I have become increasingly suspicious of the way neuroscience is being used in mental health. I do not mean neuroscience as a whole. If somebody has a stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, a brain tumour…Â
I have added a new section to Between Paths about using AI for emotional support. Here is why, and what I found when I went looking for the evidence. A while ago I asked AI…Â
Antidepressants do not affect everyone in the same way Antidepressants can help some people. For others, they may do very little. And for some, they can cause side effects that leave them feeling worse rather…Â
Words do not leave bruises. That does not mean they leave no injury. I came across an interesting article about the impact of verbal abuse in childhood. The research it discusses suggests that verbal abuse…Â
Scrolling for Answers: Mental Health Advice on Social Media Why People Turn to Social Media A lot of people now look for mental health information on social media. That is not surprising. When someone is…Â
Why verbal abuse is still brushed aside One of the strange things about verbal abuse is how easily it gets minimised. People often act as if it is somehow the lesser harm, as though if…Â
When Opinion Is Treated as Fact in Mental Health When a Simple Explanation Starts to Take Over What struck me about this piece was not just the suffering in it, but the way a neat…Â
The Problem With “The Body Remembers There is a phrase I keep seeing everywhere now: the body remembers. Sometimes it is said as, trauma is stored in the body. I understand why people use those…Â
 Is this where psychobabble starts creeping in? What I found interesting in something like this is not just the joke of it, though there is something darkly funny about people almost parodying therapy and still…Â
How body clock problems affect people Our body clock affects more than sleep. It helps regulate mood, appetite, hormones, body temperature, and energy across the day. Modern life can throw that clock out of sync,…Â
When We Say “Everybody Can Recover” Why this lands so strongly Something in that phrase, everybody can recover, hits straight away because it pushes against a very old kind of hopelessness. The interview with Prateeksha…Â
When Safety and Rights Collide in Psychiatry This is not a simple subject This piece touches a very difficult area, and I think it needs more honesty than slogans. It is easy to talk as…Â
When Treatment Helps, But May Harm Elsewhere Why this worries me This kind of piece leaves me with mixed feelings, and I think that is the honest place to start. Not because I want to…Â
The Trouble With Mental Health Diagnosis I always have reservations about any kind of diagnosis in mental health. Not because people do not struggle. They clearly do. But because mental health diagnosis is still built…Â
My take on this as someone who has been a therapist for 20 years This article makes an important point: digital mental health interventions may look promising in research, but real-life use is far less…Â
Generalized anxiety disorder affects millions, often trapping sufferers in cycles of fear and isolation that conventional medications barely relieve. At UCSF, neuroscientist Jennifer Mitchell is testing a pharmaceutical form of LSD called MM120, which has…Â
By: Adrian Yates The Displacement of Care. Why AI Companions Are the New “Obsessive Hobby” Why this leaves me uneasy Something about the rise of AI companions leaves me uneasy, and not because I think…Â
MoodJournal: a private mood journaling app in closed beta (and what I’m learning as I build it) I’ve been working on a small Android app currently called MoodJournal. It’s in closed beta right now, with…Â
Being Together Without Losing Yourself When we care about someone, it’s very easy – and very human – to start giving bits of ourselves away. Sometimes that’s beautiful.Sometimes it’s the start of losing who we…Â
Why Some Folks Struggle with MeditationBy betweenpaths_3fm7pt / May 11, 2025 Meditation is often praised for its ability to clear the mind, balance emotions, and promote well‑being. Yet, many of us find the practice actually…Â
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