Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Mental Health

Information overload: when staying informed turns into keeping watch

Scrolling for the next poll feels like responsibility. On the illusion of control that too much news offers, attention in pieces, and the moment when staying informed turns into keeping watch.

Why politics turned into a family fight

The lunch that turns into a courtroom, the uncle and the cousin who no longer look at each other. What Freud helps us understand about why politics, among those closest to us, hurts so much.

Election anxiety: when waiting for the result keeps you up at night

The phone in hand at two in the morning, the poll checked one more time. On why waiting for the runoff stirs up so much, and when the anxiety was already there before.

I have always been the one everyone leans on

When changing the treatment is no longer the answer

Getting the right diagnosis after years of the wrong one

When the divorce proceedings start charging it to the body

The guilt of losing your patience with someone you love

On the exhaustion of caring for someone who is depressed, the moment you raise your voice, and the shame that comes right afterwards.

Are antidepressants addictive? The fear that leads to taking less than you need

Many people cut back their own treatment for fear of becoming dependent. What gets confused in that calculation — and the cost of undertreating.

Shorter attention span: when it isn’t just the phone

Losing the stamina to read or sustain a long task has more than one possible explanation. What the consumption habit explains — and what it may be covering up.