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Sharing – Fans of fitness influencers exercise more – but they’re also more depressed
For every headline or expert who touts the “cure” to depression, anxiety, or other issues, there are always a large number of individuals who weren’t helped by it. In this study, we also have to recognize that social media accounts focused on fitness might be making things worse for people, causing them to obsess over their appearance and creating unhealthy relationships with food.
Sharing – “Tetris for Trauma” Viral Twitter Thread: A Master Class in Misleading Psych Research
Again, as Peter goes on to describe the issue is not that people might suddenly play some Tetris when dealing with trauma. That’s probably not going to harm them much, it’s that we, as a society, will come to expect that is the “magic pill” to help everyone deal with trauma and start dismissing it as something that’s easy to fix with some Tetris when it’s much, much more complicated than that. We shouldn’t lose sight of that fact.
Link – Fighting Depression With Hobbies Like Photography
Many of you already know that I love photography, so clearly when I saw a link to this article, I was immediately intrigued. There’s much to agree with here. First I will be honest. There are periods of time when depression makes me feel like hobbies and interests are meaningless to engage in and anxiety…
Link – Asking for Mental Health Help Can Be a Difficult Decision
I wanted to share this article because I think Megan makes a good point. We often tell those suffering with mental health issues to “get help”, without also acknowledging how hard that really is. We compare it to a physical illness where, of course,people would ask for help, like asking family to assist us during…
