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Carmine Pariante
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Join date: Sep 21, 2022
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I am Professor of Biological Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, and Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
I like to talk about #mentalhealth to the public on The Guardian, the New Humanist, the BBC and other media outlets. I am also the Editor of the mental health digital publication Inspire the Mind.
I am a Kung Fu martial artist in the Fujian White Crane Kung Fu Club.
You can find more information on https://linktr.ee/Carmine_Pariante.
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May 14, 2026 ∙ 4 min
On Defence Mechanisms, A Woodpecker, Good Omens and My Marathon
It was Saturday, the 25th of April 2026, The Day Before My Marathon. The London marathon, obviously. I thought I was chill about running it, but in reality, I was just in denial. It is easier to pretend that something is not true or is not happening; it gives us the time to adapt to the distressing/upsetting/anxious thoughts or events, either in anticipation (like me) or after they have happened. Denial is one of the defence mechanisms, so-called by psychoanalysts because they help us cope.
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Mar 31, 2026 ∙ 4 min
I am Running For The Animal World
I am running for the animal world. I am running the 2026 London Marathon in support of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the charity that runs the London Zoo and a range of amazing international conservation programmes. The adult in me – and hopefully those of you who want to support my 42 km of sweat and tears – is proud to support the conservation charity, but I would be lying if I did not also acknowledge the child in me who still feels so excited at visiting the Zoo.
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Jan 22, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Grieving Stranger Things is grieving my inner child
It’s time to accept it, Stranger Things is finished. We have all become a little bit more adult since Episode 8, which aired on New Year’s Eve.
Why is it so difficult to accept that it is over? This is not a rhetorical question. Thousands of fans online have, for weeks, argued that Episode 8 was not the end. According to the viral “Conformity Gate” theory, fans believed that there should have been a new episode coming out on January 7th.
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