stigma
People with mental illness represent one of the most deeply stigmatized groups in our culture. Learn more about it here.
Mental Health Stigma in Hispanic Culture
Mental health, an integral component of overall well-being, is often misunderstood or overlooked in various cultures, including the Hispanic culture. Despite the significant prevalence of mental health disorders among Hispanic individuals in the United States, which stands at 18.4%, a substantial stigma persists within this community. This stigma can take various forms, such as denial of the existence of mental health issues, attributing symptoms to personal weakness or character flaws, or viewing mental health treatment as unnecessary or harmful.
By Carmen Sinata2 days ago in Psyche
The BAFTA Awards. Top Story - March 2026.
By now, in a stunning departure from recent years, most of the world is aware of what happened at the BAFTA film awards. Social Media Headlines will tell you the bare bones: that John Davidson, a Tourette's Syndrome advocate, shouted a racial slur at two Actors of Colour, Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo.
By Natasja Rose9 days ago in Psyche
The Truth About Social Media Addiction: Why We Can’t Stop Scrolling
The Reality of Social Media Overuse One morning in 2026, fingers swipe screens before feet touch the floor. Instead of coffee, attention flows into glowing rectangles filled with faces, clips, noise. Beneath each endless feed lies invisible wiring - patterns forming without consent.
By Abdul Lateef16 days ago in Psyche
The People in the Psych Ward Aren’t Who You Think
You might be reading this because you are interested in what it’s like to be surrounded by people in a psychiatric hospital, or you might be having thoughts of needing to be admitted and anxious about what people are like in a hospital.
By Rowan Huxley18 days ago in Psyche
When Reflection Feels Like Accomplishment
There is a subtle experience many people recognize but struggle to name: the feeling of having done something meaningful without having actually changed anything. It often follows long periods of thinking, talking, organizing, or refining ideas. The mind feels clearer. Tension feels reduced. There is a sense of closure or completion. And yet, when examined closely, nothing in the external world has moved. No decision has been enacted. No behavior has shifted. No responsibility has been embodied. What changed was internal orientation, not external reality.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast21 days ago in Psyche
Boys Don't Read?
It's very clear that by this stage of the post-modern world we have entered the post-literate stage. A few years' back people were using the phrase 'post-truth' to describe the presidency and its lies and later on, the term post-capitalist popped up. But what does the term 'post-literate' actually mean and why are we getting it all wrong?
By Annie Kapur21 days ago in Psyche
