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Most recently published stories in Psyche.
How Social Media Is Shaping Teen Mental Health in the Digital Age
Social media has become a defining part of modern adolescence. For today’s teenagers, platforms are not just tools for entertainment—they are social arenas, identity-building spaces, and information hubs.
By Stories Today24 days ago in Psyche
Trying to Take a Left Off the Roundabout
I won't keep anyone long. An introductory post that may never be followed up on. I'm not in a great place. I can't see many opportunities in my future, that excite me at any rate. My romantic relationship is far from ideal. No kids and mostly estranged from my family. I have so few friends I can't volunteer. I've witnessed corruption in the worst way - repeated institutional failures and no, I'm not a conspiracy nut! Just shit luck and a defiant, diogenic personality that's not exactly helped me or anybody else much.
By Victoria Millinship25 days ago in Psyche
When Thoughts Become Judge
When Thought Becomes the Judge The tragedy of thought is not that it exists, but that it so easily turns against itself. What was meant to illuminate begins to interrogate. What was meant to guide begins to prosecute. Without clarity, the mind slips into a subtle courtroom, and there it sits—judge, jury, and accused—repeating the same familiar sentences as though they were revelations rather than rehearsals.
By Chase McQuade25 days ago in Psyche
How I Saved My Sleeping Family from Suffocating to Death
It was late September, and I had moved up to senior school. I was only just eleven and wouldn’t be twelve until the far end of June. I had spent the summer holidays carefree, happy, and getting prepared for my new ‘big’ school, and my twin and I were both ecstatic to leave junior school far behind us.
By Chantal Christie Weiss26 days ago in Psyche
It’s Really Not That Deep
Some days I hate myself for still wanting things I was never built to have. Some days I hate everyone else for having them without trying. I hate their friends. I hate their laughter. I hate birthday parties and inside jokes and photos where nobody is standing slightly outside the circle. I hate how effortless it looks. Like if you asked them how they do it, they’d laugh. Or look at you in that quiet way that makes you wish you hadn’t asked. I know it’s pathetic to resent people for being loved. I know it makes me seem like someone you wouldn’t want to know. I hate that I know that and I still feel it anyway.
By Suzanne B.26 days ago in Psyche
How Tarot Truly Changed My Life. Content Warning.
How Tarot Truly Changed My Life: Tarot consists of specific cards containing spiritual symbols and a particular energy that can only be read by someone with high energy or high vibrations. Therefore, you shouldn't listen to just any reader, as some readers use it solely for financial gain. Instead, focus your energy on someone whose spirit you feel connected to.
By Ashrakat Elnagy26 days ago in Psyche
What Happens To Your Brain When You Stop Multitasking. Top Story - February 2026.
Digital technology is the culprit that is causing us to doom scroll when tired, disengaged and unmotivated with the content that motivated you to log onto your device to consume in the first place. That is only the beginning. In the modern workplace (and even when filing cabinets were around, I confirmed this with my adopted parents to get my facts right); reading files while you are supposed to be present to the caller on the other end of the phone line is another classic example of multitasking that causes your brain (although adaptable and intelligent) to lose focus and concentration.
By Justine Crowley26 days ago in Psyche
