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It was 1 a.m. on a Sunday. My phone lit up my dark room as I sat on the edge of my bed googling, “Am I a narcissist?” I added “signs,” and then “symptoms,” as if I were trying to diagnose myself with something contagious. I’d spent the hour prior …

Here’s how to tell if what you’re feeling is a sign of a deeper mental health issue.

Experts reveal the social behaviors that keep your brain sharp as you get older.

It depends on whether you're talking about your brain, your heart, your blood sugar ... and hey, what about those arsenic claims?

Nutritionists reveal how and why you can get away with eating these.

That afternoon at the Monopoly board was in 1978. There was an awesome rhythm to our lives then. It was the middle of a summer filled with Marco Polo, bike rides to Circle K, playing Spit, and trying out the newest gadget on the block ― the microwave. Regina and …

If you’re constantly giving away money, then you’re not building yourself.

While it might seem like a good idea to prioritize friendships with people you can relate to, you might be missing out on what other generations have to offer.

Are you guilty of doing this mysterious habit or do you know someone who is?

Sure, guests can be obnoxious — but have you ever considered your oversights as a host?

It's the perfect time of year to practice "Fredagsmys." Here's how it can boost your health.

If your friendships aren’t as close as you’d like them to be, understanding how bids for attention or connection work can help.

My daughter Frankie doesn’t say my name. She knows it. I’ve heard her whisper it at night, curled up in her toddler bed, when the house is quiet and the shadows stretch across the floor. “Mommy,” she breathes, and for a second I believe I’ve dreamed it. At night, behind …

You feel that you can’t say no, especially if they stood up for you.

Bending over the hot dryer, I spot a corner of an old snapshot of her and her brother that hides almost out of view under the appliance. I inch it out with my big toe. Joseph’s staring at the camera, a look of sheer dread and confusion on his face, …

Before preschool, children may not notice or understand the concept of nudity.

When we first started going out last October, we discussed what a future might look like for us. Fulbright requires students to return to their home countries for two years after the completion of their program. We have talked about how we might navigate that time apart, but mainly we …

Environmentalism, in some circles, is still thought to be only about protecting trees and cuddly animals instead of trying to protect the environmental conditions necessary to ensure the health of people all over the world. While environmentalists and environmental NGOs actually spend a great deal of time studying and reporting …

Having a sibling can feel like a zero-sum game of winners and losers.

We inhabited a strange, liminal space between adolescence and adulthood. On the one hand, there were moments of feeling invincible. I smoked cigarettes and didn’t care what they might be doing to my body. We sat out on fire escapes and ledges, not worrying that we might fall. On the …

TikTok uses machine learning to predict which videos an individual user is most likely to interact with and then populates their feed with these videos. A “similarity check” replaces videos that look and sound too much like one another to ensure just enough variety so that users don’t get bored. …

Over the past few years, an increasing number of adults are getting ADHD diagnoses. Some seek out diagnosis and treatment for themselves after helping a child through the process. Others start to wonder about the possibility after seeing themselves reflected in stories shared on social media. In many cases, an …

New technologies between my Raffi tapes and now have fundamentally transformed the way we consume music and all other audiovisual content. With a few taps on my phone, I can find a recording of almost any song I’ve ever heard — usually for free. But this unfettered access comes at …

It can impact relationship satisfaction. Here’s how to identify this harmful cycle.

For most of my life, my hair has been long, dark, wavy and thick. So thick that when I was growing up, the neighborhood salon charged extra for my cuts because they involved such a great quantity of hair. Blow-drying took ages as the poor stylist worked through layer after …

Coming up to the finish line of the next presidential election, there are indications that Americans are again worried about the possibility of political violence.

“It’s becoming more and more apparent that everything is political, and for so many folks, for women, for queer people, for people of color, for people whose identities span multiple of those things, I think our existence is political,” said Henry.

In the video, a group of boys who appear to be around 10 years old surrounds one of their peers. The blond boy in the middle of the circle anxiously shifts his weight. You might think some cruel mockery or another kind of bullying behavior is about to ensue — …

When you hear the words “pelvic floor therapist,” you might first think of Kegel exercises, which, if you have a vagina, someone has probably told you to be doing. Maybe you’re aware that many people who have given birth often have urinary incontinence afterward, or even that in France, it’s …