Blog
Writing on mental health, uncertainty and human behaviour, from Christian’s Substack.
Halloween is Shit. Here’s Why
On forced fun, compulsory fancy dress, and the psychology of being called boring
“A Person Has Been Hit by a Train. Sorry for the Inconvenience”
We all know about suicide. We are all affected by it. Yet we still insist on talking about it in code
OCD Help: Three Ways to Sit with Intrusive Thoughts
Practical, therapist-tested exercises for coping with OCD, intrusive thoughts, and the discomfort of uncertainty
You Don’t See People As They Are, You Construct Them
Why perception is never neutral, and what it owes to an old philosophical idea: contingency
The Looming Inevitability of Guilt
Why guilt follows us through love, loss, work and almost everything that means something to us
What Are You Tolerating?
Because it's teaching people how to treat you
The Paradox of Coping Well
Why the people who seem to be handling everything often receive the least support
Why You're Struggling with Assertiveness
How to tell, and some practical ways to get better at it
Sack Your Therapist and Hire AI Instead
On convenience, validation, human contact, and why therapy is supposed to be uncomfortable
Three Lyrics I Love
On music, identity, and lyrics that haunt us in a beautiful way
Three Things You Hate That Everyone Else Loves
On rapport building, values, and what our irrational dislikes reveal about us
Existential Therapy and Learning to Live Without Certainty
On freedom, meaning, anxiety, and why existential psychotherapy is far more hopeful than people think
Questions We Are Frightened to Ask
On suicidal thinking, the perilous fear of exploring death, and why so many people keep these thoughts hidden from everyone around them
The First Lie I Remember Telling, And Won't Ever Forget
On lying, authenticity, and the obstacles we put between each other
The Introductory Pages of My First Book
On writing differently, the Myth of Sisyphus (again but fancier), meaning, and the absurd
Your Thoughts Are Like High School Bullies
On intrusive thoughts, struggle mode, and why resistance pulls us closer to harm
QR Code Menus, Digital Interaction… and the Death of Experience
On screens, systems, and the slow erosion of human exchange
You Must Take 100% Responsibility for Everything In Your Life
Not because it’s your fault. Because it’s your only way forward
Running on 70%: What Prison Taught Me About Tension
On depleted capacity, environmental strain, and why no one is ever starting from zero
The Great Dating App Delusion
Dating apps, the paradox of choice, and the interlocking economies of attention and ego
Reaching out is the hardest part
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