🧠 Mental Health
How to Lower Cortisol: What Works and What's a Myth
Cortisol isn't a villain hormone — it's a vital part of your daily rhythm. What actually raises it, whether «detoxes» and supplements work, and when to see a doctor.
6 min read
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Mental Health
Mental health is part of health, not a separate topic 'for the weak.' Here are evidence-based looks at stress, anxiety, burnout, panic attacks and focus: self-regulation techniques, CBT basics and clear signs of when self-help is not enough and it is time to see a professional.
10 articles
Mental Health
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): What It Is and What It Treats
How CBT works — the most evidence-based form of psychotherapy — which conditions it helps, how it differs from 'positive thinking', and what you can try on your own.
3 min read
Mental Health
Panic Attacks: What They Are, Why They Scare You and What Helps
What a panic attack is, why it feels like a heart attack but is not dangerous, how to break the vicious cycle of panic, and which treatment actually works.
4 min read
Mental Health
Is Burnout in the DSM-5? The Short Answer and What It Changes
No — burnout is not a DSM-5 diagnosis, and it is not one in DSM-5-TR either. Here is what the manuals do contain, why ICD-11 treats it differently, and what that means for sick leave and treatment.
7 min read
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Mindfulness and Meditation: What the Research Actually Shows
How well mindfulness is evidenced for anxiety, depression and pain, how it differs from relaxation, how to start, how much time it takes, and who should be cautious.
6 min read
Mental Health
Screen Time and Your Mind: Evidence vs Panic
What large studies show about screens and mental health: why total screen time barely predicts anything, and what to change instead of a digital detox.
11 min read
Mental Health
Exercise and Mental Health: What the Evidence Shows
How much exercise actually improves depression and anxiety, why the effect sizes shrink in better trials, and where movement stops being enough on its own.
14 min read
Mental Health
Burnout: Signs, Stages and How to Recover
What burnout is under ICD-11, the three dimensions described by Maslach, how it overlaps with depression, and what the evidence says actually helps.
13 min read
Mental Health
How to Manage Stress: Evidence-Based Techniques
What acute and chronic stress do to the body, which coping techniques hold up in systematic reviews, what is oversold, and when to seek professional help.
12 min read
Mental Health
Anxiety: How It Works and When to Seek Help
Why anxiety is a normal brain function, where the line with a disorder falls, why the symptoms feel physical, and which treatments hold up in evidence.
14 min read