While the history of recreational sex is wrought with imposed feelings of taboo and shame, in today’s modern world many cultures celebrate sex — even encouraging participants’ enjoyment of it. And why shouldn’t they? This phenomenon is known as post-coital…
It’s a sad truth: The things we don’t understand we tend to judge most harshly. A look at human history will undoubtedly show you how dangerous this tendency can be. In the United States, nearly 10% of adults are diagnosed…
Whether you’re at work or a family get-together, there’s probably one person who controls the emotional tone. Family gatherings might be influenced by a strong-willed mother or a conservative grandfather. Psychologists call it “emotional contagion” because it works in the…
Experts predict cancer cases in the U.S. will continue to rise in the coming decades. Across Denmark and Sweden, researchers from a new study published in JAMA Network Open compared more than 546,000 spouses of patients with cancer and over…
Some people have an irrational fear of spiders, commonly referred to as arachnophobia. Others may have an extreme fear of clowns (coulrophobia), tight spaces (claustrophobia) or even heights (acrophobia), according to Medical News Today. Does the sight of a sponge…
Pew Research Center found that 35% of teenagers use their preferred social media platform “almost constantly.” Although social media can connect teens with their friends, express teens’ creativity, or help them find community (per American Academy of Child & Adolescent…
Where there’s life, there’s loss. The unfortunate truth is no one escapes loss, and we all experience a number of losses throughout our lives. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross categorized grief into five stages in her well-known theory, according to a 2024 article…
When you are young, there’s a sense of embarrassment that arises when you can’t grow a beard. This becomes more pronounced, naturally, when everyone around you manages to sport some decent stubble while you’re left looking clean-shaven. Did you ever…
According to the UK’s National Health Service, the medical use of the term “vegetative” means a person lacks consciousness even though they’re awake. Their body responds to reflexes, but their minds don’t respond to their environment. You might assume, therefore,…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1 in 5 people in the United States has a mental health disorder. Mental health affects every aspect of our life, from our relationships with others to our ability…