By : Dr. Nicholas Kardaras Source : New York Post "Suzie" was a typical 22-year-old recent college grad from the Midwest who was admitted into my mental health clinic in Austin with a variety of increasingly common psychiatric disorders: depression, self-harm (cutting her arms) and a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) diagnosis. BPD is a serious personality disorder that has 50 times the suicide rate of the general population and is typified by black and white thinking, self-harm behavior, emotional volatility, impulsive...
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By : Jessica Nicholson Source : Billboard Two decades after writing her first song, and almost 16 years after releasing her eponymous debut album, Taylor Swift accepted the Songwriter-Artist of the Decade award on Tuesday evening (Sept. 20) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, during the annual Nashville Songwriter Awards. The honor celebrated Swift’s successes between 2010 and 2019, a time period that saw Swift fully transition from country to pop, amassing hits and fan favorites including the pop-country crossovers...
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By : Rob Litterst Source : The Hustle Audio transcription tools have traditionally served two purposes: Subtitles help viewers understand audio that’s spoken in a foreign language. Closed captions help people with hearing loss understand what’s being said on the screen. Recently, usage of both tools has skyrocketed among younger demographics, and often not for either of the reasons mentioned, per The Wall Street Journal. The rise of captions… … like many things, can be traced back to Netflix and TikTok....
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By : Alex Goldenberg, John Farmer, Lee Jussim, Loree Sutton, Danit Finkelstein, Cristian Ramos, Pamela Paresky, Joel Finkelstein Source : Network Contagion Twitter hosts a massive community that glorifies and encourages self-harm –– specifically “cutting.” Graphic photographs of what appear to be bloody self-injury by people who have sliced into their skin continues to proliferate, many such tweets garnering unusually high engagement given the small number of followers of the posting account. Photographs and other...
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By : Simona Kitanovska Source : Newsweek Vaping has become a gateway to nicotine addiction for teens as most who take it up have never smoked before, a study has warned. Often perceived as a stepping stone to quitting smoking, more and more youngsters are vaping without having ever smoked. Teens whose parents smoke are "dramatically" more likely to vape, as those with smoking parents were 55 percent more likely to start vaping. Experts stressed that vaping is not harmless, it can damage the lungs, blood vessels, and brain,...
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By : TMZ Source : TMZ Justin Bieber is pulling the plug on his world tour ... saying he has to make his health a priority. Bieber's tour -- Justice World Tour -- has been rolling along since March, but there are still 70 shows left that will run until March 2023, and those are the shows that have now been suspended. Bieber seems to be saying part of the reason for suspending is physical, and part is mental. He said, after recently performing in Brazil, "After getting off the stage, the exhaustion overtook me and I realize that I...
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By : Newsdesk Source : Music-News.com Britney Spears has revealed she no longer believes in God. The popstar, who was baptised as a Southern Baptist as a child, declared in a voice message posted to her Instagram page on Monday that she had rejected religion as a result of ongoing tension between herself and her sons Preston, 16, and Jayden, 15, following the termination of her conservatorship last November.  "It saddens me not one of you has valued me as a person," she stated. "You've witnessed how my family has...
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