Browse every article on stress, anxiety, depression and real-life emotional difficulties, written by Adewale Ademuyiwa.
You've probably heard the warning: 'If you use AI too much, you'll become dependent on it.' It sounds reasonable. Maybe you've even felt it yourself. Here's the thing: the research doesn't support this fear. At least, no…
Every morning, you choose the mask. The bright smile for your students. The cheerful 'Just tired from grading!' when colleagues ask how you're doing. The careful navigation away from any conversation that might get real.…
Depression creates fatigue through biological mechanisms that operate completely independently of how much you sleep. You can sleep eight, nine, even ten hours and wake up feeling like you've slept two...…
When someone is sleeping twelve to fourteen hours a day, the standard advice follows a predictable script: Force yourself to stay awake. Set an alarm. Get out of bed. Push through the exhaustion. Use willpower to overrid…
No one saw that part. No one knew that while you were speaking with perfect confidence, part of your mind was cataloging all the ways everything felt pointless. They saw the polished performance. They had no idea about t…
So you tell yourself to be more grateful. You remind yourself how good you have it. You feel guilty for being unhappy when you have so much. And somehow, that makes everything worse. Here's what almost no one tells you: …
You know what you should be doing—you can see the work piling up, the dishes in the sink, your running shoes gathering dust—but when you try to move, it's like your body just... won't. And the worst part? You're wonderin…
Your therapist says it's depression. Your psychiatrist adjusted your medication. You're trying. You're doing everything right. And yes, you feel less sad than you did six months ago. But you still can't think like a lawy…
If depression has carved its way through multiple generations of your family, it's hard not to feel like you're staring down an inevitable future. Why work on stress management? Why build coping strategies? If it's writt…
When you can't sleep and you're depressed, the assumption seems obvious: the depression is the real problem. The insomnia is just a symptom. But research has revealed something that changes everything: the relationship i…