mental health Archives

hand cleaning nightstand caption 'Day In The Life Jobless Millennial' (l) messy room with laundry on ground (c) hand setting up clean area on night stand touching apple watch (r)

‘We’ve got a long journey ahead of us’: Millennial vlogs a day in her life after quitting her job with no backup plan

On Sep 14, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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woman cutting pepper (l) young woman with caption 'When you have to go into the office which means you can't do your lunch break workout, make your healthy lunch, do some laundry, bare face it all day and work in your sweats/cozy tube socks' (c) clothes dryer (r)

‘You can’t do your lunch break workout, make your healthy lunch, do your laundry’: Worker shares why WFH is ‘crucial’ to mental wellbeing, productivity after being asked to return to office

'They tried to make me go in 2 times a month I quit & found a 100% remote job.'

On Aug 30, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Therapist says she was fired for telling men to go to therapy on TikTok

'It's your friendly neighborhood therapist who thought she could save these hoes but got her job terminated.'

On Aug 22, 2022 by Jack Alban

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‘BetterHelp is absolutely trying to destroy the mental health world’: Therapist calls out BetterHelp for using unaffiliated providers’ information to get new clients

'That feels illegal on so many levels.'

On Aug 7, 2022 by Jack Alban

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HEB employee sitting in car holding name tag caption 'When your work shift felt extra monotonous and really tested your patience so you disassociate in your car after clocking out' (l) HEB supermarket building and parking lot (c) HEB employee sitting in car holding name tag caption 'When your work shift felt extra monotonous and really tested your patience so you disassociate in your car after clocking out' (r)

‘Just have to sit there in complete silence’: HEB worker says she’s so burnt out that she has to disassociate in her car after clocking out

'I get in my car and turn into a hot pocket'

On Jul 28, 2022 by Jackie Ibarra

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foot with psych hospital socks on caption 'accidentally over shared with my therapist and ended up here'(l) person in psych hospital attire on hands crossed caption'accidentally over shared with my therapist and ended up here' (c) person looking outside window wearing psych hospital attire caption 'accidentally over shared with my therapist and ended up here'(r)

‘A seasoned therapist will know when to do it’: TikToker jokes about landing in hospital after ‘accidentally oversharing’ with therapist, sparking debate about therapy

'It’s ok to ask for help and get it.'

On Jul 25, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Young woman in apartment holding up cup with caption 'When you get a second job so you don't have to overthink and be sad'

‘Healing your trauma is the answer’: Woman says she got a second job to not ‘overthink and be sad,’ sparking debate

'I did this. Ended up getting burned out after a while.'

On Jul 22, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘It’s not their kid to give a prescription to’: Father says son’s high school prescribed him anti-depressants without notifying him, sparking debate

'This will help a lot of kids whose families don’t believe in kids being depressed.'

On Jul 3, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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VidCon: Creators share the impact of online harassment and their advice for growing past it

'I would like to encourage people to be creators, but I would also say this is a risk.'

On Jun 24, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘I’m happier now and nowhere near as intense’: GoDaddy.com’s founder pivots to LSD

'There was no clinic or hospital in the U.S. to get this kind of treatment.'

On Jun 24, 2022 by John Scott Lewinski

IRL

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VidCon: Therapists share their concerns about the ‘sensationalization’ of mental health issues on the internet

'I think we’ve taken the word [trigger] a little bit too far.'

On Jun 23, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘I’d decline service’: Movers share ‘the sh*t they have to deal with’ in viral TikTok

'The nerve to leave that note.'

On May 20, 2022 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture IRL

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Mental health apps are terrible for user privacy, Mozilla study finds

Mental health apps don't appear to make user data privacy a priority.

On May 2, 2022 by David Covucci

Tech

‘For those who have disabilities or anxiety, this is not OK’: Worker refuses to serve customer who doesn’t greet her, sparking debate

'OK, I won't be serving you today. Next customer, please?'

On Mar 30, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

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starbucks employee making drinks caption ' deciding to take an LOA from work to work on my mental health' (l) gta meme in midde of man making funny face caption '.......actually' (c) Text messages saying 'Hi Denise. I hope all is well. I just got an email saying your personal leave was declined and for me to reach out to schedule your return. When are you able to come back to work?' (r)

‘So damn toxic’: Starbucks denies mental health leave of absence for worker in viral TikTok. Manager begins texting her

'It gets so busy to the point where you can’t even get a break.'

On Mar 22, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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