#mental-health

#mental-health

Marla Mase knew something was wrong when she heard someone had jumped off Manhattan's George Washington Bridge on July 26, 2017 and at the same time hadn't heard from her 25-year-old daughter, Lael Summer. Lael had struggled with depression, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts since the age of 13. Relief swept over Mase, who lives in Brooklyn, after Lael's first attempt to take death into her own hands in her Los Angeles apartment some years earlier failed.

Thomas White, who is serving an abolished indefinite jail term described by the United Nations as psychological torture, developed paranoid schizophrenia and psychosis in prison as he lost hope of being freed from his Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence. Last year, The Independent revealed how he had set himself on fire in his cell as this newspaper backed his family in their six-year battle for him to be transferred for inpatient mental health treatment.

These boys were playing for Colebrook Royals, a football club in Chigwell, Essex. It was 2019 and they were in the dressing room before team practice for a photoshoot arranged by the charity YoungMinds. The plan was that, after the photos, the boys would speak to two dads Nick Easey and Ryan Smith who had lost their teenage sons to suicide. The fathers wanted the boys to share their own feelings about mental health, to normalise such conversations,

The former Chelsea manager, who is being honoured by the National Football Museum for her coaching achievements so far, not least her seven Women's Super Leagues titles and Olympic gold medal, is quick to point to how glad she is that the women's game is in a better place in this country compared to when she took on the Chelsea job in 2012.

A man in his mid-50s with a spine bent in half from multiple bullet wounds, Darryl is practically skipping from cell to cell, rousing the other detainees and encouraging them to join us for class in the makeshift studio-an otherwise unused basketball court with no nets. The gray space is windowless and aggressively lit overhead, yet free of all distractions. If you close your eyes and take a deep, deeply vulnerable breath, ignoring the security guard with a taser on his hip hovering at the door, you can imagine this is a cement sanctuary for silent contemplation, maybe even healing.

But sometimes, communication between partners fails to achieve clarity and directness; sometimes it leans into passive-aggressive criticisms instead. We've all been there, and we have likely felt uncomfortable when someone lands a jab against their partner in our presence. The partner ends up feeling embarrassed and may struggle to reply, since they usually can't respond in kind without escalating the conflict in public.

Burnout has been on my mind a lot lately, and that's saying a lot since my burnout brain has trouble focusing these days. Between working from home while raising two young kids and traveling back and forth across the country to spend time with a sick loved one, I've felt stretched in more directions than I thought possible. I know many of you can relate to the constant push to keep going even when your body and mind are begging for rest.

I want to be the slowest sitarist on the planet, Rishab Sharma says. Everyone is trying their gimmicks and playing as fast as they can but I want to provide a sense of comfort and peace when we're so busy and full of anxiety. The youngest of Ravi Shankar's sitar disciples, 27-year-old Sharma has spent the past five years transforming the ancient Indian classical instrument into a tool for wellbeing.

As social animals, we humans are hard-wired to learn, thrive, and grow through our relationships - our engagement with and observations of others. Early in life, we rely on teachers and role models for guidance and support. Through engagement in formal and informal settings, in school, games, and other pursuits in our young lives, comparison begins to seep into our daily lives.

We live in a world where it's becoming increasingly difficult to tell where reality ends and virtual life begins. Whether you're donning a VR headset to explore new identities or endlessly scrolling through polished images on your social media feed, the lines between self-expression and self-distortion can get blurry. Studies from psychology and neuroscience show that when these boundaries fade, our self-esteem, body image, and mental health can become vulnerable.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed right now? We are all feeling it lately, personally and collectively as a society. You may be absorbing not only your own stress, but stress from those around you, as well as national stress. The world - and maybe your life - feels like it's turned upside down and may not seem like it makes sense anymore.

