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Trump trouble? A psychologist’s guide to dealing with political distress

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Trump trouble? A psychologist’s guide to dealing with political distress

I began practicing psychotherapy during the Reagan administration. Thirty years went by before distress about politics became a clinical issue for any of my clients. I remember the moment it first happened: There was a long voicemail from a distraught woman requesting therapy for anxiety and depression in reaction to the 2016 presidential election of Donald…

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The Dynamics That Polarise Us On Social Media Are About To Get A Lot Worse

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The Dynamics That Polarise Us On Social Media Are About To Get A Lot Worse

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of relying on independent third-party factcheckers, Meta will now emulate Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) in using “community notes”. These crowdsourced contributions allow users to flag content they believe is questionable. Zuckerberg claimed…

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