Over the weekend, Jews throughout the world are observing Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. Although Yom Kippur serves many roles, one of its primary functions is to encourage people to reflect ...

“Parasocial relationships”—one-sided associations in which a party knows a great deal about someone who knows nothing about them—can have self-enhancing benefits for people with low self-esteem, ...

When you're depressed, you may be tempted to focus on your symptoms, such as feeling down, being unable to eat or sleep, or difficulty concentrating. But a 2019 paper on depression suggests that "a ...

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