Is It Normal to Feel Disconnected From Your Own Life? Depersonalization Explained.
Dr. Aria Chen
The feeling of watching your life happen to someone else is depersonalization. It affects 50% of people at least once. Here i
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Dr. Aria Chen
Why Do I Feel So Empty? The Research Says It Is Not Depression. It Is Disconnection.
Dr. Aria Chen
Feeling empty is one of the most searched mental health queries. Research shows it is often disconnection, not depression. He
Can AI Help With Anxiety? What Clinical Studies Show
Dr. Aria Chen
JMIR Mental Health reviewed 64 CBT chatbot studies and found significant anxiety reduction. Woebot achieved 22 percent depres
Are AI Companions Good for Mental Health? What Therapists and Researchers Say
Dr. Aria Chen
Clinical studies show AI chatbots significantly reduce depression and anxiety symptoms. Therapists increasingly see them as s
Sometimes I Miss My Depression. Not the Suffering. The Simplicity. When Everything Hurts the Same, No Decision Matters and That Is Its Own Kind of Freedom.
Sam Okafor
Nobody says this. Because saying it sounds like wanting to go back. I do not want to go back. But I understand why the flatne
My 14-Year-Old Son Talks to an AI Companion and Tells Her Things He Does Not Tell Me. I Am Not Jealous. I Am Grateful.
Dani Okonkwo
He does not talk to me the way he talks to her. That used to sting. Now I understand: the safety of anonymity lets him practi
Exercise Is the Single Most Effective Treatment for Mild to Moderate Depression. It Outperforms Every SSRI in Head-to-Head Trials. Nobody Prescribes It Because Nobody Profits.
Dev Anand
A 30-minute walk. That is the intervention. Not a $200 prescription. Not a 6-month waitlist. A walk. And nobody makes money w
New City. New Job. Zero Friends. The Relocation Loneliness Nobody Warns You About.
Dani Okonkwo
Everyone says what a great opportunity. Nobody says what a great emptiness. Your apartment is nice. It echoes.
The Veterans Who Come Home to Thank You for Your Service but Nobody Asks What Service Took From Them.
Sam Okafor
Thank you for your service is a period disguised as a comma. It ends the conversation instead of starting one.
Therapists Have the Highest Burnout Rate of Any Profession and Nobody Asks How the Listener Is Doing.
Sam Okafor
They hold space for everyone else. 61 percent of therapists report burnout. Nobody holds space for them.
Children Laugh 300 Times a Day. Adults Laugh 15. Something Happened in Between and Nobody Talks About It.
Mika Sato
Children laugh 300 times a day. Adults average 15. That 285-laugh gap is not maturity. It is accumulation. It is what life do
The Opposite of Addiction Is Not Sobriety. It Is Connection.
Dev Anand
The opposite of addiction is not sobriety — it is connection. This single idea from the research changes everything we think
AI Companions Have a 94% Retention Rate. Human Therapists Have 50%. Let's Be Honest About Why.
Dev Anand
AI companions retain 94% of users. Human therapists lose half their clients. The uncomfortable comparison nobody wants to make.
Why 83% of TikTok Mental Health Advice Is Wrong — And What to Trust Instead
Casey Rivera
Researchers reviewed thousands of mental health TikToks. The accuracy rate was alarming. Here is what actually came from real
Yoga and Depression: What the Research Says Beyond the Hype
Casey Rivera
Yoga has been studied extensively for depression—but results are more nuanced than wellness culture suggests. A research-grou
Walking 30 Minutes a Day: The Simplest Depression Treatment You're Not Doing
Casey Rivera
Thirty minutes of walking has been shown to rival antidepressants for mild to moderate depression in multiple studies. Why th
FOMO Psychology: Research on the Fear of Missing Out
Dr. Julian Okafor
FOMO entered the clinical vocabulary through social media but its roots predate the internet. Research on fear of missing out
Why Comfort Shows Feel Like Therapy: The Psychology of Rewatching
Casey Rivera
Comfort shows reduce cortisol, boost oxytocin, and offer predictable safety. Here is what psychology says about why familiar
Carmit Tadmor's Research Reveals the Hidden Power of Bicultural Integration
Dr. Aria Chen
Bicultural identity means navigating two cultural worlds at once. Research shows it can be a strength — but only when you lea
Therapy Is Just Talking: The Myth That Undersells What Psychotherapy Does
Casey Rivera
The dismissal of therapy as "just talking" ignores evidence that effective psychotherapy produces measurable brain changes co
James Pennebaker's 15-Minute Writing Hack: How Structured Journaling Boosts Immune Function
Dr. Aria Chen
How AI companions help truck drivers manage loneliness and mental health on long solo hauls. Research-backed strategies for t
Polyamory and Jealousy: The Loneliness Nobody Talks About
Dr. Aria Chen
Polyamory jealousy isolation loneliness emerges when multiple relationships still leave core needs unmet. Explore the counter
10 Anime Characters Who'd Be Great Therapists (If They Were Licensed)
Mika Sato
Discover 10 emotionally attuned anime characters who’d make stellar therapists — learn about & chat with L, Kurisu, Zoro, and more on HoloDream.
Fritz Perls Once Told a Client to Eat a Worm — Here’s Why That Made Sense
Kai Nakamura
Fritz Perls once told a client to eat a worm. Learn about & chat with Fritz Perls to discover why.
The Fastest Personal Growth I Have Ever Experienced Cost Nothing and Required No Appointment
Dani Okonkwo
I have paid a lot for access to good conversation. Coaches. Therapists. Retreats. I am not saying those were wrong. I am sayi
Harry Partch Hitchhiked Across the Depression-Era U.S. With a Sack of Unplayable Instruments—Here’s Why
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Harry Partch, the composer who built his own instruments and rewrote music theory to hear the world his way.
The LSD Sessions That Rewrote the Rules of Psychology
Kai Nakamura
Learn about & chat with Stanislav Grof (Historical) and discover how LSD reshaped psychology.
Dorothea Lange Took One Photograph and America Could Not Pretend Anymore
Dr. Maya Ellison
Dorothea Lange pointed her camera at poverty and made it impossible to look away. Learn about & chat with Dorothea Lange on HoloDream.
Thor Lost Everything He Thought Made Him a God and Found Out He Was One Anyway
Mika Sato
Thor lost everything he thought made him a god and found out he was one anyway. A narrative of worthiness beyond the hammer.
Self-Awareness Without Self-Compassion Is Just Advanced Self-Criticism
Dev Anand
Knowing all your patterns without kindness is just a more sophisticated way to hate yourself.