Nikos Marinos Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

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A paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and substance use.

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Love is a fire that takes two to keep burning, but one to extinguish — if the hearth of either heart is too damp with doubt, both wake up one day to find their hands cupping ashes. And yet wh…

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Chez Nikos Aliagas, le temps n’apparaît ni comme une contrainte ni comme une érosion — il semble même glisser sur lui sans véritable emprise. Il est envisagé autrement : comme une substance. Une matière sensible, fragile et vibrante, presque palpable, que son exposition au Musée de l’Ho...

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Dissociation is the brain’s way of protecting itself from overwhelming stress or emotion

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Always available, endlessly patient, never judgmental or harsh, able to conjure up all the world’s knowledge in a second’s time: it’s easy to see why people feel so drawn to ChatGPT and similar chatbots. Their initial draw is that they are almost super-human, able to ‘make people feel heard in ways they might never have before,’ as the writer Joe Mullich observes.

But what happens in the long run, after weeks or months of chatting to these bots? Digging into recent psychological research, along with his own observations, Mullich discovers a pattern: initial fascination gives way to a feeling of boredom or even betrayal, fuelled by AI’s ‘empathy gap’ and penchant for hallucinations and flattery.

Read or listen to this Idea in full here. https://psyche.co/ideas/why-were-falling-out-of-love-with-our-ai-confidants

12/04/2026

For those who’ve been subjected to physical or emotional abuse by a partner, re-entering the dating world often feels unnerving. Many have had their love and devotion used against them before. Between dysregulated nervous systems and experience with manipulation and gaslighting, it can be hard to tell what counts as a ‘red flag’ on a date, what’s a reasonable display of affection, and what a ‘normal’ pace is for a new relationship.

If this reflects your experience, this Guide will give you practical advice for navigating the daunting early stages of dating. Drawing from her experience as a therapist working with survivors, as well as being a survivor herself, Charlotte Jarvis explores how to clarify what you want, increase your sense of safety, and build trust again. https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-date-again-after-an-abusive-relationship

12/04/2026

To many people, imagining an ‘inner child’ may at first feel a little strange – but so much of who we are is shaped by who we were growing up, and these early experiences influence us in unexpected and sometimes unhelpful ways.

Illustrating how visualising these stuck parts of yourself as an inner child can help us heal, the psychotherapist Nickan Arzpeyma has crafted this Psyche Guide on how to connect with your inner child. At its core, this process is about building a new sense of self-awareness and self-compassion – and can help us move on from patterns that no longer serve us:

‘By bringing early emotional patterns into awareness, the adult nervous system can begin to do what the child version of you could not: pause, reflect and regulate.’

Read the Guide in full. https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-reconnect-with-your-inner-child

12/04/2026

Sleep can become elusive the more we try to force it.

For many people, insomnia begins during periods of stress or changes in routine, such as illness, having a baby, changing jobs, relationship issues or bereavement. Desperate for a solution, it’s easy to become drawn to unfounded promises and quick-fix ‘sleep solutions’.

On World Sleep Day, we’re revisiting this Guide from the archive for research-backed approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia. By making small changes – reserving the bed for sleep, easing the pressure to fall asleep, creating a calm wind-down routine – we can rebuild the natural link between bed and rest.⁠ https://shorturl.at/6AOqR