Why San Francisco Can Make Your Anxiety Feel Worse (And What To Do About It)

Why San Francisco Can Make Your Anxiety Feel Worse (And What To Do About It)

A lot of people tell me their anxiety got worse after they moved to San Francisco. Most of them assume something is wrong with them. Often it is not. Some of what they are feeling...
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What Return-to-Office Anxiety Actually Is

What Return-to-Office Anxiety Actually Is

The commute is back on your calendar. Maybe it is two days a week, maybe five. And somewhere between the mandate email and your first badge-in, a knot of dread showed up that you cannot...
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When You Ask AI for Reassurance Instead of Sitting With the Doubt

When You Ask AI for Reassurance Instead of Sitting With the Doubt

You ask the question. The answer calms you down. Twenty minutes later you are asking again, worded a little differently, just to be sure. A lot of people now bring their anxious questions to AI...
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What OCD Actually Looks Like, and What Treatment Can Do About It

What OCD Actually Looks Like, and What Treatment Can Do About It

Most people picture OCD as a preference for neatness. A tidy desk, color-coded files, a need for things to line up. That picture is so common that it keeps people who actually have OCD from...
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How to Stop Doom-Reading Tech News (Without Burying Your Head in the Sand)

How to Stop Doom-Reading Tech News (Without Burying Your Head in the Sand)

If you have reread the same layoff article three times today, you are not alone. A lot of the tech workers I see in my office right now are doing the same thing. They open...
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