Dr. K digs into the emerging research on “AI-induced psychosis” and why he changed his mind from thinking it was media fearmongering to seeing real psychiatric risk. He explains how chatbots can act like a technological folie à deux (shared delusion), where empathic, sycophantic AI slowly amplifies your paranoia, isolates you from other people, and erodes your reality testing. Drawing from recent papers, he walks through how different models compare in delusion confirmation, harm enablement, and safety interventions, and then gives a practical checklist so you can tell if your own AI use is drifting into dangerous territory.
Topics include:
What “technological folie à deux” is and how shared delusions can form with a chatbot
Bidirectional belief amplification: you vent, AI validates, your paranoia escalates
Anthropomorphizing AI and why “I know it’s just a tool” doesn’t protect your emotional brain
How sycophantic design (always trying to please the user) directly opposes healthy psychotherapy
Epistemic drift: slowly moving from normal thinking into increasingly delusional narratives
Case example of harmful, unsafe advice (e.g., “healthy” bromine alternative leading to toxicity)
Research comparing models on delusion confirmation, harm enablement, and safety response
The ways AI can weaken reality testing, reinforce suicidal or paranoid ideas, and increase isolation
Self-assessment questions: frequency of use, emotional attachment, replacing friends, following AI advice
Guidelines for using AI more safely and when elevated risk means you should talk to a professional
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An Honest Conversation with @JasonTheWeen
In this conversation, Dr. K sits down with creator JasonTheWeen to talk about the pressure of growing up, managing online relationships, and the complicated emotions that come with watching your parents get older. What starts as a light catch-up quickly turns into a deeper look at loneliness, responsibility, and the fear of losing the people you love.
Jason opens up about feeling torn between his own life and his parents’ wishes, especially his dad’s plan to eventually return to Vietnam. Dr. K helps him explore the difference between what he feels he owes his parents and what he actually wants, while also unpacking how cultural expectations and emotional suppression shape the relationship.
They also discuss the challenges of balancing streaming with real life, how hard it is to communicate honest feelings with family, and why unspoken emotions often turn into sadness or anger. It’s a heartfelt and very human conversation about trying to grow while holding onto the people who matter.
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Why You Can't Enjoy Anything Anymore
In this episode Dr. K explains why modern feeds are not trying to entertain you, they are trying to keep you bored. He breaks down boredom as a dopamine craving and withdrawal state, how short form platforms train your brain into tolerance, and why normal activities stop feeling fun. Then he shows how to reverse it by allowing boredom so your receptors upregulate, your sensitivity returns, and everyday life becomes enjoyable again. He also covers the temporary spike in stored anxiety and low mood that can surface during this reset and how to handle it safely.
Topics include:
What boredom is in the brain, dopamine craving and withdrawal
How feeds create tolerance and downregulate dopamine receptors
Why multitasking with phone plus TV feels empty
The paradox: more boredom today, less boredom tomorrow
Receptor upregulation and regaining pleasure from simple activities
Dopaminergic flexibility, enjoying a wider range of things again
Expecting rebound emotions when you unplug and why they taper
When to seek clinical support if symptoms persist
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What Nobody Tells You About Your 30's
Dr. K breaks down why so many people feel like they “peaked” in their 20s and quietly stall out in their late 20s and 30s. He explains how early life is driven by external expectations, achievement checklists, and making other people proud, and why that motivational system collapses once you are out of school, into a job, or stuck in a life that looks fine on paper but feels empty inside.
Instead of more productivity hacks, Dr. K walks through how identity actually forms, why some people get trapped in paths they never truly chose, and how to rebuild real internal drive using evidence based principles. This episode is a practical roadmap for anyone who feels lost, plateaued, or terrified they already lived the “best” part of their life.
Topics include:
Feeling like you peaked in your 20s and why motivation fades in your 30s
External validation, people pleasing, and the “noiseless” identity crisis
Exploration vs commitment and how foreclosure keeps you stuck
Letting go of sunk costs and the fear of starting over
Self determination theory: autonomy, competence, and relatedness
How to choose for yourself instead of chasing “right” and “wrong” paths
Building competence by stretching your limits, not just performing well
Why your relationships feel hollow when you do not know who you are
Using feedback from others to solidify a more authentic identity
Why the solution is not optimization supplements but discovering who you are
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An Honest Talk About Male Pressure & Depression ft. Dr. Zac Seidler @Movember
Dr. K sits down with Dr. Zac Seidler for an unfiltered discussion about the modern male crisis like how societal expectations around strength, success, and emotional restraint are leaving men isolated, angry, and quietly collapsing inside. Together they unpack how men are taught to earn love through performance, how shame hides under humor and burnout, and why mental health systems often fail to reach them.
In the second half, Dr. K explores deeper layers of male identity: how purpose collapses when external validation fades, the spiritual hunger behind modern depression, and how men can rebuild meaning through discipline, vulnerability, and connection. This is one of the most nuanced conversations yet about what’s really happening beneath the “men’s mental health” crisis.
Topics include:
The hidden link between masculinity, depression, and social isolation
How humor, anger, and overwork mask emotional pain
Why traditional therapy often misses how men communicate distress
The collapse of meaning and identity in modern male life
Dr. K’s framework for purpose and inner alignment
Building connection without losing strength or autonomy
What real progress for men’s mental health should look like today
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