The worse your mental health problem, the less sympathy you get – why?

SewCreamStudio/Shutterstock.com Some mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression and ADHD, have become more accepted in society. People can now talk about them at work, at home and online and often be met with understanding. This change matters. It makes it easier to ask for help and harder for employers and institutions to pretend mental […]

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Trump-style unpredictability isn’t just political theatre – it’s a regulatory problem for your brain

Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Shutterstock.com Donald Trump can change the temperature of a room with a sentence. One minute he is certain, the next he is backtracking. One day he is threatening, the next he is hinting at a deal. Even before anything concrete happens, people brace for his next turn. That reaction is not just political. It […]

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