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The Psychology of Impostor Syndrome in High-Achieving Students
By Anisha Mitelan | Mentally Forward | Volume 1, Issue #1 | Read time: 4 minutes Nothing here constitutes medical advice, psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This newsletter is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. In the… Continue reading
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Is It ADHD or Chronic Sleep Debt? How to Tell the Difference
Anisha Mitelan Nothing here constitutes medical advice, psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This newsletter is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. A thirty-one-year-old software engineer sits at his desk at nine in the morning, staring at an… Continue reading
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The Science of Micro-Breaks: How 90-Second Pauses Restore Mental Energy
Anisha Mitelan Nothing here constitutes medical advice, psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This newsletter is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. A Software Engineer named David sat at his workstation in Austin, Texas, staring at an unresolved… Continue reading
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Why Social Media Scrolling Triggers Decision Fatigue Before Noon
Anisha Mitelan Nothing here constitutes medical advice, psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This newsletter is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. A alarm rings at 6:45 AM on a Thursday morning. Before putting your feet on the… Continue reading
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The Cost of Task-Switching: How Micro-Interruptions Destroy Daily Focus
Anisha Mitelan Nothing here constitutes medical advice, psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This newsletter is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. On August 14, 2026, a software engineer sits at a desk in suburban California, organizing a… Continue reading
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Why Willpower Is a Finite Resource And What to Rely On Instead
Anisha Mitelan Nothing here constitutes medical advice, psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This newsletter is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. It is 8:00 PM on a Tuesday. You spent nine hours making high-stakes workplace decisions, turning… Continue reading
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How to Break the Sunday Scaries Cycle with Evidence-Based Habit Stacking
How to Break the Sunday Scaries Cycle with Evidence-Based Habit Stacking Anisha Mitelan Nothing here constitutes medical advice, psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This newsletter is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. A physical constriction in the… Continue reading
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The Neuroscience of Dopamine Detoxing: Fact vs. Online Fiction
Anisha Mitelan Nothing here constitutes medical advice, psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This newsletter is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. Imagine sitting in a quiet room with a smartphone turned off in another space. Within minutes,… Continue reading
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Why You Freeze Under Pressure: What Polyvagal Theory Explains About Focus
Anisha Mitelan Nothing here constitutes medical advice, psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This newsletter is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. On a bright Tuesday morning inside a quiet clinical testing room in Boston, Massachusetts, a thirty-two-year-old… Continue reading
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The Hidden Link Between Perfectionism and Severe Academic Burnout
Anisha Mitelan The Room with the Stacks On October 14, 2025, Elena sat at her desk at 3:00 AM in her campus apartment. Surrounding her laptop were seven drafts of an essay on structural mechanics, each saved under slightly different… Continue reading