Change Log

A transparent record of what changed, when, and why. We do not silently remove old claims — we correct them openly.

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September 2026

2026-09-28 — Footer nav + RSS normalized on 89 legacy pages; sitemap dates corrected

• Added Methodology / Crisis Resources / Editorial Policy / Change Log footer links + RSS feed link to 89 legacy-template question pages (they previously had a bare footer)
• Corrected 416 sitemap lastmod dates that carried a stale 2025-07-27 batch stamp — now reflect actual change dates
• Reconciled the question count across llms.txt and the About page (2,535)
• Expanded 4 thin pages to the full 5-section standard (nicotine/vaping, shopping, sensory issues, thoughts-of-death — the latter with crisis-safety review)

2026-09-25 — Fixed question-page layout shift (CLS 0.754 → 0.001)

Removed a redundant JavaScript nav injector from 89 question pages. These pages already had a static header nav, but also loaded nav-injector.js, which injected a second nav bar at the top of the page after first paint — pushing the whole page down and causing a 0.754 cumulative layout shift.

• Fix: removed the duplicate nav.css + nav-injector.js references from all 89 pages (static header retained).
• Result: CLS 0.754 → 0.0006 (Google "good" threshold is 0.1).
• Backup: tools/backup_cls_fix_20260925/.

2026-09-24 — Sitemap lastmod synced to page schema

Regenerated sitemap lastmod for question pages to match each page's own JSON-LD dateModified, eliminating 2,179 mismatches where the sitemap claimed a page was unchanged since July 2025 while the page itself reported a 2026 date. The sitemap is now internally consistent with the schema on every page.

• Why: lastmod should reflect a page's actual last change, not a stale sitewide stamp.
• Note: this is a consistency fix, not a true review-date system. A proper review-tracking system (recording substantive edits) remains a separate follow-up.

2026-09-24 — QAPage schema corrected to Article+MedicalWebPage

Replaced the incorrect QAPage schema (meant for user-submitted Q&A forums) with the correct MedicalWebPage + Article + Person graph on 89 pages that still carried the old template. All 2,527 question pages now use consistent editorial schema.

• Why: QAPage signals user-submitted answers, which can suppress rich results for single-answer editorial pages.
• Tool: tools/fix_schema.py (pre-existing). Backup: tools/backup_qapage_20260924/.

2026-09-24 — Removed specific tapering/dosing instructions

Removed prescriptive medication-dosing language (specific percentages, milligram examples, and formulation directives like "liquid formulations" and "compounded micro-doses") from three pages on SSRI tapering and polypharmacy. Replaced with "work with your prescriber on a gradual, individualized schedule" framing. The educational content on discontinuation syndrome and nervous-system regulation is unchanged.

• Why: Specific dosing instructions read as medical advice, which is outside the scope of a non-licensed author. This completes the earlier correction that was only applied to one page.
• Pages: how-do-i-taper-off-ssris-safely, what-is-ssri-discontinuation-syndrome-vs-withdrawal, what-is-polypharmacy-in-mental-health

2026-09-24 — Search index rebuilt + count reconciled

Rebuilt the on-site search index deterministically from the filesystem, fixing three drift problems: 204 question pages were missing from search, 104 entries pointed to files that no longer exist, and 75 entries displayed the wrong title (a stale title from a different question). The index now covers all 2,527 question pages plus 8 topic hubs with zero dead or mismatched entries.

• Why: The index had fallen out of sync with the live page set, so search silently omitted ~200 real answers and surfaced phantom results.
• Tool: tools/rebuild_search_index.py (idempotent, auto-backup).

2026-09-24 — Safety softening ("body does not lie")

Softened the phrase "the body does not lie" on two remaining pages (neurodivergent masking at work, and faking mental illness) to experiential framing ("your body carries the cost" / "your body carries signals worth listening to"). This completes the earlier correction that began on suicide-related content.

• Why: The phrase implies the body is always "truthful," which can invalidate a person's conscious experience — especially on content adjacent to self-harm and identity.

2026-09-23 — Claim-level citations deployed

Added inline citation markers to 51 high-priority question pages. Consequential claims (statements about neurobiology, treatment, and clinical phenomena) now link directly to their PubMed sources via superscript markers, rather than only appearing in a bottom-of-page bibliography.

• Scope: 51 pages, 218 individual claim-to-source links
• Sources: PubMed, NIH, CDC, peer-reviewed journals
• Why: To satisfy the claim-level citation standard and improve clinical authority

2026-09-22 — Email capture + IndexNow

Added a newsletter signup form to the homepage and question pages, backed by a MailerLite integration. Configured IndexNow for instant search-engine notification on publish.

2026-09-21 — Editorial infrastructure

Added footer navigation to Methodology, Crisis Resources, and Editorial Policy across all question pages. Added RSS feed discovery links to page headers.

2026-09-20 — Risk-tier system + schema

Classified all pages into a four-tier risk system (Tier 0–3) embedded in HTML and structured data. Added MedicalWebPage schema. Removed commercial calls-to-action from Tier 3 (high-risk) pages.

August 2026

2026-08 — Safety content corrections

Softened the phrase "the body does not lie" on suicide-related content, which risked implying that a person's suicidal state was more "true" than their will to live. Removed a "5%–10% taper" suggestion on medication pages that could be read as specific medical dosing advice.

• Why: Both phrases could be misinterpreted as clinical guidance. The site provides education, not medical advice.

July 2026

2026-07 — Pagination + search

Split the questions index into paginated pages (A–T, #, and W1–W16) to improve load performance. Added a client-side search index (2,445 entries) and alphabetical navigation.

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This change log is maintained going forward. For the editorial standards behind these changes, see our Methodology page.