Have you ever wondered how artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting you psychologically? These days, every podcast, video, or blog post you come across is either about artificial intelligence or has AI behind it in one way or another. Then there’s the constant conversation: AI taking over jobs, AI being...

When the Relationship Ended Last year, I came out of a three-year relationship that had already been unstable for a long time. We had been on and off, arguing often, but I stayed because I believed we would eventually get married. At least, I believed that. But just a few days before he travelled abroad,...

There are so many little things you catch yourself doing that you probably think are just random odd habits or patterns. Maybe you assumed it was just you, and you never even stopped to question it. But a lot of those behaviours aren’t random at all. In psychology, when a certain way of thinking or...

Most young adults in Nigeria live with a mindset that no matter what happens to them, they have to appear fine. Not just act fine, they have to live fine. Because what does it even mean to tell your parents you’re emotionally exhausted? That you need a break from school? That you want to pursue something...

What if relief only comes after checking again… and again… and again? This isn’t about being cautious. It’s about liking things to be organized or follow a specific order. And there is a name for this behaviour. It’s Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). A condition where unwanted thoughts...