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Feeling nothing can be as devastating as feeling too much
Emotional ‘emptiness’ is a damaging, underexplored phenomenon. Better understanding it could help steer people to fulfilment ...
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Insularity can be a good thing, for creatures and cultures alike
The plight of threatened species can help us understand – and respond to – the endangerment of local ideas and practices ...
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Late autism diagnosis: it’s a relief, but who’s behind the mask?
By the time an adult learns they’re autistic, they have often been covering up for years. A period of self-discovery awaits ...
psyche7dOpinion
Restorative justice fits human nature more than retribution does
As recognised by ancestral wisdom and Indigenous practices, our need to repair relationships is a deep-rooted instinct ...
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Ride along on a road trip suffused with LSD, petty theft and true love
Buckle up for a road trip across the US that stops at a Grateful Dead concert, detours via a drug deal and ends at true love ...
psyche7dOpinion
Why every utterance you make begins with a leap of faith
Time pressure and the limitations of memory compel you and your listener to engage in a fascinating linguistic trade-off ...
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If you hear voices, here are some empowering ways to respond
is a clinical psychologist and the director of research at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He is the co-author of the self-help guide Overcoming Distressing Voices (2nd ed, 2018) and the ...
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Nigeria’s first ballet school brings tutus and joy to the streets of Lagos
Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.
psyche13d
Memory and nostalgia
Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.