psych
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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
"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
Their psych ward meet-cute isn't as romantic as it sounds — I promise.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2024
After unburdening herself from the bipolar diagnosis she had received as a child, she got off psych meds.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
I try to psych myself up, to get myself to ask her.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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
You fooled the top psychs of the Board.
From Masters of Space by Berry, Robert Lee
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
His father said that his son would have been "absolutely psyched" that the company's new laboratory was being named in his honour.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
I psyched myself up to argue and dialed the customer service number on the back of the bill.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
Not only was I excited to see one of my favorite comedians spar with Jean Smart, I was also psyched to see a 40-something woman cast as a daughter, and not a mother.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
Besides the whole Sparkle angle, I'm psyched to do something outside of the shadow of my superstar brother.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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
It can be a challenge to find motivation while working without concrete deadlines, but Isaac and Karen share ideas for psyching yourself into a creative routine.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2023
“When I look at a combination of attributes of a player, I think Micah has no problem psyching himself up to a rage,” Jones said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
“He’s not thinking. We came in together and you can be worried about your future a little bit, what’s going to happen. You start psyching yourself out. I think he’s just playing free.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
But maybe Mercedes’ feeble mind still knew a thing or two about psyching out her opponent.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
