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Can people fake mental illness to gain sympathy?
In the last decade, a lot of famous personalities and celebrities have opened up about suffering from mental disorders, largely depression. This has caused the younger generation to accept and seek ...
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Reducing smoking and mental health benefits
Recently I noticed improved mental health (better mood, better cognition? more energy) after reducing smoking.Is it backed up by research?
I know stopping smoking is, but reducing?
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Can listening to sad songs lead to depression?
When we listen to a sad song, we may experience sadness ourselves. Can this sadness lead to depression?
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Are psychologists more immune to psychological problems?
Does knowledge of a psychological problem prevent (or enable one to better defend) the development of psychological issues? For example, if a person has studied about depression and is familiar with ...
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Are there mental states that make the mind more susceptible to other negative mental states?
I've recently read the following folk parable and am interested if there is any truth to it.
It is originally in russian(full version here), so I will translate the gist of it:
The devil displays ...
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Can a depressed person experience the sense of happiness?
Has anyone every truly lost their sense of happiness or maybe love? I realize a negative condition like depression can make it seem like it is only possible for one to be sad. Is it possible for ...
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Can long-term antidepressant use reduce memory and emotion? [closed]
Can long-term (~3-4 years) antidepressant use reduce memory and emotion?
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Can the brain be trained into a state of persistent happiness?
Happiness is a state of mind. Can we retain this state even in the case of sadness, depression, or a dire situation through training? What methods could one use in order to train the brain to retain ...
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Why do people commit suicide?
I don't understand why people commit suicide.
If I imagine myself in a really bad situation and make a list of what kind of things I would do in that situation, I don't have suicide even in my top-...
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What causes people to feel depressed without there being a problem?
I have noticed that some people have lives that appear perfectly fine, yet they feel depressed. In my specific case the feeling typically lasts for a few days and then magically disappears, only to ...
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