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thewell.unc.edu/2022/10/11/pan… Great to see intellectual diversity being discussed at UNC! Too many students and faculty censor themselves. We learn from exposure to diverse points of view… even views we disagree with. Hence the term *university.* Heterodox Academy Jonathan Haidt

Good news—we get to decide how to react to the stimuli.

Excellent article from Bruce Levine in CounterPunch summarising the lack of evidence for a biological basis of depression, and the reasons why it is so difficult to get this acknowledged counterpunch.org/2022/11/09/no-…

Well done documentary on benzodiazepines just out on Netflix. Just watched it and highly recommend: Take Your Pills: Xanax | Official Trailer | Netflix youtu.be/StVTTgnxgEw

Here is my interview with The Why on newsy on the serotonin research and its implications for our understanding of antidepressants video.snapstream.net/Play/6IRbpRTVB…

New from me: Researchers are beginning to ask if a lack of childhood independence plays a role in the mental health crisis. "Today’s 18-year-olds are like 12-year-olds from a decade ago. They have very little tolerance for conflict and discomfort." kqed.org/mindshift/6062…

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Trigger warning you guys… this list of words that Stanford doesn't think we should use anymore is really insane!

'It should be obvious that the institution of psychiatry was put into a difficult position by the widespread public attention of Moncrieff’s review ..and that the psychiatry establishment had a strong need for damage control to its credibility.' counterpunch.org/2022/12/21/the…

If the number of people with schizophrenia is increasing despite reproductive rates that are substantially below the average, what does that say about the role of genetics in schizophrenia? #Schizophrenia American Psychiatric Association Psychiatric Times

Let's make 2023 the year where (once again) respectful disagreement is actually sought out. It will benefit everyone.

Most people don't realize that taking offense is a multi-step process. You likely can't control the initial discomfort that most people call offense. But you certainly have a big say in what happens after that momentary flash. It can be life-changing to realize this.

If you are a parent, resolve to intervene less in 2023 when your child/teen experiences one of the "4 D's" Discomfort Distress Disappointment (mild) Danger They need practice with all four to be fully functioning adults. Less is often more. Greg Lukianoff Jonathan Haidt Let Grow

The Stanford "prohibited word" list is a good example of the misunderstanding that avoidance of discomfort is the best path to happiness. Every (good) behavior therapist knows that the opposite is true. We need lots of practice with discomfort to get good at dealing with it.

Time for my annual reminder. #NewYearsResolution s don’t work. We don’t change because we resolve to. We make changes when we set achievable, actionable, short term goals, in the service of things we greatly value. What are your #SMARTgoals for the first weeks of 2023?

Terrific advice from an amazing psychologist!

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. —Viktor Frankl

Clinical psychology, which literally popularized the idea that repeatedly facing what you fear makes you stronger (exposure therapy) has somehow become the biggest proponent of “protecting” people from any and all discomfort A complete abdication of professional responsibility

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