breakups
When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.
It Wasn’t Love — It Was Familiar Pain. AI-Generated.
It felt intense. Fast. Consuming. Hard to explain. You thought, this has to be love. Because it pulled you in quickly. Because it made you feel something powerful. Because you couldn’t stop thinking about them—even when things felt off.
By Fault Lines9 days ago in Humans
After just one treatment, psilocybin provides quick and long-lasting improvement from OCD.
Researchers have discovered that in individuals who have not responded to conventional therapies, a single dosage of psilocybin quickly lessens the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
By Francis Dami10 days ago in Humans
The Lucky One. Content Warning.
At age 17, I knew what the word 'pedophile' meant. I considered myself book smart, mature for my age; I thought I knew how the world worked because I devoured information like it was needed fuel for my over active imagination and unlimited empathy. After graduating with high grades as a well liked but awkward teen, mainly unseen by those not in my close circle of family and friends, I was thirsty for knowledge and in need of a new era. When I actually got involved with a pedophile during my first year in university, though, the thought never really occurred that this man was pursuing me, not as a suitor but as a predator stalking their next meal. Dan was 42.
By Alycen Sparrow12 days ago in Humans
Managed, Not Healed
For people living with chronic pain, the most destabilizing realization is not that healing is difficult. It is that healing is often not the goal. The healthcare system that surrounds them is built to manage symptoms, document persistence, and ration interventions rather than pursue restoration of function. Over time, patients begin to notice a pattern. Short-acting medications are readily available. Repeated appointments are routine. Imaging is reviewed, notes are written, and pain is acknowledged. Yet interventions aimed at resolving underlying structural problems, restoring stability, or preventing long-term degeneration are delayed, denied, or classified as optional. The system responds continuously, but it rarely moves forward.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast12 days ago in Humans
A World Without Internet: What Would Happen If We Lost Connection?
Imagine waking up one morning to discover that the internet has disappeared. No Google, no social media, no emails, no online shopping—just silence in the digital world. At first, panic would spread quickly. Billions of people depend on the internet every single day. We use it for communication, business, education, entertainment, banking, and even simple tasks like booking a ride or ordering dinner. Without it, the entire rhythm of modern life would suddenly break.
By Izhar Ullah13 days ago in Humans
What is emotional starvation?
”Emotional starvation,” “anorexic marriage,” are terms to describe a complete lack of affection in a marriage. This Reddit poster said he was divorcing his wife after more than 30 years. At age 61, he had envisioned entering retirement with his spouse by his side. Instead they are filing papers and selling the house.
By Marie Dubuque14 days ago in Humans
The Words That Almost Broke Me
My heart was hammering so hard I thought the whole class could hear it. I had just finished reading my short story out loud, my voice cracking on the last sentence. For a second, the room was completely quiet. Then Mrs. Thompson, my tenth-grade English teacher, leaned back in her chair and said the words that would follow me for years.
By John Smith14 days ago in Humans
