Treatment, plain English.
Therapy types compared, how care actually works, and what to ask a prescriber.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS (internal family systems, the therapy model that asks the patient to relate to different aspects of himself as if they were distinct internal parts…
Jun 1, 2025
Addiction Treatment
Addiction is what happens when the brain's reward wiring gets dragged hard in one direction.
May 31, 2025
Prolonged Exposure for PTSD
Prolonged exposure is one of the two gold-standard treatments for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder, the trauma-spectrum condition that follows certain…
May 27, 2025
Mood Disorders Treatment
"Mood disorder" is a category, not a diagnosis.
May 7, 2025
Why “Rock Bottom” Is Bullshit
Rock bottom is bullshit.
May 6, 2025
Ketamine
Ketamine has been around since 1962, doing its boring day job as an anesthetic in operating rooms and battlefield medic kits, and the depression piece is…
May 1, 2025
How to Know If Your Provider Is Actually Helping
Most people who fire their psychiatrist wait about a year too long to do it.
Apr 25, 2025
High Dose Ketamine In Clinic
High-dose ketamine done in a clinic is a different animal from the troches you take at home.
Apr 22, 2025
Two Quotes That Changed How Clients Think
“If the problem can be solved, why worry?
Mar 26, 2025
Why Asking for Help Feels Like Weakness
For most of the guys who land in a psych office, the hardest thing they did in years wasn't the appointment. It was the phone call to book it.
Mar 24, 2025
AI Therapy Is Not Therapy
The thing guys are calling AI therapy now is usually not Woebot, Wysa, or some mental health startup with a cute mascot and a CBT worksheet engine.
Mar 15, 2025
988 and the gap between calling and getting help
988 is better than 911 used to be for a mental health crisis, which is a low bar and a real improvement at the same time. It’s a…
Mar 10, 2025