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Most recently published stories in Psyche.

Why Is It So Difficult To Talk To Strangers
Do you feel like you get a hard time chatting with people you don't know? From asking for an address on the street or even thanking the waiter, do you turn any interaction into something awkward?
By Mindsmatter.4 years ago in Psyche
5 Signs You Grew Up As A Depressed Child
Mental illnesses are related to adults, we rarely speak of anxiety or depression in children. Our childhood and adolescence are critical years in our psychological development. The things we live in those stages will shape us and define the type of adult we will be. That is why identifying signs of mental health problems is vital.
By Mindsmatter.4 years ago in Psyche
6 Subtle Signs You're Becoming Depressed
The insidious nature of mental problems is that they frequently go undetected. Here are six subtle indicators that you're depressed.
By Sahina Bano4 years ago in Psyche
Why Isn’t It Easy for Some People To Be Happy and Not Others?
Let me begin with a short story about a dog and the house of mirrors It was the day off at a theme park in New York. Among other joy rides and ghost houses, there was a house of mirrors. It was very unique as it was filled with mirrors of different sizes and shapes on all sides. When I say filled, I mean the ceiling as well.
By The Soulful Scribbler 4 years ago in Psyche
She Prevented My Suicide
Did you see the title and expect a heart-warming feel-good story? Sorry to disappoint. That’s not what this is going to be.
By Sapphire Ravenclaw4 years ago in Psyche
How to Help People. Top Story - October 2021.
My friend’s mother committed suicide. I knew her well. I was always staying over at the family home when young, it was a beautiful, double-fronted property on a hilltop overlooking the town.
By Jamie Jackson4 years ago in Psyche
30 New Things To Try Each Day.
Who would have thought that when I was a 7 year old prissy child that I would have learned the most important lesson of my life.
By Ansley Marie4 years ago in Psyche
I Lived a Double Life for 19 Years
The thing about living a double life is that there is always a moment that you fear- a singular moment you know is bound to happen that will cause the two worlds to collide. I did not know exactly what my moment would be, but I knew it would be cataclysmic. Let me paint you a picture of what my life looked like 26 months ago, at least from the outside looking in. I had a successful career, drove a shiny new car, was engaged to a wonderful man whom I loved more than anything, and had a small circle of friends I knew I could count on. I was dependable and reliable at work, funny and outgoing to my friends and family, successful and ready to settle down with my fiancé. I paid my bills on time, voted, and was a model citizen. I had never even been pulled over. My life was perfect, or so it seemed. What no one knew, was that I was harboring a secret that if discovered, would cause my world to implode. Well, twenty-six months ago, the lie that I had been living for nineteen years completely blew up, ruining the perfect persona that I had worked so hard to maintain. It destroyed me, but it also saved my life.
By Hollie Ann4 years ago in Psyche
Our CEO Was a Prisoner of His Past
Let’s call him Milton Boring. He was rather boring, but it was not his fault that he was like he was, as you will see if you read on.
By Dean Gee4 years ago in Psyche
What Keeping A Dream Journal Can Do For You
I started my dream journal way back in 2014. It was a kind of a spur of the moment thing because -at the time- I actually only wrote my dreams down in order to tell it them to my sister. She'd always complained about my horrible ability to explain stuff on the fly and I figured that it was a sound solution.
By Anna Miller4 years ago in Psyche
Risk Factors of Drug Addiction
What are some of the risk factors of drug addiction? In a drug rehab clinic, doctors and staff will answer questions about drug addiction. One of the most common questions is what are some of the risk factors of drug addiction? It is important to find out what these factors are so that you can decide if you or someone else you know might be susceptible to becoming addicted to drugs. Inpatient drug rehab in Santa Cruz CA are very careful not to reveal information regarding these risks because they want patients to leave the premises of the drug rehab clinic knowing that they are safe.
By Daryl Heider4 years ago in Psyche
I sit. I wait.
I sit. I wait. A sterile beige room taunts me as a cocktail of bleach and dust swirl around the air. Fading framed photographs fill the tragic walls. Battered reupholstered chairs retain the shadowy concave imprints of the people who waited here before me.
By Bianca Shaw4 years ago in Psyche