Psychology Around the Net: January 11, 2020

This article examines the evidence of when exercise seems to help depression and when it doesn’t. Comic Gary Gulman Fights Depression With Laughter in His HBO Special and Live Shows: It took comic Gary Gulman decades to stand up to his depression. So he considers it both a public service and a form of therapy that he made his mental illness the focus of his new HBO special “Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh.” By talking about his battle with depression in his comedy shows, Gulman believes he has given others the courage to step up and confront their demons as well.  Wary of War, Iranian Americans Sink Into a Familiar Anxiety: The U.S. killing last week of General Qassem Soleimani has many Iranian-Americans worried about another war as Iran threatens to retaliate and the U.S. threatens to fight back. This article highlights the feelings of Iranian-Americans in Minnesota.
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