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Is your Instagram making you sad? How your photos could be telling on you

Ever wondered if your social media habits might be revealing a bit too much about your mental health?

It turns out that your Instagram photos might be doing just that.

According to research, a whopping 70% of the time, people can identify if someone is depressed just by looking at their photos.

Yup, those darker, moodier pics aren’t just artsy—they could be a sign of something deeper.

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How to balance internet use and maintain your mental well-being

Excessive internet use is linked to depression, a review of research finds.

Spending too much time online can lead to depression partly because it leaves less time for activities that promote mental health.

Adolescents who use the internet excessively tend to skip beneficial activities like exercise and face-to-face socializing because they're too tired. Without these mentally beneficial activities, those who overuse the internet experience higher levels of depression.

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Why do I let things piss me off?

Turning and turning in the widening gyre

The falcon cannot hear the falconer;

Things fall apart; the center cannot hold;

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,

The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere

The ceremony of innocence is drowned;

The best lack all conviction, while the worst

Are full of passionate intensity.

The Second Coming W. B. Yeats

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Can AI De-professionalize Therapy? The curious case of KAI the AI therapist

Imagine spilling your teenage angst to a robot and actually feeling better!

That's not the opening line to a sci-fi novel but the reality for over 10,000 adolescents who chatted with an AI therapist named KAI.

Over six weeks, these young folks reported improvements in their psychological well-being, according to a recent study.

But could this new wave of AI therapy inadvertently de-professionalize the field of mental health?

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