Hacker News with Generative AI: Mental Health

Ask HN: How do you prevent the impact of social media on your children? (ycombinator.com)
I don't yet have children but having grown up during the rise of social media, it's clear to me that the way it is used now by young children and teens has transformed even from when I was their age (approx 10 years ago).
Parenting, Social Media, Children, Technology, Mental Health
317 points by justneedaname 5 days ago | 385 comments
Show HN: I made an app to challenge anxious thoughts with AI (resetapp.co.uk)
Reset offers a guided self therapy program to improve anxiety over 11 weeks.
Mental Health, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Apps, Therapy
9 points by muhammadib 6 days ago | 3 comments
The Tsunami of Burnout Few See (blogspot.com)
That's the problem with deploying play-acting as "solutions:" play-acting doesn't actually fix the problems at the source, it simply lets the problems run to failure.
Burnout, Work Culture, Personal Development, Mental Health
575 points by dxs 9 days ago | 328 comments
Her Treatment Was Helping. That's Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage (propublica.org)
Moore, 32, had spent much of the past eight months in treatment for severe depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety when BCBS said it would no longer pay for the program in January.
Health Insurance, Mental Health, Healthcare, Insurance Coverage, Patient Advocacy
68 points by impish9208 14 days ago | 45 comments
Mental Health, Psychedelics and Life (docs.google.com)
After 18 months of intolerable torture, and after many months of consideration I have decided to end my life.
Mental Health, Psychedelics, Suicide
13 points by FartyMcFarter 14 days ago | 1 comments
My takeaways from 12 months of therapy (cauldron.life)
Therapy had been a buzzword amongst some people I know and on the web. Honestly, I believed it to be a waste of time and money. I gave therapy a try first in 2021, but it was short-lived and not so great. In 2024, I again got curious about the mental health space and started paying more attention to the issues I was facing in my daily life.
Mental Health, Therapy, Personal Experience
46 points by whitefang 15 days ago | 88 comments
Ask HN: How is your job search going? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve been pretty depressed trying to find a job recently, so I’m wondering how it’s going for you guys. Wanna share your success story? Or are you struggling too and need to vent? This is the place.
Job Searching, Career, Technology, Mental Health
50 points by notpushkin 15 days ago | 51 comments
'This is medicine': inside the psilocybin retreat for US first responders (theguardian.com)
Amid a US mental health crisis, police officers, firefighters and paramedics are flying to Mexico for treatments they say are transformative
Mental Health, Psilocybin, First Responders, Mexico, US
9 points by rntn 19 days ago | 0 comments
The effects of 'brain rot': How junk content is damaging our minds (elpais.com)
Mental Health, Media, Information Consumption
10 points by marban 22 days ago | 0 comments
Why Are Men More Vulnerable to Depression in Fatherhood? (mitpress.mit.edu)
Most of us are aware that postpartum depression is a common challenge for new mothers and has a negative impact on both mothers and their infants. But many people don’t realize that fathers also face an increased risk of depression surrounding the birth of their child.
Fatherhood, Depression, Mental Health, Parenting
49 points by gmays 25 days ago | 73 comments
Ask HN: How do you improve your writing? (ycombinator.com)
I've been writing more and more on Substack. I started with simple Haikus and just expanded with longer posts before settling into this mix of poetry, mental health and my software career.<p>I finally did this by letting go of my perfectionism but I don't want to let go of improvement.<p>Are you a someone who writes on your own blog?
Writing, Blogging, Substack, Mental Health, Perfectionism
49 points by navs 27 days ago | 58 comments
Why Talking to Strangers Is the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Mental Health (melmagazine.com)
If we can only break through the awkwardness barrier, striking up conversations at random is the cheapest form of therapy there is
Mental Health, Social Interaction, Psychology
30 points by makerdiety 27 days ago | 5 comments
I think I may be putting my schizophrenia into remission (feelingbuggy.com)
About 4 months ago I started my journey with the ketogenic diet to improve the symptoms resulting from suffering from schizophrenia since I was young. For my surprise my focus and clarity of mind improved, my energy levels throughout the day increased a lot and on top of that I lost 30kg (66 pounds). See Finding Hope After Decades of Struggle.
Mental Health, Ketogenic Diet, Personal Experience
3 points by arijo 28 days ago | 0 comments
The Vagus Nerve's Mysterious Role in Mental Health Untangled (scientificamerican.com)
The vagus nerve is a vine of nerve fibers with roots in nearly every organ and shoots in the brain. It helps us detect a racing heart, rising blood pressure, stomachache, discomfort, an overzealous immune system and even alarm calls from microbes in our gut. When it senses trouble, the vagus helps to steady our heart, soothe our stomach, rein in our immune system and calm us down.