The main argument here is that spiritual strength is fundamentally about cultivating wisdom. From a psychological perspective, spirituality isn't about dogma or belief; it is about developing the kind of wisdom necessary to face suffering without denial, accept uncertainty without despair, and discover meaning beyond the ego. Modern cognitive scientists, such as John Vervaeke, describe wisdom in two dimensions: moral (what serves the greater good, the long view) and cognitive (navigating complexity, managing strong emotions, and distinguishing the essential from the trivial).

Shane Tamura, the man who killed four people and then himself in a July shooting at NFL headquarters, was posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a statement from the New York City Officer of the Chief Medical Examiner. Tamura, 27, had claimed in a note found in his wallet following the shooting that he believed he had CTE and wanted his brain tested for it after his death. The medical examiner's office finding determined "unambiguous evidence" of CTE in Tamura's brain tissue. The testing determined Tamura suffered from "low-stage CTE." CTE can only officially be diagnosed after death.

We explore the multibillion-dollar world of gaming and e-sports. Gaming has evolved into both a global sport and a cultural force. Yet it is not without challenges concerns over mental health and addiction continue to fuel debate. So what does gaming really reveal about the way we play, compete, and connect?

Another super fan, who proudly displays his Metallica-themed tattoos, talked about being so depressed as a teenager that only discovering Metallica saved him from suicide. He said he felt as if the band's front man and co-founder, guitarist and lead singer James Hetfield, who has been open about his own mental health struggles, was speaking to him directly through the song Fade to Black, which addresses suicidal feelings of hopelessness and despair.

It got to the point where people I f------ loved (started to leave me),

"If you touch her, we're going to have problems," he said in a video provided by the family. "Come here so I can see those IDs," an agent responded.

Many people are concerned about the rise in authoritarianism and autocracy globally. These political structures create a climate of fear, uncertainty, and stress. Authoritarian regimes can quickly dismantle programs that benefit people and the environment, leaving citizens disempowered and more vulnerable to environmental degradation. Understanding the psychology of authoritarianism supports the mental clarity needed for resisting, fostering well-being, and imagining and building sustainable futures.

The majority of LGBTQ+ young people agreed that they go online to connect with others because it is difficult to do so in their daily lives, with 38% somewhat agreeing and 36% strongly agreeing,

"I wanted to go out and enjoy my time with my friends and having a night out. It got to a point where I went too far, of course it did. That was a moment in my life where I was struggling massively with alcohol. Massively struggling and I didn't think I could turn to anyone. I didn't really want to because I didn't want to put that burden on anyone."

You may notice changes in your loved one before they recognize the shift in themselves. For example, they may be having trouble managing their emotions (e.g., get angry more easily or seem down). You also might start to see the ways that their actions or inactions are unhealthy. They may have started increasing the amount of alcohol they drink each weekend, or they've stopped engaging in activities that they used to enjoy.

"I wanted to go out and enjoy my time with my friends and having a night out," Rooney told former United team mate Rio Ferdinand. "It got to a point where I went too far, of course it did. That was a moment in my life where I was struggling massively with alcohol. Massively struggling and I didn't think I could turn to anyone. I didn't really want to because I didn't want to put that burden on anyone."

By the time I pulled into the driveway, the only things on my mind were a hot shower and no fewer than 16 hours of sleep. But as soon as I opened the door, my three cats immediately surrounded me, taking on the role of a furry TSA team and inspecting all my bags thoroughly. They had been waiting expectantly, and despite my sheer exhaustion, they reminded me that dinner time doesn't wait, no matter how tired I am.

This young man is obviously suffering some mental illness, said San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe. It was a felony act when he tried to stab the officer, Wagstaffe added. If the appropriate resolution is mental health treatment of some sort, the fact is a felony will have a better chance of getting the best treatment possible in terms of resources devoted to it.

If you own a small business, you'll probably relate to Tracy Klopfenstein. "The first two years were the worst," says Klopfenstein, who bought a homemade ice cream shop in Goshen, Indiana, called The Chief with her husband, Chad. "We worked all the time, and I suffered burnout. My mind would spiral at night, and I'd worry about everything. I had what I would call an absence of hope."