Trauma dumping has emerged as a trend on social media platforms, particularly TikTok. This phenomenon involves individuals sharing their personal traumas and emotional struggles in a public, unfiltered manner. Experts caution that this trend might be causing more harm than good. The ‘Trauma Candy Salad’ Trend One prevalent example is the ‘Trauma Candy Salad’ trend, … Read more
Like many people, Singaporean Enchen Quek faced mental health challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. She was getting professional help at the time, but when she came across a programme called Re:Story on Instagram, she signed up for a workshop out of curiosity. Re:Story uses expressive writing and narrative therapy – a way of empowering people … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve a therapy based on the mind-altering drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, stating it could not be approved based on the data submitted, developer Lykos Therapeutics said Friday. Commonly known as ecstasy or molly, MDMA has long been seen by advocates as a … Read more
Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides talk therapy and medications to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and runs a pilot program involving service dogs. The VA can … Read more
washington — Federal health advisers voted Tuesday against a first-of-a-kind proposal to begin using the mind-altering drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD, handing a potentially major setback to advocates who had hoped to win a landmark federal approval and bring the banned drugs into the medical mainstream. The panel of advisers to the Food … Read more
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Wednesday, May 01, 2024 Pastor John MacArthur speaks at Grace Community Church’s Shepherd’s Conference in 2020. | Facebook/Shepherds’ Conference In what at least one critic has dismissed as the Dunning Krueger Effect in action, Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, claims there is no such … Read more
Anyone who’s experienced the heartbreak of a relationship ending knows it can be emotionally devastating. But scientists have found that a breakup also has physical effects on our brains — and our bodies. In Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak, a documentary from The Nature of Things, Anthony Morgan speaks with researchers and scientists to … Read more
