Maxxing fatigue: Maxxing with no end in sight, or the end of self-optimisation?

Maxxing fatigue

6/19/26

Maxxing fatigue: Maxxing with no end in sight, or the end of self-optimisation?

Maxxing fatigue

6/19/26

Kubrick’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’, Epstein and the politics of repression

Kubrick

6/17/26

Kubrick’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’, Epstein and the politics of repression

Kubrick

6/17/26

Fußball-WM 2026

Fußball

6/15/26

Fußball-WM 2026

Fußball

6/15/26

Psychedelics by decree: Trump speeds up FDA approval

Psychedelics by decree

6/12/26

Psychedelics by decree: Trump speeds up FDA approval

Psychedelics by decree

6/12/26

AI deskilling and cognitive debt: AI use undermines thinking ability after 10 minutes

AI deskilling and cognitive debt

6/10/26

AI deskilling and cognitive debt: AI use undermines thinking ability after 10 minutes

AI deskilling and cognitive debt

6/10/26

Gen Z and dating apps: Dating recession and solo-maxxing instead of expensive dates

Gen Z and dating apps

6/9/26

Gen Z and dating apps: Dating recession and solo-maxxing instead of expensive dates

Gen Z and dating apps

6/9/26

ADHD: Brain scans reveal three different types

ADHD

6/8/26

ADHD: Brain scans reveal three different types

ADHD

6/8/26

The Polyvagal Theory under fire: According to Paul Grossman, it is, on the whole, probably incorrect and has been disproved

The Polyvagal Theory under fire

5/30/26

The Polyvagal Theory under fire: According to Paul Grossman, it is, on the whole, probably incorrect and has been disproved

The Polyvagal Theory under fire

5/30/26

Ozempic and Personality: Weight-loss injections and the mind

Ozempic and Personality

5/30/26

Ozempic and Personality: Weight-loss injections and the mind

Ozempic and Personality

5/30/26

Hikikomori in Germany too: Ways out of social isolation

Hikikomori in Germany too

5/28/26

Hikikomori in Germany too: Ways out of social isolation

Hikikomori in Germany too

5/28/26

Bone Smashing: A dangerous self-optimisation trend on Instagram

Bone Smashing

5/27/26

Bone Smashing: A dangerous self-optimisation trend on Instagram

Bone Smashing

5/27/26

AI-associated psychosis: When chatbots exacerbate delusions to the point of AI psychosis

AI-associated psychosis

5/15/26

AI-associated psychosis: When chatbots exacerbate delusions to the point of AI psychosis

AI-associated psychosis

5/15/26

The ELIZA Chatbot and Joseph Weizenbaum: Machines, Computers, Artificial Intelligence and Their Effect on Us

The ELIZA Chatbot and Joseph Weizenbaum

5/11/26

The ELIZA Chatbot and Joseph Weizenbaum: Machines, Computers, Artificial Intelligence and Their Effect on Us

The ELIZA Chatbot and Joseph Weizenbaum

5/11/26

Manifestation and Vision Boards: Dreams and Goals or a Trap Set by the Spiritual Wellness Industry?

Manifestation and Vision Boards

5/12/26

Manifestation and Vision Boards: Dreams and Goals or a Trap Set by the Spiritual Wellness Industry?

Manifestation and Vision Boards

5/12/26

The ideal ego, the ego-ideal, and the self

The ideal ego

5/7/26

The ideal ego, the ego-ideal, and the self

The ideal ego

5/7/26

The Psychology of Digital Media: When smartphones, digital communication and social media shape our minds, communication and relationships

The Psychology of Digital Media

5/5/26

The Psychology of Digital Media: When smartphones, digital communication and social media shape our minds, communication and relationships

The Psychology of Digital Media

5/5/26

Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Understanding the Link

Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

5/4/26

Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Understanding the Link

Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

5/4/26

Scrotox: Botox for the testicles, the beauty trend for the intimate area

Scrotox

4/30/26

Scrotox: Botox for the testicles, the beauty trend for the intimate area

Scrotox

4/30/26

AuDHD books now available: Volumes 1 & 2 now on Amazon

AuDHD books now available

4/29/26

AuDHD books now available: Volumes 1 & 2 now on Amazon

AuDHD books now available

4/29/26

Stabilising the nervous system with TIST: the new ‘trend’ in psychotherapy for trauma-related dissociation

Stabilising the nervous system with TIST

4/22/26

Stabilising the nervous system with TIST: the new ‘trend’ in psychotherapy for trauma-related dissociation

Stabilising the nervous system with TIST

4/22/26

Dream Home: Social Lotteries, Gambling and Gambling Addiction

Dream Home

4/23/26

Dream Home: Social Lotteries, Gambling and Gambling Addiction

Dream Home

4/23/26

Tolyamory: The dating trend where infidelity in a relationship is tacitly tolerated

Tolyamory

4/15/26

Tolyamory: The dating trend where infidelity in a relationship is tacitly tolerated

Tolyamory

4/15/26

The Lung-Brain Axis: How the effects of nicotine from smoking, including e-cigarettes, damage the brain

The Lung-Brain Axis

4/14/26

The Lung-Brain Axis: How the effects of nicotine from smoking, including e-cigarettes, damage the brain

The Lung-Brain Axis

4/14/26

Collien Fernandes speaks: The outrage surrounding allegations against her ex-husband through the lens of psychoanalysis

Collien Fernandes

4/9/26

Collien Fernandes speaks: The outrage surrounding allegations against her ex-husband through the lens of psychoanalysis

