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Most recently published stories in Psyche.
When Thinking Feels Like Action
There is a particular satisfaction that comes from understanding something clearly after wrestling with it for a long time. The mind settles. Tension releases. Pieces line up. In that moment, it can feel as though real movement has occurred, as though something meaningful has been accomplished. That feeling is not imagined. Cognitive resolution is a real event. The danger appears when that internal resolution is quietly mistaken for external change, and thinking begins to substitute for action rather than prepare the way for it.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Psyche
The Memory of Icicles. Content Warning.
I'm going to tell you a story that I have never shared with anyone. I hope that it will bring healing to the reader, or at least the knowledge that you and I might share a common bond. A quote attributed to C.S. Lewis states, "We read to know we are not alone." Isolation and shame are hallmarks of domestic violence. So, I share my story to bring it to the light, and hopefully remove some of it's sting.
By Kathleen Anderson 2 months ago in Psyche
The Terrifying Psychology That Can Turn Anyone Into a Monster (Including You)
What do you think is your quiet thought when you hear something really awful, a story of cruelty, or a dreadful injustice? It is most likely to be something such as, "I would never do that." We reassure ourselves that monsters are of another breed. They are the bad men, the men with a crooked soul, the men with something wrong in their hearts.
By Tarek Rakhiess2 months ago in Psyche
What fentanyl users want you to know. Top Story - February 2026.
There are dozens of people at Fusion Studios, the homeless hotel in Denver where I live, who use fentanyl. But even hardcore meth users judge them. The fentanyl users are the most stigmatized group in the building.
By David Heitz2 months ago in Psyche
“What Changed When I Heard the Words”
The name didn’t suddenly explain everything. It didn’t organize my emotions or make them smaller. But it shifted the way I looked back. Moments I had labeled as overreactions began to take on shape. Patterns I once thought were personal failures revealed themselves as responses I had been navigating without context.
By Jeannie Dawn Coffman2 months ago in Psyche
Am I unwell? or, is the Australian Mental Health System?. Content Warning.
Content Warning: The following article discusses suicide and may be triggering for some readers. If you, or someone you know is in danger or needs support, please call 000 or a crisis helpline such as Lifeline on 13 11 14 immediately. More information on support can be found at Lifeline’s website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/
By Rowan Huxley2 months ago in Psyche
