troubled mind

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"Health professionals were being told a false story and her boredom and troubled mind was leading her to make allegations to seek care and attention," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Instead of romanticizing or ignoring his bipolar disorder, Jeff Feuerzeig's movie engages with it directly, drawing beautiful gems from a troubled mind.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2021

Then, in the past decade, it began to appear in Western media, hailed as the latest magic ingredient in skin care, capable of soothing and smoothing, brightening and tightening, all while quieting a troubled mind.

From New York Times • May 10, 2021

Marianna de Fazio stars as Irene, a seemingly seasoned gardener whose deliberate raking and planting doesn’t do much to conceal a troubled mind.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2016

He wished he still had Quidditch to distract him; nothing worked so well on a troubled mind as a good, hard training session.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling