Job loss and cortisone mania(tilschuenemann.de)
158 points by speckx | 93 comments
Personal blog post about being laid off from a tech job, an autoimmune flare-up after illness, and manic productivity as a side effect of cortisone treatment.
#mental-health on Hacker News
48 stories tagged mental-health, newest first.
The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines(thebeliever.net)
265 points by gaplong | 247 comments
A Believer magazine essay about the difficulty of tapering off and withdrawing from benzodiazepine medications.
The Fatal Flaw of 911(themarshallproject.org)
41 points by plunge | 56 comments
A Marshall Project Q&A about a new book arguing that routing 911 calls to police by default endangers people in mental health crises.
Suicide rates highest ever among middle-aged men(telegraph.co.uk)
358 points by ivewonyoung | 450 comments
Telegraph news article on suicide rates reaching record highs among middle-aged men; the page loaded as an access-denied block screen.
Catch a Bird – I made it for my own sanity(catchabird.com)
356 points by eduardsik | 103 comments
Catch a Bird is a web app that asks visitors what made them happy today and shows each one-sentence answer as an illustrated bird from around the world.
Cognitive Decline or Sanity Incline?(mdelcaro.substack.com)
10 points by fathermarz | 4 comments
A Substack essay questioning whether perceived cognitive decline might instead reflect increasing sanity or changed priorities.
Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Mental Health, Analysis Says(sci.news)
28 points by throw0101a | 34 comments
Sci.News article on a Canadian analysis urging permanent standard time over permanent daylight saving time, warning darker winter mornings could harm sleep and mental health.
Screens Aren't Destroying Young Minds. I Should Know(humanprogress.org)
21 points by obscurette | 23 comments
Human Progress blog post by Adam Omary arguing that screens aren't destroying young minds and that phone-restriction laws won't solve adolescent anxiety.
The mental health of young men is declining. Experts warn it could get worse(cbc.ca)
45 points by rdmuser | 25 comments
CBC News article on declining mental health among young men in Canada and a federal consultation into why boys and men are struggling.
AI Makes Me Sad(mondobe.com)
121 points by mondobe | 120 comments
A personal blog essay in which the author describes feeling sadness and hopelessness about new developments in AI, despite being positioned to benefit from it.
Show HN: Koi.rest – watch some fish and regain your balance(koi.rest)
181 points by hxii | 50 comments
Koi.rest is a browser-based virtual koi pond with swimming fish and lily pads, meant as a calming place to relax.
The darker side of being a doctor(drericlevi.pages.dev)
202 points by Danhale93 | 181 comments
A personal essay by surgeon Dr Eric Levi on the hidden mental health struggles and darker side of working as a doctor.
New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health(theguardian.com)
764 points by boplicity | 407 comments
News report that a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567m over harms to children's mental health from its social media platforms.
The brain was not designed for this much bad news(sciencedaily.com)
351 points by colinprince | 294 comments
ScienceDaily article, sourced from The Conversation, on how humans' evolved attention to danger is overwhelmed by the constant supply of bad news worldwide.
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis(techcrunch.com)
611 points by IAmGraydon | 304 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that tech CEOs are apparently exhibiting so-called AI psychosis from their heavy engagement with AI.
Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play(bsky.app)
473 points by super256 | 248 comments
Bluesky post by publisher Serenity Forge with a statement on Google removing Doki Doki Literature Club from the Google Play Store over sensitive themes.
Ask HN: How to be alone?
586 points by sillysaurusx | 462 comments
An Ask HN post in which a 38-year-old, newly alone after a 20-year relationship, asks the community for advice and stories on coping with loneliness.
Vitamin D and Omega-3 have a larger effect on depression than antidepressants(blog.ncase.me)
776 points by mijailt | 528 comments
Nicky Case blog essay arguing that vitamin D and omega-3 supplements show larger effects on depression than antidepressants, with a scientific discussion of evidence.
Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?
726 points by publicdebates | 1137 comments
An Ask HN discussion thread asking how to address the loneliness epidemic among people who have no one to talk to and spend their time on social media.
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die(arstechnica.com)
411 points by randycupertino | 240 comments
Ars Technica article on a murder-suicide lawsuit accusing OpenAI of withholding full ChatGPT logs and selectively hiding data after users die.
Autism's confusing cousins(psychiatrymargins.com)
321 points by Anon84 | 290 comments
A Psychiatry at the Margins Substack post by Awais Aftab on the differential diagnosis of conditions that resemble autism in socially awkward or unusual people.
Schizophrenia sufferer mistakes smart fridge ad for psychotic episode(old.reddit.com)
456 points by hliyan | 411 comments
Reddit r/LegalAdviceUK post about a schizophrenic woman who hospitalised herself after mistaking a smart fridge advertisement for a psychotic episode; page blocked.
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege(reuters.com)
562 points by pseudolus | 224 comments
Reuters article on US court filings alleging Meta buried internal causal evidence that its social media platforms harm users; page showed a captcha verification.
OpenAI says over a million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly(techcrunch.com)
327 points by jnord | 456 comments
TechCrunch article reporting OpenAI's disclosure that over a million ChatGPT users discuss suicide with the chatbot each week.
