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It Can't Just Be Me
When the pandemic started, I didn't really have a care in the world. I was happily (or so I thought) married, I had a great career that I had recently been promoted in, and I was healthy. What I did not know was that I would later be brutally attacked by my soon to be ex, lose my career inevitably because of her, and have to pack a bag with only one week's worth of clothing and run away to my friend's house.
By Akiah Thomas5 years ago in Psyche
Life after Narcissistic Abuse
Too many of us have encountered people with Narcissistic personalities. This could be a parent, spouse, sibling or friend- the list goes on. And unfortunately, sometimes it’s not always easy to escape the subsequent abuse we endure. For example, if you have a narcissistic parent and are yet to reach adulthood, you may develop a wide array of self-esteem issues, accumulate trauma and develop mental health issues as a result of years of narcissistic abuse.
By Leah 5 years ago in Psyche
I'm Perfectly Fine In My Comfort Zone, Thank You
If you have more than a month of Medium, you are probably already tired of cheap self-help clichés. Sometimes I wonder why there are so many articles on that topic, especially if we are all so sick of it … then I see how many claps they have and it all makes sense.
By Mindsmatter.5 years ago in Psyche
A List of 10 Things To Do When Your Depression Is Triggered
Once you’re diagnosed with depression, it isn’t something that will be cured and magically go away, ever. It’s something that most of us will struggle with managing for the rest of our lives. Something we’ve been challenged with carrying around even before we were diagnosed. After being diagnosed we were given power though. For some of us, that diagnosis is the freaking miracle we needed. The final answer to why the freak do we feel, act and think the way we do. However, it doesn’t fix it all. Being given a diagnosis doesn’t mean poof depression be gone like some folks think that’s how it works. It’s still there. We just now have an idea of what we’re dealing with and now we have the power to learn how to manage it.
By Laura Tran5 years ago in Psyche
Sober Living in Wheatland Illinois
Sober Living in Wheatland IL offers you the chance to completely transform your life. This beautiful, scenic, and rural community in southern Illinois is located at the crossroads of two rivers. With a location that allows it to be within easy reach of several area schools and churches, Sober Living in Wheatland IL can become your new home. If drug addiction is a problem for you, or if you are looking for treatment for someone you love or care for, Sober Living in Wheatland IL has a drug rehab solution you can count on. There are a variety of services offered by this sober living facility including spiritual and psychiatric services, medical detoxification, residential treatment, and inpatient drug rehab programs.
By Zack Tran5 years ago in Psyche
Black Women Who Survive Rape
The first time I was sexually assaulted was at the age of five. It was by my neighbors. It happened so fast that I cannot begin to remember when my abuse actually started. They were sneaky. They would sit on their front porch and watch me. I thought it was weird at first but they never spoke to me. They would just wave or smile. In the back of my mind, it felt weird but a wave and smile seemed harmless. They were patient went it came to me. I guess it is why they are called sexual predators.
By Cara Simone Sparks 5 years ago in Psyche
It Took A Pandemic For Me To Become A Functional Adult
We have read thousands of stories during quarantine. The story of success and self-improvement of those who realized that they didn't love what they did and took control of their lives. They started a business, quit their 9 to 5 jobs, and achieved financial freedom.
By Mindsmatter.5 years ago in Psyche
5 Steps to Take if Your Teenager is Depressed
Adults are not the only ones who deal with mental health issues. Teenagers can struggle with depression, and there are things you can do to help them get through it. These steps will get you started.
By Sheryl Wright5 years ago in Psyche
Living in Delusions
I was surprised to find myself lost in this colourful riverside. However, I have always had a deep connection with myself in nature. How had I gotten so far away from myself? How and when did the voices in my head manage to control me so much that I forgot myself? To fall into an endless dark rabbit hole again without even realising it…
By Meltem ARIKAN5 years ago in Psyche
Bedtime. . Top Story - August 2021.
