Akhmas Meraj
Akhmas Meraj is the writer behind The PsychNerd, where the goal is simple: take what rigorous psychology research actually says and make it warm, clear, and genuinely useful. Akhmas isn't a licensed clinician; this work comes from lived experience and deep, careful reading of the evidence. Every article is grounded in peer-reviewed research and fact-checked, with honest attention to what the science does and doesn't show. Educational only, never a substitute for professional care.
Burnout
The 5 Types of Imposter Syndrome: Which One Is Yours?
7 min read · Reviewed against current psychological research
Key Takeaways
The five types come from Valerie Young's 2011 book, not from peer-reviewed research. No published...
Burnout
Burnout vs Stress: How to Tell When Pressure Became Something Else
8 min read · Reviewed against current clinical research
Key Takeaways
Stress is too much. Burnout is not enough left. Stress involves over-engagement and urgency; burnout...
Burnout
Is Burnout a Mental Illness? What the WHO Classification Really Says
9 min read · Reviewed against current clinical research
Key Takeaways
No. The WHO explicitly doesn't classify burnout as a medical condition. It sits in ICD-11...
Burnout
How to Recover From Burnout Without Quitting Your Job
You can start recovering from burnout before you can afford to leave. Evidence-based strategies for the situation most advice ignores.
Burnout
Why You Stopped Caring About Your Job: Cynicism, Burnout’s Second Dimension
The day you noticed you had stopped caring. Why cynicism is burnout's second dimension, a form of protection, and why the cure is not "care more."
Burnout
Emotional Exhaustion: Why You’re Depleted by Noon
It is not that you did not sleep. Emotional exhaustion is a different kind of empty, the first dimension of burnout, and here is what causes it.
Depression
ADHD, Anxiety and Depression: Why They Overlap and What Helps
13 min read · Reviewed against current psychological research
Key Takeaways
All three together is the norm, not an unlucky pile-up. Around 47% of adults with...
Depression
Can ADHD Cause Depression? What the Research Actually Shows
13 min read · Reviewed against current psychological research
Key Takeaways
The evidence points to yes. Three independent study designs, including a sibling comparison of over...
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