Hacker News with Generative AI: Mental Health

Meet the Press: Lost and Lonely: America's Mental Health Crisis (nbcnews.com)
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Arthur Brooks join a special edition of Meet the Press on America’s mental health crisis. Lori Gottlieb, Nedra Glover Tawwab and Jean Twenge join the Meet the Press roundtable.
Mental Health, Politics, News, Television
7 points by AbstractH24 12 days ago | 1 comments
The Victorians, Creation, and the Dinosaur Problem (historytoday.com)
Overworked and haunted by hallucinations, Hugh Miller wrote a note to his wife Lydia and shot himself at some time between late 23 December and early Christmas Eve 1856.
Victorian Era, History, Geology, Mental Health
5 points by samclemens 12 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: Crymaps – A map of the best places to cry (netlify.app)
Click on the map to add a new cry spot. Share your feelings, find solace.
Creative Projects, Maps, Emotion, Mental Health
13 points by izanamador 12 days ago | 0 comments
Mouth bacteria partially spread depression and anxiety in newlywed couples (xiahepublishing.com)
Oral microbiota transmission between individuals in close contact partially mediates symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Mental Health, Microbiology, Relationships, Science
53 points by nreece 13 days ago | 22 comments
Decades On, SSRIs Remain Mired in Mystery and Debate (undark.org)
In 2006, a new study on antidepressants was making headlines with its promising results: Two-thirds of participants who tried various antidepressants recovered from their depression symptoms within less than a year.
Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals, Science
5 points by EA-3167 14 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Has anyone been able to overcome crippling executive dysfunction? (ycombinator.com)
Suffering from overwhelming executive dysfunction along with a lot of other shit has drastically slowed my learning and operational capability.
Mental Health, Productivity, Ask HN
40 points by justanything 16 days ago | 45 comments
Why men feel sad when their wives earn more (bbc.com)
What we earn can affect our mental wellbeing, especially when we compare ourselves to those around us – and it can negatively influence male mental health.
Gender, Mental Health, Relationships, Economics, Social Comparison
6 points by pseudolus 18 days ago | 0 comments
Dev Therapy, part 4: Tending the narrative gardens (melatonin.dev)
tl;dr When working alone on a big project, deciding what stories you tell yourself makes all the difference.
Software Development, Mental Health, Storytelling
5 points by sudara 21 days ago | 0 comments
It's Not Just a Feeling: Data Shows Boys and Young Men Are Falling Behind (nytimes.com)
Boys and young men are struggling. Across their lives — in their educational achievement, mental health and transitions to adulthood — there are warning signs that they are falling behind, even as their female peers surge ahead.
Education, Gender, Mental Health, Social Issues
18 points by jnord 21 days ago | 6 comments
Adverse childhood experiences and interpersonal functioning: A systemic review (sciencedirect.com)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are widely recognised as predictors of later life psychosocial outcomes (e.g., Kalmakis & Chandler, 2015).
Psychology, Childhood Development, Systemic Review, Mental Health
4 points by rendx 23 days ago | 0 comments
The Internet's Favorite Sex Researcher (theatlantic.com)
Over the course of 2024, Aella cried on 71 different days, showered on 24, and took ketamine on 14.
Sex, Research, Technology, Mental Health
8 points by flypunk 23 days ago | 4 comments
Surgeon general pick praised psychedelic therapy, shrooms helped her find love (apnews.com)
Trump appeals for Qatar's help in persuading Iran to give up its nuclear program
Psychedelic Therapy, Mental Health, Politics, Iran, Nuclear Weapons
8 points by c420 23 days ago | 0 comments
In a high-stress work environment, prioritize relationships (bearblog.dev)
In a high-stress work environment, prioritize relationships
Work-Life Balance, Stress Management, Relationships, Mental Health
346 points by wqtz 25 days ago | 212 comments
Running Windows.exe on a Linux Brain: The Sysadmin's Guide to Neurodivergence (leantime.io)
TL;DR: Your brain is a custom Linux distro trying to run Windows software. Understanding this helps you optimize your mental infrastructure for better performance and longevity.
Neurodiversity, Productivity, Mental Health, Operating Systems
10 points by leantime-io 31 days ago | 0 comments
Navigating Burnout (lesswrong.com)
Burnout. Burn out? Whatever, it sucks.
