Parasocial relationships blur the line between the real and the imaginary, sometimes to disastrous results.
Health
Insulin Profiteering: USA Big Pharma’s Shameful History
Insulin prices have exponentially risen over the last several years and patients cannot afford the rising costs. Big Pharma is benefiting from an industry in which the only party to lose is the patient.
Your Brain On MBTI: The MBTI Cognitive Functions Explained
MBTI cognitive functions can be confusing to wrap your head around. Here’s the low down on the functions and how they work.
Side Effects of Sexism: How to Advocate for Yourself in a Healthcare System That Ignores Women
Women make up roughly half of our population and yet they remain underrepresented in medical research.
To Have More Humane Healthcare, ERs Need to Be Immigrant Friendly
Most immigrant patients at the ER don’t speak English, let alone intricate medical terms.
What’s a God Complex and How Do I Deal With It?
A person with a god complex can be difficult to deal with. So, how do you tell if someone has one and how do you deal with it?
Personality Tests Don’t Have to Be 100% ‘Scientific’ — They Just Have to Be Useful
MBTI, Enneagram, DISC, what good are they really? Experts and enthusiasts weigh in on why personality tests can be useful as personal development tools.
What’s Overexposure to Physical and Sexual Violence on TV and Film Doing to Us?
Sexual violence and physical violence are increasingly common in TV and film. What exactly is this doing to our collective psyches?
INTP Characters Except We Type Them by Cognitive Function
INTP characters have a reputation for being geniuses, making them fan favorites. These fictional INTPs show off the type’s unique ways of seeing the world.
INTJ Anime Characters That Aren’t Stereotypical Edgelords
INTJ anime characters are some of the coolest heroes and, more commonly, antagonists we’ve seen on TV. Here are our faves.
Cognitive Biases in Decision Making: Understanding Your Own Brain
Cognitive biases make it easier for us to make decisions, but they also open us up to manipulation from outside forces.
A Guide to the Sakinorva MBTI Test and Finding Your “Right” Type
The Sakinorva MBTI test is a great place to start over if you’re sick of your MBTI type changing all the time. Here’s how to make sense of your results.
Examining Capgras Delusion and Past Cases
Capgras delusion may sound like something out of a horror movie, but it’s a real disorder affecting real people.
If Goop Is Being Honest, They’re Not Really Selling Wellness
Goop isn’t really in the business of selling yoni eggs and vagina-scented candles, but something much more lucrative: the aesthetic of wellness.
How Trauma Takes Residence In the Body
Trauma is mostly a psychological phenomenon but it manifests itself in the body in ways we may not expect.
Fitness Influencers Are Making Us Hate Exercise, and We Should Stop Listening to Them
To follow or not to follow? Fitness influencers have motivated us to work out, but they could be harmful for our overall wellbeing.
How Psychology Changed the Way We Think of Personal Responsibility About Mental Health
By making mental health all about the individual, psychology fails to address the social factors behind the silent mental health crisis.
Mentally Ill? Depends on Where You Are: A Look at Culture-Bound Syndromes
Mental illness is partly defined by abnormality. But what’s normal often depends on the culture you come from. These culture-bound syndromes are proof of that.
Exploring Recurring Dreams and What They Mean
Have you ever had the same dream over and over, or maybe a recurring dream year after year for your entire life? You’re not the only one.
Douche Vitriol: Incels’ Toxic History and the Alt-Right Connection
Incel groups date back to 1990s. The term started with a community of people, both men and women, unsuccessful in their attempts to find romantic partners.
TikTok Is Feeding Diet Culture and We Need To Do Something About It
TikTok trends pave the way for diet culture keep thriving but users can use the app to reject it.
No Free Feet Pics: Are People Really Satisfying Their Foot Fetish on TikTok for a Fee?
If you have a foot fetish, you might have to pay a small price for it—there are no free feet pics on the internet.
Debunking Dark Psychology
Dark Psychology has been touted as this dark art that lets you manipulate people. But is it sinister manipulation or just basic social skills?
How Christian Is the Anti-Abortion Stance?
Pro-Lifers cite Christianity to explain anti-abortion activism leading up to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. But is that really a Christian stance?