PEN International, was a rising human rights lawyer in Turkey. A brutal assault nearly killed him – and propelled him to a life in literature

by Kaya Genç

Editor’s picks

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SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE
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How to support someone who is self-harming

A person harming themselves is not attention-seeking but attention-needing. Reach in and show them you’re listening

by Rory O’Connor & Ellen Townsend

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SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

The Devil you don’t know: the Satan of the 19th century

Satan wasn’t always a wicked, horned figure. The Romantics imagined the Devil as a resourceful and well-spoken gentleman

by Erik Butler

Latest videos

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Psyche Exclusive
NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

A poet-botanist’s lifelong pursuit of discovery

A film by Alex Darby and Jake Morris

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GRIEF

How queer last rites became unique celebrations of life

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MENTAL HEALTH

Don’t avoid stressors. Learn to navigate the stress spectrum

Notes to self

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ETHICS

How will the future judge us?

by Matt Huston

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FOCUS AND ATTENTION
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How to reclaim your attention

Psychological minimalism is a way to clarify your life by cutting the mental noise from your environment and routines

by Yousri Marzouki

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PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE UNCONSCIOUS
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How to reconnect with your inner child

The experiences you had as a child influence your emotional life as an adult. Recognising these dynamics can be healing

by Nickan Arzpeyma

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THINKING AND INTELLIGENCE
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IQ scores are falling but, no, we’re not growing more stupid

Screens and social media get the blame, but the real problem lies in how we measure intelligence in the first place

by Stuart Jeffries

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY

What helps you feel better might depend on where you grew up

Research on the common strategies used to deal with emotions suggests their usefulness differs from culture to culture

by Mark Chen

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TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA

Why we’re falling out of love with our AI confidants

Chatbots make us feel uniquely seen and heard, but then the ‘empathy gap’ kicks in and the relationship turns sour

by Joe Mullich

Silhouette of a person with headphones holding a phone against a twilight sky with streetlamps in the background.
CHANGE AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

How to write yourself every day

By getting thoughts out of your head and on to a page, you can become the author of your own life, one small page at a time

by Mohsen Askari

An older couple sitting on a bench in a park with a historical building and fountain in the background.
TRAUMA AND PTSD
12

How to date again after an abusive relationship

You might feel unlovable or find dating daunting, but you deserve connection – and you can find it safely at your own pace

by Charlotte Jarvis

Animated characters posing happily in a red-tiled room, with some applying makeup.
SPORTS AND GAMES

What is Roblox teaching children about capitalism?

The popular game platform offers space to create, socialise, even protest. It’s also a realm of extraction and inequality

by Gabija Tonkunas

Explore: Disability

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OCD

The unravelling

by Lux Alptraum

PERSONALITY

Mindie is a talented singer. She also doesn’t have legs. As a teen, it got complicated

A film by Megan Griffiths and Mindie Lind

A woman holds a square mirror that blocks her face; it reflects rocks and grass. There is blue sky and clouds in the background. The only element in focus is the reflection on the mirror.
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

Losing her eyesight, a painter’s art evolves with the way she sees the world

Directed by Liberty Smith