psych
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I also saw this same dynamic when working on a hospital psych unit as a counselor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
An accident with a cup of coffee in February 2025 morning had him feeling like he should check into a psych facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
“The Housemaid” initially appears to have those trappings, slowly revealing that Nina is on a steady cocktail of antipsychotics after a trip to the psych ward.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
"Every day I have a call from the welfare team from Channel 4 and I also have access to a psych as well and they're fantastic," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
Though keeplocked, he got a special escort to the psych floor twice a day to take his meds.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
This is a woman who psychs herself up in the mirror and raps to herself, in order to ...
From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2017
“He’s like Muhammad Ali, he psychs out all the other horses,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2017
Before trials, he psychs himself up by yelling “Showtime!,” in a nod to “All That Jazz.”
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 6, 2015
You can also designate a "Fit Song," so at the touch of a button you hear the tune that always psychs you up to go all out.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2012
If the psychs were right, he's fixated on you, now.
From Youngling A Terran Empire story by Ann Wilson
If you’re anything like me, you’re psyched for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer’s epic poem.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Former England winger Theo Walcott says Marcus Rashford is the Three Lions player he is "most psyched about" at the upcoming World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
In fact, it’s virtually impossible to tell whether he’s more psyched about “Slow Horses” or being knighted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
“We’re psyched for five more years with our fans.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
We're all so psyched, we go out for ice cream to celebrate like it’s years ago and I’m five, but, man, that ice cream tastes so good.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Of course, there are limits to taking a Panglossian attitude and psyching ourselves up in the face of challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
"I knew how toxic it can be. You're psyching yourself up for it, so to hear that you aren't going to need it is just unbelievable," she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
Clever on and off the court, Medvedev enjoys psyching out his opponents not only with his combination of impenetrable defense and sneaky offense but with his needling comments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
“Every day I get into my car, every day I decide to step out of my house, it’s a psyching up that I have to do to myself,” Ourlicht said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2020
“Nope. I’ve been preparing for this grudge match for a whole year. He’s good at psyching me. But not this time,” Ben said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
