Catfishing has taken on newer lifeforms where victims get more entangled and confused. — I work for a mental health service and I have spent many years volunteering in the mental health space prior to this point. When volunteering, I had a chilling instance where I realized that the person on the other end was a possible victim of catfishing. For the uninitiated, catfishing…

Canadian Therapist | Crisis Responder | Former Academic Researcher & Human Resources Professional — Hello Medium writers, My name is Synthia and I’m a female in her twenties who is born and raised in Canada. My cultural ancestry is Sri Lankan. I can speak English and have some working proficiency in French as well. At the time of publishing, I was doing my second…

It’s amazing what scientists can accomplish. — Japanese scientists have found a new way to use artificial DNA to kill cancer cells naturally. The research project, based at the University of Tokyo, and led by Assistant Professor Kunihiko Morihiro and Professor Akimitsu Okamoto, were determined to create a new anti-cancer drug using artificial DNA. Reportedly, Professor Okamoto…

I am not particularly religious, but I suppose this is a sign. — I pride myself on being analytical and will often solve problems using a series of logical steps. I like to write things down, create roadmaps, and anticipate fallacies — you know, the works. Lately, I’ve had dreams telling me to travel. …

A therapist attempts to explain this term in normal words. — I’ll be honest — I have yet to watch the Netflix series “Harry & Meghan”. Apparently, “institutional gaslighting” was brought up and I’m a therapist, so my plan is to dissect this term briefly. No, I won’t diagnose or make baseline claims about what regular gaslighting is or isn’t. …

Ramblings from a therapist (and former HR) trying to make sense of the middle ground. It’s hard to avoid stress at work, especially when you are presented with many arduous tasks, an intense workload, and a long commute home. While a lot of stress is bad, a moderately consistent level…

A therapist tries to make sense of the current research. — Showered in affection and enamoured by gifts, we are not necessarily expecting foul play and ulterior motives from our romantic partners. We do expect the best, just as our partners expect the best from us. However, it seems that the concept of “love bombing” is a major tactic used by…

Most of my clients are career-driven males. — I’m a therapist who has worked with a variety of different clients across many presenting issues, including more complex situations, such as: Relationships Anxiety Depression Trauma Grief Context blindness This puts me in the spot of being a generalist across many topics, even though therapists have a niche, especially as…

A therapist brainstorms what it may mean for you. — I’m an integrational therapist who is constantly learning new things. This might mean reading a good book or two — or watching things that I don’t normally watch to better understand my clients. At my current workplace, every and all presenting issue shows up at any time of the day…