Burnout, Mental Health, Productivity
17 points by sundarurfriend 31 days ago | 1 comments
How my ADHD makes handling relationships difficult (aaronjy.me)
As someone with ADHD, I really struggle with maintaining relationships. Not because I don't want them, but because I struggle to keep in touch for various reasons.
ADHD, Relationships, Mental Health
23 points by aaronyarborough 32 days ago | 18 comments
Psilocybin reduced depression symptoms as much as leading antidepressant (2021) (massivesci.com)
Mental Health, Psychedelics, Clinical Trials, Depression, Medicine
31 points by dp-hackernews 35 days ago | 7 comments
Depressed tech workers can't stop talking about Zuck and Musk, therapists say (sfstandard.com)
Tech workers who spend hundreds of dollars for 50-minute therapy sessions increasingly have one man they want to discuss: Mark Zuckerberg.
Mental Health, Technology, Social Media, Silicon Valley
20 points by adefa 35 days ago | 9 comments
Meta's new moderators face worst conditions yet (thebureauinvestigates.com)
A suicide attempt, depression, substance abuse, insomnia, surveillance, threats. These are just some of the experiences reported by the low-paid moderators tasked with sifting through Facebook and Instagram’s most disturbing images.
Social Media, Moderation, Mental Health, Labor Conditions, Facebook
17 points by Improvement 39 days ago | 2 comments
Don't fear getting fired if you have ADHD (claimingattention.substack.com)
For people with ADHD, getting fired can happen—and that's okay.
ADHD, Mental Health, Employment
15 points by asoli 43 days ago | 19 comments
Could GPT help with dating anxiety? (scottaaronson.blog)
Since 2015, depressed, isolated, romantically unsuccessful nerdy young guys have regularly been emailing me, asking me for sympathy, support, or even dating advice.
Dating, Artificial Intelligence, Mental Health
12 points by ibobev 43 days ago | 49 comments
Empty Calories of AI: A Cure for Loneliness Worse Than the Disease? (peakhorse.substack.com)
In the face of a growing loneliness epidemic, artificial intelligence chatbots are being heralded as a revolutionary solution.
Artificial Intelligence, Loneliness, Technology, Mental Health
54 points by wizardcat 45 days ago | 57 comments
'Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria' Turns a Small Snub into a Big Deal (nytimes.com)
For some people, perceived criticism can be overwhelming.
Mental Health, Psychology, Social Media, Relationships
8 points by bookofjoe 45 days ago | 2 comments
Isolated older adults find joy and connection through virtual singing (news.northwestern.edu)
A new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine study finds that, even when singing with others in a virtual setting, the benefits abound.
Social Isolation, Music, Mental Health, Seniors, Virtual Reality
26 points by gnabgib 45 days ago | 11 comments
The hostile internet is driving us crazy (ft.com)
Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy
Internet Culture, Mental Health, Social Media
6 points by bonefishgrill 45 days ago | 1 comments
Half of Teens Now Say Social Media Hurts Their Generation (implicator.ai)
Social media connects teens but may break their spirit. A new Pew Research survey reveals 48% of U.S. teens believe social media harms their generation – a sharp rise from 32% in 2022.
Social Media, Teenagers, Mental Health, Survey Results, Generational Impact
8 points by marcusschuler 46 days ago | 2 comments
She Kept Her Condition–Dermatillomania–Secret for Decades, Then Bared It Online (nytimes.com)
Millions of people compulsively pick their skin or pull their hair. Social media is helping some of them to recover.
Mental Health, Social Media, Skin Picking, Dermatillomania
6 points by bookofjoe 47 days ago | 2 comments
Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy (ft.com)
Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy
Internet Culture, Mental Health, Social Media
10 points by brrrrrd 48 days ago | 1 comments
An EdTech Tragedy (afterbabel.com)
In The Anxious Generation, we focused on the emergence of the adolescent mental health crisis that began in the early 2010s. However, since the book’s publication one year ago, we have learned even more about worrisome trends in education that closely mirror those in mental health: after decades of stability or gradual improvement, test scores in the U.S. and around the world began declining notably in the 2010s.
Education, Mental Health, Social Issues, Trends
5 points by jruohonen 49 days ago | 0 comments
Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy (ft.com)
Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy
Internet Culture, Mental Health, Social Media
12 points by bishopsmother 49 days ago | 2 comments