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What does it mean to live a sober living lifestyle in Garden Grove, CA
Living a sober and drug-free life is not as easy as it sounds. In fact, it's never easy. It takes work on your part, it requires you to make some sacrifices, and it involves a certain amount of risk. But living a lifestyle of sobriety doesn't have to mean living in fear or trembling - this can be a great place to live.
By Sherwood Alles4 years ago in Psyche
Social Anxiety
I have social anxiety and had to deal with it at the age of 5. My parents haven't noticed that I would have it. Until they took me to the doctors. My family doctor had told them that I have social anxiety. They tried different things to help me but it didn't help. I had to deal with my anxiety for 15 years. And I didn't let it stop me from taking over my life. I'm working on it every day.
By Shalini Gounden4 years ago in Psyche
How Inpatient Drug Rehab Can Help You
Inpatient drug rehab in Concord, California is for those people who have a long standing relationship with drugs and substance abuse. The term "inpatient" may be a misnomer as one does not remain in a facility under the same roof as their friends and family members. Instead they are kept apart a few days at a time and then taken back to the usual life of addiction relapse. Sometimes they go on residential or outpatient treatment facilities, depending on the severity of the addiction. If you or someone you know may be suffering from addiction, please seek professional assistance.
By Jonah K4 years ago in Psyche
This Is How Wisdom Is Truly Earned
We all want to be happy. But contrary to what most people assume - we're not owed happiness. There is this belief that life should break its back for us to be happy, that God should play a harp and throw a party - for us, to be happy.
By Rabih4 years ago in Psyche
Disassociating From My Disassociation
Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash When I was first diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Depression, it felt more akin to a physical blow than anything. I remember sitting there listening to the doctor and feeling not only insulted, but attacked.
By Leigh Robbins4 years ago in Psyche
Letter from Your Unconscious on Why You are a Sucker for Black Friday
Dear You, I am Your Unconscious, with a Personal Service message to you. Black Friday is upon us. You said you are less consumerist this year.
By Victor Rotariu4 years ago in Psyche
When A Covert Narcissist Finds Someone New - Part 1
When a Covert Narcissist finds someone new, it can feel as if we weren’t/ or aren’t good enough. We can feel like our world is coming down around us.
By Frederick Emerson4 years ago in Psyche
On the Intellect of Visual People
I think that there is a general assumption that visual artists are not that smart. Like perhaps they weren’t that good at things like reading, writing or math and that’s why they were left to mess around with their crayons instead of graduating past that like most people. In my career in design I’ve experienced some of the fallout from this mindset—being overly praised for writing a good email or the weird surprise from people if I have anything of value to say as if I only thought in color, shape and fonts. As a caveat to this, I will say that in my observations, there are differences in communication styles among “word people” and “visuals people” and that I’ve had to figure out how to bridge this divide so that I could survive and have any influence in a “word people” dominant environment and lucky for me I have been able to do it because I think I happen to exist in between these worlds.
By Nadya Goest4 years ago in Psyche
Employee Mental Health: Why It Is Important To Maintain It And How To Do It
Mental health: why it matters? The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that productivity losses due to depression and anxiety cost the global economy $ 1 trillion a year. In addition, the WHO found that for every $ 1 spent on treating common mental illnesses, $ 4 is returned due to improved health and productivity.
By Michail Bukin4 years ago in Psyche
Coping with Founder Anxiety
I’ve already been out this morning for a walk, got my cup of coffee from a local petrol pump (the Costa inside it). Listened to some of a new audible I started this morning ‘Go For No’ by Richard Fenton (decent start and allegory for success in sales) and am now sat down to write.
By Deepak Shukla4 years ago in Psyche
The Power of Words
How do you heal after trauma? How do you even try to begin? Trauma comes in so many shapes and sizes but for me, personally, it consists of years of fertility treatments and 6 unsuccessful IVF cycles. 6 cycles of injections, of scans, of doctors and blood tests all ending with empty arms. The trauma that those years of pain and heart break left was just too much, too heavy to continue to carry and so it ultimately resulted in the failure of my marriage, the ending of a love affair.
By Amanda Gill4 years ago in Psyche
Depression = Autism
It has been nearly two years since I found out that I was Autistic. In that time, I’ve gone through many emotions: disbelief, anger, avoidance, contemplation, remembrance and finally, acceptance. I’ve listened to what other people have thought about my disorder. I’ve buried my head in the sand for almost a year trying to convince myself that I was not, in fact, autistic. I’ve mentally gone back over the parts of my life that I can remember, from childhood up until now. I’ve accepted what I was never going to be able to change. I’ve developed a new level of comfort with myself. And I’ve read and read and read…as much as I could about autism and more specifically, being on the spectrum.
By Natalie Forrest4 years ago in Psyche