Collien Fernandes

4/9/26

Atopic dermatitis and stress: a reflection of the soul and the immune system

Atopic dermatitis and stress

3/31/26

Atopic dermatitis and stress: a reflection of the soul and the immune system

Atopic dermatitis and stress

3/31/26

Dan Ariely: Falsified data, lies and half-truths from a superstar of psychology

Dan Ariely

3/25/26

Dan Ariely: Falsified data, lies and half-truths from a superstar of psychology

Dan Ariely

3/25/26

The trend on TikTok: adults sucking on dummies to cope with stress

The trend on TikTok

3/20/26

The trend on TikTok: adults sucking on dummies to cope with stress

The trend on TikTok

3/20/26

Prince Andrew in the Epstein scandal: The psychology of details in the Epstein files

Prince Andrew in the Epstein scandal

3/6/26

Prince Andrew in the Epstein scandal: The psychology of details in the Epstein files

Prince Andrew in the Epstein scandal

3/6/26

Aphantasia: mental images, imagination and long-term memory

Aphantasia

3/3/26

Aphantasia: mental images, imagination and long-term memory

Aphantasia

3/3/26

Sexual obsessive thoughts: the obsessive-compulsive disorder that nobody talks about

Sexual obsessive thoughts

2/19/26

Sexual obsessive thoughts: the obsessive-compulsive disorder that nobody talks about

Sexual obsessive thoughts

2/19/26

Hypervigilant cognition and social media self-diagnoses: TikTok, pop psychology and mental health?

Hypervigilant cognition and social media self-diagnoses

2/17/26

Hypervigilant cognition and social media self-diagnoses: TikTok, pop psychology and mental health?

Hypervigilant cognition and social media self-diagnoses

2/17/26

Alpha waves: Our self-experience

Alpha waves

2/20/26

Alpha waves: Our self-experience

Alpha waves

2/20/26

Otrovert: The new personality type between introversion and extroversion? Or just a sham?

Otrovert

2/12/26

Otrovert: The new personality type between introversion and extroversion? Or just a sham?

Otrovert

2/12/26

Wellness trends for 2026: longevity and mindfulness shape regeneration

Wellness trends for 2026

1/12/26

Wellness trends for 2026: longevity and mindfulness shape regeneration

Wellness trends for 2026

1/12/26

Instead of Toxic Self-Awareness – Stop Brooding and Get Rid of Toxic Shame and Self-Doubt

Instead of Toxic Self-Awareness

12/16/25

Instead of Toxic Self-Awareness – Stop Brooding and Get Rid of Toxic Shame and Self-Doubt

Instead of Toxic Self-Awareness

12/16/25

Episodic memory: function, development and impairment

Episodic memory

12/17/25

Episodic memory: function, development and impairment

Episodic memory

12/17/25

ADHD and autism: Diagnosis within the spectrum of neurodiversity

ADHD and autism

12/19/25

ADHD and autism: Diagnosis within the spectrum of neurodiversity

ADHD and autism

12/19/25

Criticism of Neuromarketing: Ethical Concerns and Limitations of Neuromarketing

Criticism of Neuromarketing

12/11/25

Criticism of Neuromarketing: Ethical Concerns and Limitations of Neuromarketing

Criticism of Neuromarketing

12/11/25

Breathing influences memory processes, according to memory research by LMU Munich

memory research by LMU Munich

12/9/25

Breathing influences memory processes, according to memory research by LMU Munich

memory research by LMU Munich

12/9/25

Cognitive dissonance bombing: Abuse through manipulatively generated cognitive dissonance

Cognitive dissonance bombing

12/2/25

Cognitive dissonance bombing: Abuse through manipulatively generated cognitive dissonance

Cognitive dissonance bombing

12/2/25

Gooning: Masturbation, sex trend or trance state?

Gooning

12/4/25

Gooning: Masturbation, sex trend or trance state?

Gooning

12/4/25

Looksmaxxing: a dangerous TikTok trend for insecure young men, fuelled by toxic masculinity and body shame

Looksmaxxing

11/27/25

Looksmaxxing: a dangerous TikTok trend for insecure young men, fuelled by toxic masculinity and body shame

Looksmaxxing

11/27/25

TJ & Georgia: Toxic relationship caused by social media influencers on Instagram?

TJ & Georgia

11/17/25

TJ & Georgia: Toxic relationship caused by social media influencers on Instagram?

TJ & Georgia

11/17/25

Jeffrey Epstein: Obsessive Selfishness, Vanity and Power Hunger in the Epstein Affair

Jeffrey Epstein

11/21/25

Jeffrey Epstein: Obsessive Selfishness, Vanity and Power Hunger in the Epstein Affair

Jeffrey Epstein

11/21/25

Loneliness: Neurology, the brain and the mechanism behind it

Loneliness

9/25/25

Loneliness: Neurology, the brain and the mechanism behind it

Loneliness

9/25/25

Toxic masculinity: Old role models in crisis?

Toxic masculinity

9/24/25

Toxic masculinity: Old role models in crisis?

Toxic masculinity

9/24/25

‘Just Kill Them’ and Euthanasia: Concept and Crime – Past and Present

‘Just Kill Them’ and Euthanasia

9/17/25

‘Just Kill Them’ and Euthanasia: Concept and Crime – Past and Present

‘Just Kill Them’ and Euthanasia

9/17/25

Ava 2050: Influencers, digital footprints and health

Ava 2050: Influencers, digital footprints and health

9/12/25

Ava 2050: Influencers, digital footprints and health

Ava 2050: Influencers, digital footprints and health

9/12/25

Emotional Dysregulation: Symptoms and Emotion Regulation instead of Emotion Control

Emotional Dysregulation

8/25/25

Emotional Dysregulation: Symptoms and Emotion Regulation instead of Emotion Control

Emotional Dysregulation

8/25/25

AI chatbots: psychosis, delusions and AI psychosis

AI chatbots

8/19/25

AI chatbots: psychosis, delusions and AI psychosis

AI chatbots

8/19/25

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