Online Psychologist

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Negative thoughts: The average person has 50,000–70,000 thoughts a day, and an estimated 60–70% of those are negative.

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Dreams: You dream every night, even if you don't remember it, with each dream lasting about 5 to 20 minutes.

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A Psychological fact is that emotions influence memory.

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⏳ Healing takes time.
A major new UK trial (DECRYPT) tested whether cognitive therapy for PTSD (CT-PTSD) can support young people in CAMHS who’ve experienced multiple traumatic events.

CT-PTSD delivered clearer, stronger improvements by 11 months, especially across PTSD, anxiety and emotional regulation.

Read the summary 👇
https://buff.ly/KPb4rxg

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Join our event and hear youth-led insights on what good and bad mental health communication looks like online.

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A new study in Cognition reveals that when evaluating political arguments, your prior beliefs matter far more than the actual logic. Researchers found that confirmation bias outweighs evidence quality by a significant margin.

06/12/2025

8 Ways You’re Making Your Anxiety Worse https://buff.ly/3eYHR0n

Anxiety starts in your brain with your thoughts and then, manifests into physical symptoms. You may unknowingly be doing things that make it worse.

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Think about that for a minute.

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Microplastics Accelerate Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Damage

A growing body of evidence suggests microplastics may amplify processes that underlie Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

The review identifies five major pathways of harm, including inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial disruption, and damage to both neurons and the blood–brain barrier.

These mechanisms mirror changes seen in neurodegenerative diseases, raising concerns about long-term exposure.

Although direct causation has not yet been proven, reducing microplastic intake may help lower neurological vulnerability.

https://neurosciencenews.com/microplastics-alzhaimers-parkinsons-30019/

06/12/2025

Can preventing childhood maltreatment reduce depression? 🌍💬

This new meta-analysis brought together evidence from over 500,000 people and found that adults who experienced maltreatment as children were much more likely to have depression later in life.

But prevention wasn’t straightforward.
The association was strong, but tangled up with poverty, stress, family environments, and confounding factors that shape both maltreatment and depression.

If we want real prevention, we need to tackle the wider conditions in which families live — not just the maltreatment itself. 🌱🏘️

Read the full Mental Elf summary: https://buff.ly/9FNDz24