It’s bedtime. Sometimes I don’t want to go to sleep because it means starting all over tomorrow. I never used to feel this way. I used to love going to bed, the feeling of exhaustion, the soft fabric of my pillow and the release of tension from my body as I drift into sleep.
By A Lady with a Pen5 years ago in Psyche
In a City of Lights
Pain... an emotion that has been with me my entire life, an emotion so powerful that it has pushed me to try harder and to not try at all. On many occasions I think why bother trying when no one is watching, why try when that girl I like at work doesn't like me back and that pushes me back into the corner of loneliness and I start wondering about all the things that make me unlovable, stressful, undesirable hell even hated and that brings me back to the question that wracks my brain till this very second..."Why?" I do all that I can to impress someone that I've found interest in and I'm considered a "try hard, simp, weirdo" but when I barely try I get people calling me "quiet kid, the guy who might kill us if we bully him too much, psycho, rude" I've tried to follow the trends and it doesn't work. I've tried for so long to be the good guy and look for love in this city of lights and to fail so many times at even getting a first date that I feel destined to die alone, forgotten, unloved, and devoid of emotion. I've tried steeling my emotions and not wearing my heart on my sleeve and the people I find myself growing romantic feelings for suddenly think I hate them or I am mean. At this current point in time I have four romantic interests, A friend who knows of my feelings for them and has never given me a for sure answer but I care about them too much to stop talking to them and doing stuff for them as I've told them many times, A new coworker that I find attractive but unfortunately is already spoken for, A customer turned employee that for almost a year I've been speaking to just told me that they too are in a relationship that has been going on for almost 2 years and I was none the wiser because their partner never came up in conversation and I didn't want to ask because I felt that it was a really personal question, and finally the person that I added on social media that I found attractive and had been wanting to talk to for a while now, that person if my current trends are still accurate will more than likely reject me outright. I've tried dating apps, in person interactions and going to bars and every single form of socializing has led to me being rejected, hurt and in pain. I have longed for someone to love me for so long and have failed at fulfilling that longing that nothing seems worth doing anymore. The lack of companionship that I on the daily to forget, always finds itself back in my face more worse than the last time. I see the benefits of being a lone wolf but its something about companionship that just pulls me in and I hate it, I see couples everyday in my store and they seem happy, my friends are now starting to get married and have kids seem to be living their best life and here I am still single and ready to mingle but no one wants to mingle with me. People go out with their buddies--- I have no buddies, I try and make friends--- they only want to use my skill set and money, I try to pursue love interests--- I get rejected. I am so sick of getting rejected and hurt that I genuinely hate my short comings with a passion. Nowadays I try and look at society like a credit score and what I mean by that is if your societal credit score is trash you are destined for failure in society and unlike financial credit there is very little you can do to raise it. As a male in todays society I am expected to suck it up and keep on pushing, as Chris Rock once said "Only women, children and, dogs are loved unconditionally, a man is only loved on the condition that he can provide something--" and personally I only agree with that at about 80 percent primarily due to the fact that some people are in relationships where the female is the only one bringing home money and the guy sits at home doing nothing, now I've tried to come to the logical conclusion as to how those relationships work and I still can't figure it out as to how those relationships with that type of dynamic make it for as long as they do and I'm still sitting here unable to even get a first date. I've seen relationships that start off on freaking Tik Tok and I can't even send a message without being left on read, like seriously what am I doing wrong that all I get at the end of the day is a list of rejected actions and a punch to the emotional stomach. Studies have shown that you are more likely to find someone you get into a romantic relationship with at work then the chances of you getting hit by a city bus and at this point I'm about ready to just let the bus hit me.
By Joe White5 years ago in Psyche
Growing Drug Addiction Among Young People
In the current era where Pakistan is facing economic stagnation and other problems. The same important problem is the growing drug addiction among the youth. The youth who will be the architects of Pakistan's future in the times to come. It is important to take steps to eliminate their addiction.
By Mohammad Arif5 years ago in Psyche