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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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Mikhail Dorokhovich

Dec 9 '25

Beyond Burnout: A 5-Step Action Plan for Stressed-Out Developers

#burnout #careerdevelopment #mentalhealth #productivity

3 min read

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Ashley Childress

Dec 4 '25

When the Spark is Done: The ADHD Energy Cycle No One Talks About ✨

#discuss #mentalhealth #productivity #adhd

5 min read

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Nov 21 '25

LLM Context Window Stress Testing: Reliability Under Load

#ai #mentalhealth #safety

4 min read

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CrisisCore-Systems

Dec 8 '25

Two People, Same Body: A Developer's Crisis Architecture

#mentalhealth #opensource #webdev #react

4 min read

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Nov 18 '25

From Cancer Cures to Pornography: The Six-Month Descent of AI

#ai #mentalhealth #programming #webdev

7 min read

Ed

Dec 7 '25

When Someone Dismisses Your Work. Why You Should Keep Building Anyway

#discuss #motivation #mentalhealth #softwaredevelopment

3 min read

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Nov 30 '25

The Dopamine Hit of git push vs. The Agony of git revert

#programming #webdev #career #mentalhealth

5 min read

Nadim Chowdhury

Nov 1 '25

I Built MoodFeed: An AI That Actually Knows When You're Having a Sh*t Day

#showdev #sideprojects #mentalhealth #ai

9 min read

Nadim Chowdhury

Nov 1 '25

Building Confessly: The Anonymous Confession Platform That Actually Listens

#showdev #opensource #mentalhealth #ai

7 min read

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Sagrario Meneses

Nov 28 '25

Finding Strength in Code, Part 2: Lessons from Loss and the Power of Reflection

#mentalhealth #postmortem #softwareengineering #problemsolving

5 min read

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CrisisCore-Systems

Nov 29 '25

Trauma-informed design left everyone asking: "How does it actually know I'm struggling without spying?"

#privacy #mentalhealth #opensource #webdev

7 min read

Cathy Lai

Nov 26 '25

The Silent Struggle of the High-Achiever: Why your own high standards are making you tired

#discuss #mentalhealth #career #productivity

1 min read

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Oct 22 '25

Khủng hoảng nghề nghiệp tuổi 30

#crisis #career #mentalhealth

4 min read

Cover image for Le potentiel rôle de Dieu dans notre sort (Pensée libre Pt II)

Nov 25 '25

Le potentiel rôle de Dieu dans notre sort (Pensée libre Pt II)

#mentalhealth

3 min read

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Juno Threadborne

Nov 21 '25

The Sturdy Pillar Doesn’t Need Reinforcement

#mentalhealth #singleparenting

4 min read

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Christoffer Madsen

Nov 10 '25

I use AI when I code. And sometimes it makes me feel like I’m cheating.

#ai #selfimprovement #webdev #mentalhealth

2 min read

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Nov 25 '25

Pourquoi changer sera difficile… (Réflexion personnelle)

#mentalhealth

2 min read

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Hamzat Abdul-muizz

Nov 2 '25

October Taught Me to Show Up

#devjournal #mentalhealth #motivation

4 min read

cz writes

Oct 25 '25

The Beginning : Hello World!

#codenewbie #motivation #devjournal #mentalhealth

2 min read

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Laura Montironi

Nov 20 '25

🌱La maternidad, la pausa laboral… y un clic

#career #devjournal #mentalhealth

4 min read

Alex Chen

Oct 21 '25

Sleep Patterns Predict Mental Health Episodes 3-7 Days Ahead: Building SleepMind.ai

#mentalhealth #ai #python #opensource

2 min read

Nov 6 '25

Has AI made programming less satisfying for you?

#discuss #ai #productivity #mentalhealth

1 min read

Henry Lin

Nov 20 '25

Lesson 25: Risk Control and Psychology Management

#management #mentalhealth #productivity

14 min read

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Gouranga Das Samrat

Nov 16 '25

From Imposter Syndrome to Confidence: My Journey as a Senior Angular Developer

#angular #career #mentalhealth

9 min read

Nov 18 '25

The Commit I Almost Didn't Push

#beginners #career #mentalhealth

2 min read

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