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Mental health matters! Break the stigma. We can empower ourselves and each other to invest in our mental health. We can give support and care to ourselves and each other while we struggle. Let's talk about making our mental health priority.

about #mentalhealth

Posts should be related to mental health. This is a pretty wide category but some things that are included are:

Managing mental health as a developer
Living with mental illness and how it affects your work
Ways to cope with mental health issues
Avoiding burn out
Tools, apps, and methods that help you with your mental health
...and more

“Your mental health is a priority. Your happiness is an essential. Your self-care is a necessity.”

Struggling? Help is out there. Click here to find a list of global mental health resources and hotlines.

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SGTSanjay

Dec 11 '25

Staying Sharp After 40

#career #learning #mentalhealth

3 min read

Yodit Weldegeorgise

Jan 12

How Not to Self-Reject Before You Even Try

#career #mentalhealth #motivation

3 min read

Eda Deniz Sarsılmaz

Dec 9 '25

Kelime

#discuss #mentalhealth #watercooler

1 min read

Dec 12 '25

Failing LeetCode Over and Over? Here's How to Stay Motivated

#beginnerguide #motivation #mentalhealth #learningstrategy

9 min read

NVelUp

Dec 8 '25

🚀 How Media Misrepresents Mental Health — And Why It Matters in a Digital World

#mentalhealth

3 min read

crow

Dec 11 '25

The Double-Edged Sword of "Flow State" in Game Dev ⚔️

#productivity #mentalhealth #web3 #developers

3 min read

Jan 11

Burnout vs PTSD in the Workplace: Similar Background Programs, Different Trigger Sets (A Clinical Control-Systems View)

#mentalhealth #career #neuroscience #productivity

3 min read

Jan 11

PTSD in the Workplace (Veterans in Tech): A Control-Systems View of Persistent Threat Processing

#veterans #mentalhealth #career #neuroscience

2 min read

Dec 26 '25

How Dopamine Detox Made Me a Better Developer

#discuss #productivity #mentalhealth #devlife

4 min read

Dec 6 '25

How to Deal with LeetCode Anxiety and Interview Stress: A Mental Health Guide

#mentalhealth #anxietymanagement #interviewstress #beginnerguide

8 min read

Dec 7 '25

The Invisible Bonds: Understanding Hatred’s Deep Roots

#mentalhealth #emotion #productivity #career

3 min read

Tory

Jan 9

Dopamine Inflation: How Social Media and AI Raised the Price of Attention (2020–2025)

#discuss #ai #mentalhealth

5 min read

Dec 1 '25

🧠 [Memory Leak] Why I Felt Stupid at 2 PM: Debugging My Brain's RAM

#productivity #career #mentalhealth #softskills

5 min read

Dec 2 '25

Why Reflection Needs Structure: A Cognitive Model from Buddhism

#learning #mentalhealth #productivity

4 min read

Laura Montironi

Jan 7

🫀 Re-start: Cuando el cerebro dice "basta" para poder seguir

#devjournal #learning #mentalhealth #spanish

2 min read

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