Talk about a comedown. A clinical psychologist says she’s seeing an uptick in the number of people experiencing feelings of extreme anxiety and sadness after having sex. Post-coital dysphoria (PCD) — commonly known as “post-sex blues” — occurs after consensual lovemaking, with many psychologists noting that it is common among survivors of sexual assault or … Read more
Don’t say he didn’t warn you. Writer and scientist Macken Murphy took to TikTok last week to reveal his hypothesis for the three most common red flags that women should look out for when dating men. Murphy, an Oxford University-educated cognitive and evolutionary anthropologist, has declared it a bad sign if a man has no … Read more
A therapist on TikTok has a cerealsly unique way of figuring out what you’re like in a relationship. Jeff Guenther, a counselor specializing in marriage and family therapy who has gone viral for his relationship advice, claims your favorite childhood cereal can reveal how you act in a relationship — and can even help find … Read more
Oh baby, baby, how was she supposed to know? Britney Spears, the Kardashian Klan, Julia Fox (that viral “Uncut Gems” moment) and Paris Hilton (a la her catchphrase “That’s hot”) have popularized “vocal fry” — the long and deep enunciation of certain syllables so they vibrate at the back of the throat. Unfortunately for them, … Read more
It seems like only yesterday that we were heralding the arrival of “short king spring”. Women took to TikTok to propose that tall men had dominated the dating scene for too long. Something was in the air, and that something was the reign of males less than 5’8” in stature. If it was good enough for Zendaya, it was good enough … Read more
They’re sitting pretty — at least in the classroom. New research suggests that attractive female college students accustomed to earning high grades in person aren’t making the same marks during remote learning. A Swedish study, published in the journal Economics Letters, probed the impact of a student’s looks on their performance, both in the classroom and … Read more
Need a fresh idea? Try taking a shower. Some think of brainstorming as simply a period of letting the mind wander — but to really boost creativity, thinkers should try to be “moderately engaged” in a physical task, such as showering or taking a walk, according to a new study published in Psychology of Aesthetics, … Read more
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) The lingering pandemic, rising crime, an uncertain economy: All good reasons to visit your doctor to get screened for anxiety, or so says the federal government. The advice isn’t just aimed at people already experiencing mental health issues—this week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an advisory group empaneled by the Department … Read more
Pavlovian threat conditioning (also known as fear conditioning) is a basic form of learning in which an animal or person comes to associate a particular stimulus with a negative outcome. New research, published in Behaviour Research and Therapy, indicates that this type of conditioning can generate intrusive memories that persist over time. The findings provide … Read more