Raccoon Wars, Lindsay Clancy, NFL Scammers & Past Crimes - Matt McCusker
Chris Williamson and Matt McCusker cover the Lindsay Clancy postpartum psychosis case, romance scams, and why people stay unhappy even after life improves.
The gist
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Postpartum psychosis affects roughly 3 in 10,000 births, with 5% experiencing homicidal ideation, which complicates how society assigns blame to mothers.
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The hedonic treadmill means your brain invents new problems when real ones disappear, so trivial annoyances fill the gap left by genuine hardship.
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Romance scammers build fake NFL player personas with forged income documents, and simple red flags like helmets in cars can give them away.
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Leaving a hard situation, such as a bad job or addiction, can feel destabilizing because the familiar problems that gave your life structure are gone.
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