psychology
A moment that changed me: I broke my arm seven times – and finally listened to what my body was telling me
It was the first day of spring this year. I was topless, face-down on a foldaway travel table, as the...
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I lost my beloved husband after 35 years, then my sister and my father. Here’s how I rebuilt my old happy self
I didn’t think I could survive the death of my husband, Graham. We met at university when I was 18,...
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Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion
Towards the end of 2024, Dennis Biesma decided to check out ChatGPT. The Amsterdam-based IT consultant had just ended a...
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Readers reply: can you acquire courage?
Is it possible to acquire courage if you don’t have it? I was moved by the recent story of the...
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‘You think: Do I really need anyone?’ – the hidden burden of being a hyper-independent person
When a relative was seriously ill and in intensive care for more than a month, Cianne Jones stepped in. “I...
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Is Australia getting ruder? How to be kinder to others in everyday life – and break the contagion of rage
Think of a typical day in our angry world. You open social media and read abuse either directed at yourself...
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Can you acquire courage?
Is it possible to acquire courage if you don’t have it? I was moved this week by the story of...
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Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or vegetables, and require far tighter regulation, according...
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Rejection spreadsheets: would 1,000 knockbacks make you a better person?
Name: Rejection spreadsheets.Age: There’s nothing new in rejection. JK Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers, Elvis was told he couldn’t...
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Having synaesthesia is a lot like being a twin – we don’t know any different
Helen Besgrove: My twin sister, Kirsty, and I have a very similar experience of synaesthesia in that our experiences of...
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