mental health

Mental health and psychology are essential in life extension and leading a healthy and happy life.

Living with Depression
Life can throw curves at unexpected times, and sometimes getting a roommate can help to ease some of the burdens from the financial sort. But dealing with a roommate who doesn't take you into consideration when they decide to do certain things, is a burden of its own.
By Christopher Haskins9 years ago in Longevity
Menopausal Madness
My take on menopause was that I was going to, maybe, get a couple of hot flashes, in my early fifties, a slight change in my body and the end of periods forever more (yeay). No more hormonal outbursts, no more cranky, I-want-to kill-someone moods and no more purchasing of sanitary products that may or may not give you cancer if you stuck them up your vagina. I would be free at last from the evil that was menstruation.
By Carla Day9 years ago in Longevity
Want to Let Sh*t Go? – Dance Like No One is Watching
This is an original post and was initially featured on my blog site aroadtobliss.com First Comes the Trigger photo courtesy of someecards.com
By Sarah Gallagher9 years ago in Longevity
The Insanity of My Sanity
"SANE is the INSANITY most call NORMALITY put forth by SOCIETY."—Erik Till 22nd April 2013. I've often found that what society dictates as normal isn't an accurate depiction at all. It may be because I am not what society deems normal that I have always felt this way, it may be because that is what I was brought up hearing from my family. I don't know, but it stands as said.
By Serenity Davis9 years ago in Longevity
The Fog of Depression
People all around me seem to be passing away. First my grandma, then other people's family, my dad, and just today another friend of mine's grandfather passed away.
By Ivan Gomez9 years ago in Longevity
Radical Honesty Challenge
Public Service Announcement. TO REALLY BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM. What are you? Really? Who are you? We get so caught up in the matrix that we treat ourselves the same way we treat others. An empty “Good morning self," or worse “It's morning self, you have to live again. No luck peacefully dying in your sleep.” You get up, go through the motions. Watch the things. Eat the things. Clean the parts. See the day. We get so complacent, we miss the small miracles, and frequently when they are noticed, they are just sifted through the programming. How you “should” feel and react when a pleasantry happens. Think about how you FEEL, how you actually feel when you watch or experience negativity.
By JoRose9 years ago in Longevity
Self-Care - Millennial Edition
Let's be real. Lately, every day feels like part II of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire." I'm serious. Take a look: Donald Trump, paris agreement/ climate change, please impeach him/ Portland stabbings, London Bridge/ We're all going to drown in sewage
By Rachel Benn9 years ago in Longevity
It's Not Your Fault
I'm 31 years of age. At the age of 5 (or so I'm told), I attempted to hang myself with my school tie. At 31 years of age, it breaks my heart to attempt to fathom how hopeless life must be for someone so young to take the decision to end it all. I only remember bits and pieces from those days. I know that I had difficulty forming friendships with other children. I know that I had a tendency to take people at their word; to assume people were always honest, and of course this made me vulnerable and it was easy to take advantage of me. I was naive. Other kids seemed to realise this very quickly and this was the start of it. Being the butt of jokes and the source of amusement for other kids. I remember it was hurtful but I also know I didn't always realise when it was happening. My parents loved me very much of course, but the pain I was suffering must have been so great that I didn't want to live anymore. Had I succeeded in my suicide attempt, it would not have been their fault. They raised me to be honest, and to see others as honest and encountering the worst in people was clearly a shock to me that I didn't understand.
By Neil Cochrane9 years ago in Longevity
Down the Rabbit Hole
How could a person feel so isolated? So out of place yet you take in the same gasp for air, for life. Run the same blood through your veins and arteries, God says he created us all equally like brothers and sisters
By Emily Mariscal9 years ago in Longevity
A Look Inside a Mentally Ill Mind
One with mental illness will never truly be okay. We must learn to be okay with that. The thing about mental illness is that no one grasps the enormity of the pain and suffering inside. No one who has not suffered this themselves can understand such pain. It isn't until the sufferer ends their life that people finally realise the unbearable pain they truly felt in life. Until that point, mental illness seems nothing more than an excuse to be lazy, a cry for attention, an inconvenience, a burden.
By Ian Emoon9 years ago in Longevity
Losing Days to PMDD
Not too long ago, I had some company come to town, had an art exhibit, and did some travel with my visiting friend. For an introvert like me, I probably took on too much. Soon, I was in the thick of PMDD and living the repercussions of overdoing it. I suspect I’m not the only woman with that problem.
By Cheeky Minx9 years ago in Longevity
Doing What Makes You Happy
What makes you happy? Your kids? Your job? Watching videos of highly intoxicated people try and act normal? Yea, that's pretty funny. But, what really makes you happy?
By Christine Graves9 years ago in Longevity