Neuroscience, Mental Health, Biology, Health, Vagus Nerve
7 points by signa11 30 days ago | 1 comments
PTSD, depression and anxiety: why former FB mods in Kenya are taking action (theguardian.com)
Ex-staff at outsourcing company Samasource claim they vetted unspeakably graphic videos in harsh conditions
Mental Health, Social Media, Kenya, Labor Practices, Outsourcing
6 points by philk10 30 days ago | 1 comments
Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds (apnews.com)
Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
Teenagers, Social Media, Internet Usage, Mental Health, Research
10 points by djoldman 36 days ago | 2 comments
Startup fires 100 employees after 'fooling' them with mental health survey (indiatimes.com)
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Startups, Layoffs, Mental Health, Business Ethics
10 points by codechicago277 39 days ago | 7 comments
Spying on Student Devices, Schools Aim to Intercept Self-Harm Before It Happens (nytimes.com)
New technology alerts schools when students type words related to suicide. But do the timely interventions balance out the false alarms?
Education, Privacy, Technology, Mental Health, Teen Suicide
22 points by ctoth 40 days ago | 15 comments
Browsing negative content online makes mental health struggles worse: Study (news.mit.edu)
People struggling with their mental health are more likely to browse negative content online, and in turn, that negative content makes their symptoms worse, according to a series of studies by researchers at MIT.
Mental Health, Online Content, Research, Psychology
191 points by topato 41 days ago | 161 comments
How to Prevent Panics (jarosz.dev)
Imagine you are sitting relaxed in a self-driving car. You are taking a sip of your afternoon tea. You are going to your friend’s wedding.
Self-Driving Cars, Anxiety, Mental Health
15 points by gus_leonel 42 days ago | 1 comments
Surgeon General says loneliness is driving US into anxiety and pessimism (bubblic.app)
Mental Health, Public Health, United States, Social Issues
44 points by jaybhum 43 days ago | 95 comments
UnitedHealth's Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage (propublica.org)
For years, it was a mystery: Seemingly out of the blue, therapists would feel like they’d tripped some invisible wire and become a target of UnitedHealth Group.
Health Insurance, Mental Health, UnitedHealth Group
93 points by cratermoon 44 days ago | 21 comments
HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death (arstechnica.com)
The week before Thanksgiving, Marshall Brain sent a final email to his colleagues at North Carolina State University. "I have just been through one of the most demoralizing, depressing, humiliating, unjust processes possible with the university," wrote the founder of HowStuffWorks.com and director of NC State's Engineering Entrepreneurs Program. Hours later, campus police found that Brain had died by suicide.
Tech News, Obituary, Mental Health, Education
140 points by CharlesW 44 days ago | 48 comments
Natural soundscapes enhance mood recovery amid anthropogenic noise pollution (plos.org)
In urbanised landscapes, the scarcity of green spaces and increased exposure to anthropogenic noise have adverse effects on health and wellbeing.
Science, Environmentalism, Noise Pollution, Urban Planning, Mental Health
11 points by domofutu 46 days ago | 8 comments
Instagram actively helping spread of self-harm among teenagers, study finds (theguardian.com)
Meta is actively helping self-harm content to flourish on Instagram by failing to remove explicit images and encouraging those engaging with such content to befriend one another, according to a damning new study that found its moderation “extremely inadequate”.
Social Media, Mental Health, Teenagers, Research, Facebook
33 points by rntn 48 days ago | 14 comments
The anxiolytic effects of resistance exercise (nlm.nih.gov)
Numerous studies have revealed the beneficial effects of regular exercise across a variety of mental health measures.
Exercise, Mental Health, Anxiety
25 points by tarcar 49 days ago | 13 comments
New report advises mental health support for 'incels' (bps.org.uk)
Mental Health, Social Issues, Psychology
17 points by domofutu 50 days ago | 28 comments
Ask HN: Should I disclose my disability when applying for jobs? (ycombinator.com)
I have a mental disability. It affected my career in the past but since getting diagnosed and treated for it a few years ago my career has improved significantly and I have been able to put in consistent work.
Careers, Mental Health, Disability, Employment
23 points by annie_muss 52 days ago | 12 comments
My Red Hot ADHD Programming 'Affliction' (schneems.com)
Sorry, Dave, ADHD is real, and (not acknowledging it) can hurt you.
ADHD, Programming, Mental Health
13 points by caleb_thompson 56 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: Anyone here have experience with long term delusional thinking? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Anyone here have experience with long term delusional thinking?
Mental Health, Psychology, Ask HN
7 points by bloomingkales 57 days ago | 20 comments