Meta-analysis of 2.2M people: Loneliness increases mortality risk by 32%(lightcapai.medium.com)
319 points by WASDAai | 150 comments
Medium article arguing loneliness raises death risk by 32% based on a large meta-analysis, and describing interventions like mindfulness and community programs.
Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?
326 points by ncarlson | 329 comments
An Ask HN thread asking people who have been unemployed for over two years how they are coping, with commenters sharing their experiences.
Grief gets an expiration date, just like us(bessstillman.substack.com)
427 points by LaurenSerino | 200 comments
A Substack personal essay by Bess Stillman about grieving her husband Jake a year after his death and how society expects grief to expire.
Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults(bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com)
465 points by redbell | 173 comments
Open-access BMC Psychiatry research article reporting a cross-sectional study linking repetitive negative thinking to cognitive function decline in older adults.
Notes on Managing ADHD(borretti.me)
409 points by amrrs | 211 comments
A personal essay by Fernando Borretti on managing ADHD, divided into high-level strategies and micro-level tactics for tricking yourself into productivity.
A teen was suicidal. ChatGPT was the friend he confided in(nytimes.com)
338 points by jaredwiener | 396 comments
New York Times article about a suicidal teenager who confided in ChatGPT; the capture shows only a CAPTCHA human-verification page.
Illinois limits the use of AI in therapy and psychotherapy(washingtonpost.com)
360 points by reaperducer | 205 comments
Washington Post article on Illinois becoming one of the first states to restrict the use of AI in therapy and psychotherapy.
Nobody has a personality anymore: we are products with labels(freyaindia.co.uk)
442 points by drankl | 354 comments
A Substack essay by Freya India arguing that people now define themselves through labels and diagnoses, turning personalities into marketable products.
The Death of Daydreaming(afterbabel.com)
587 points by isolli | 224 comments
An After Babel essay by Christine Rosen, introduced by Jon Haidt, on how smartphones eliminate boredom and interstitial time, and what is lost with daydreaming.
The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state(nber.org)
419 points by imakwana | 413 comments
NBER working paper by Allcott, Gentzkow and others studying how deactivating Facebook and Instagram affects users' emotional state.
Cozy video games can quell stress and anxiety(reuters.com)
505 points by vinhnx | 302 comments
Reuters illustrated feature on research suggesting cozy video games can serve as an antidote to stress and anxiety.
TikTok Is Harming Children at an Industrial Scale(afterbabel.com)
474 points by cwwc | 471 comments
An After Babel Substack essay arguing that TikTok causes widespread harm to children and teens.
Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed(scientificamerican.com)
692 points by headalgorithm | 802 comments
Scientific American podcast episode on how to cope with outrage fatigue and stay informed without burning out amid overwhelming news.
School smartphone ban results in better sleep and improved mood: study(york.ac.uk)
919 points by jonatron | 603 comments
University of York news release on a study for a Channel 4 documentary finding a school smartphone ban improved children's sleep and mood.
Tell HN: DanBC has died
444 points by in_memoriam | 69 comments
A Tell HN post announcing the death of long-time Hacker News contributor DanBC (Dan Beale Cocks), a mental health advocate in Gloucestershire.
Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care
485 points by tuyguntn | 200 comments
A Tell HN post in which the author describes how burnout and depression impaired their learning, memory, and problem-solving, urging others to protect their mental health.
Ask HN: Who else is working on nothing?
347 points by g4zj | 119 comments
An Ask HN thread where the poster describes losing curiosity and drive, focusing on personal issues, and asks if others are working on nothing.
Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer(ledger.com)
613 points by vberg | 571 comments
A Ledger blog post offering strategies for software developers with ADHD to manage focus and productivity.
Live near your friends(headlineshq.substack.com)
387 points by thenobsta | 333 comments
Issue 29 of the Headlines Substack newsletter on mental health trends, arguing that living near your friends is a mental health intervention.
The Sad Bastard Cookbook(traumbooks.itch.io)
567 points by throwaway154 | 387 comments
An itch.io download page for The Sad Bastard Cookbook, a free cookbook of simple recipes for people with very low energy, with a link to buy a print edition.
Ignoring boys' emotional needs fuels public health risks(wbur.org)
556 points by lucasv07 | 916 comments
WBUR Cognoscenti commentary arguing that boys need emotional support from early childhood and that ignoring their emotional needs creates public health risks.
Loneliness is stronger when not alone(pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
452 points by hirundo | 381 comments
PubMed abstract page for a 2023 Journal of Happiness Studies paper examining whether social contact is associated with less loneliness in everyday life.
Why some researchers think I’m wrong about social media and mental illness(jonathanhaidt.substack.com)
339 points by YuukiRey | 468 comments
Jonathan Haidt's After Babel Substack post laying out six propositions for evaluating evidence on whether social media causes mental illness among teens.
How to do hard things(every.to)
364 points by tacon | 119 comments
Essay on Every's No Small Plans column in which a founder describes his experience using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to do hard things.