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Trapped in a Perfect Office: The Psychology of Severance’s Corporate Surrealism

Why an overly pristine office and emotionless colleagues in Severance create an eerie tension more suffocating than outright cruelty.

Safa Rubaye, MD

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The Delusion Paradox: Hugo “Hurley” Reyes, Dave, and the Fragility of Reality in Lost

What If Your Mind Told You That Reality Wasn’t Real?

Safa Rubaye, MD

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Adolescence: No Easy Answers to Why Jamie Did It

The 2025 limited series Adolescence discusses the complexity behind a teenager’s actions, revealing how behavior emerges from genetics, environment, culture, trauma, and social dynamics. It challenges our urge to find a straightforward explanation, instead painting a nuanced picture of adolescent psychology and the futility of searching for a single “why.”

Safa Rubaye, MD

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New Year’s Resolutions: A Psychological Reset

Exploring the drive for self-improvement through a Friends New Year’s scene.

Safa Rubaye, MD

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Uhtred in The Last Kingdom: A Man Torn Between Two Worlds

How Uhtred’s Split Identity Highlights the Way Humans Choose Kinship and Loyalty in a Complicated World

Safa Rubaye, MD

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Why Walter White Decided to Let Jane Die?

Exploring Breaking Bad's Moral Psychology and Trolly Delimma: The Difference Between Killing and Letting Die

Safa Rubaye, MD

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Did Floki Have Schizotypal Traits? A Psychological Analysis

How Floki’s Unorthodox Beliefs and Behavior Shaped His Role in Viking Society

Safa Rubaye, MD

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The Complex Personality of Ragnar Lothbrok: Curiosity, Friendship, and the Surrender to Death

Understanding the Depths of Ragnar's Mind Through His Relationship with Athelstan, Unwavering Curiosity, and Tragic Embrace of Mortality

Safa Rubaye, MD

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Michael Scott: The Man Who Makes Me Laugh and Worry in Equal Measure

How one of TV’s most lovable managers is both hilariously entertaining and emotionally conflicting.