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more about #psychology more comments → clairedeloony: Orchid children are all fine and good. Some of them stay that way and end up as orchid adults, though. And in a corporate situation, what employers wa... more » Diziet_Sma: Finally! A scientific reason for why I'm such a special, special snowflake! more » sableized (sister europe): So how do kids who had a very loving and supportive family life, yet developed severe psychological problems, fit into this theory? What are my people... more » RedLantern: Very interesting. I come from a loving home (not perfect, but not abusive), and have ADD and depression. I went to the doctor to get medication just... more » pajanguin: Yet to be at risk may also be to have a unique opportunity. There's a reason that "crisis" and "opportunity" are the same word in Chinese. more » magicwaffle: For some reason, I was expecting a variant of the Indigo Child phenomenon. I was pleasantly surprised to read an article that advised you to "turn th... more » morninggloria: At the end of the summer, does your hair turn white and fly off your head? If so, you're a dandelion. more » mirrorghost: We still tend to see depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other mood and behavioral abnormalities as defects — if a child is "at risk" for one of these, s... more » girl.of.your.dreams: My husband and I are thinking of having kids in the next few years, and I've always harbored this fear that because I have "issues" (anxiety, depressi... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: "that a genetic trait tremendously maladaptive in one situation can prove highly adaptive in another" Too bad it took an endlessly repetitive series... more » judgingamy: Everything in my life and my family's life so much more sense. What a wonderful essay. I've never been able to put to words the way i think some peopl... more » andBegorrah: But apparently half of sexually active teenage girls living in urban areas are chlamydias. (That's a flower, right? My trellis is covered with them.) more » GreyEminence: There's a passage in "A Little Princess" (yes, I'm a grown man who still loves that book) where Sarah reflects on her own personality. She knows she's... more » labeled: I found this fascinating. My husband is the polar opposite of me. I'm very much a "roll with the punches" type, while he frets and broods. I'm an e... more » Habibiti: This is incredible for me to read right now. I've recently begun to confront a lifelong problem with depression (with recommendations from a few comme... more » -
#flowerchildren
"Orchid" Children: A New Way Of Looking At Genetics And Our Brains
Contemporary thinking has it that certain genes doom children to higher risk of depression, ADHD, and other difficulties. But in the right environment, these same genes may actually help kids thrive. More » -
#scienceofsadness
Study: Feeling Bad Can Make You Smarter
In yet another blow to positive thinking supporters, scientists have found that a bad mood can improve people's memory and judgment, and make them less reliant on stereotypes. More » -
#thepanicwomb
Born To Rue: Why Some People May Be Hard-Wired For Anxiety
In a fascinating New York Times Magazine piece on the causes of anxiety, Robin Marantz Henig writes that some people "are just born worriers, their brains forever anticipating the dropping of some dreaded other shoe." People, that is, like me.
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#bookreviews
Mad, Bad & Sad: History Of Female Mental Illness Turns Into Indictment Of Psychotherapy
From force-feeding to tooth removal to stomach surgery, mental patients throughout history — many of them women — have endured some pretty horrific therapies. In Mad, Bad & Sad, Lisa Appignanesi questions whether modern treatments are much better.
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#crossingtheborder
Borderline Personality Disorder: Not Just For Women, No Longer Hopeless
Shari Roan of the LA Times says borderline personality disorder has long been seen as one of the most difficult mental illnesses to treat. But advances in therapy are improving that prognosis for sufferers — and busting some stereotypes. More » -
#sextalk
"I Hoped He Would Put The Rubbish Out": Why Women (Supposedly) Have Sex
Adding more fuel to the lame notion that women don't actually like sex is a new book claiming females have intercourse with men for basically every reason other than attraction. More » -
#psychologytoday
"Mad Pride," Mental Illness, And The Age Of Antidepressants
Yesterday ABC interviewed Joe Pantoliano about "Mad Pride," a movement whose members think of mental illnesses as gifts and, in some cases, reject traditional treatment. In this, they have something in common with today's antidepressant critics. More » -
#leggomyego
Positive Self-Talk Makes People Feel Worse
Perhaps unsurprisingly for anyone who's ever tried to pull herself out of a funk by chanting affirmations at her mirror, such positive self-talk might actually lower some people's self-esteem. More » -
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#boysagainstgirls
Boys Have It Worse, Says Psychologist
Psychology professor Judith Kleinfeld says issues that affect boys, such as higher rates of drop-outs, suicide, and arrests, are worse than those that affect girls. Can't we get away from who has it "worse" and focus on helping kids? [EurekAlert] -
#redrules
Blushing May Not Be So Embarrassing After All
As a very fair-skinned (some might say pasty) person, I've always been prone to blushing. I hate it, but new research says maybe I shouldn't be so ashamed. More » -
#nuts
No Cereal For Young Men
Grape-Nuts is shooting for that coveted men 45-and-over demographic. Says "insights director" Kelley Peters, "Men aspire to it...It's strong and stern, the father figure of cereals." [WSJ, Gawker] -
#psychobabble
Newsweek "Explains" Why Women Stand By Their Men
In an article inspired by Megan McAllister, fiancee of the accused "Craigslist Killer," Newsweek lists the psychological reasons at work when "a woman makes the seemingly irrational decision to stand by her man." More » -
#epidemiology
The Narcissism Epidemic Article Epidemic Is Getting Annoying
If Narcissus were real, he'd be even more full of himself than usual right now — his disorder is plastered all over the media this week. More » -
#somethingsketchy
Doodling Improves Memory, Reduces Daydreaming
We usually think of doodling as a sign that someone isn't paying attention, but, according to a new study, doodling actually improves memory recall. It's good news for celebrity doodlers and bored office workers alike. More » -
#disorderlyconduct
Is Self-Injury A Mental Disorder, Or Just Part Of A Larger Problem?
Though it's estimated that 2 to 8 millions Americans self-injure, from cutting to the newly-reported practice of self-embedding, doctors still can't agree on whether self-injury itself is a disorder, or how to treat it.
