I’m Seeing More People in Therapy Struggling with War-Related Anxiety. Here’s What Helps | Ahona Guha
Therapists across the United States are reporting a surge in clients plagued by war‑related existential anxiety after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran. The conflict has shifted public perception, turning geopolitical tension into a form of globalized trauma that fuels a pervasive sense of doom even among those not directly affected. Clinicians describe this anxiety as rooted in fear of death and an unpredictable future, distinguishing it from ordinary situational worry. They recommend naming the feeling, embracing psychological flexibility, and strengthening community ties as coping mechanisms.
Faithful, Sensitive, Forgiving: Overthinkers Like Me Make the Best Partners | Polly Hudson
Psychologist Mark Travers argues that overthinkers make excellent romantic partners. Their tendency to ruminate enables deeper conflict processing, which correlates with higher forgiveness rates in couples. The same mental loops cause them to anticipate the fallout of infidelity, reducing betrayal...
What Sets Human Consciousness Apart From AI? – Podcast
Award‑winning journalist Michael Pollan’s new book *A World Appears* tackles the enduring mystery of human consciousness, probing how physical processes give rise to subjective experience. In a recent Guardian podcast, Pollan discusses how thoughts and feelings shape our conscious life...
Little Liars: Babies Younger than One Practise Deceit, Study Suggests
Researchers surveyed 750 parents across the UK, US, Australia and Canada and found that babies as young as eight months engage in basic deceptive acts, such as pretending not to hear or hiding objects. By ten months, roughly a quarter...
No Time to Heal: The Psychological Rehabilitation of a Ukrainian Soldier After Russian Captivity
The Guardian profiles Ukraine’s first psychological trauma centre, Forest Glade, where soldiers like 25‑year‑old Kyrylo Chuvak undergo intensive three‑week rehabilitation after years of Russian captivity. The programme blends conventional therapy with unconventional activities such as tango, archery and guided breathing to...