Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
xHomeSweetHomex
I’m in a checkout line. I’m sweating. The two go hand in hand. But this checkout line in particular is worse. To start, it’s long and I’m at the front. The cashier is overwhelmed and so am I. Being here makes it hard to breathe. It’s time to pay and I miscalculated the cost. I don’t have enough cash, and my card is in the car.
By Bailey Chambers5 years ago in Psyche
Time's Up
I can’t quite hear myself think, the television is blaring, and the smell of maple pancakes and hickory smoked bacon appear to waltz around my nostrils. I didn’t even realize it had started; my fingers were nervously tapping upon the wooden table as I considered what I would do next.
By MK Colbert5 years ago in Psyche
My Dark Guardian Angel
The wind pushed against my face; I felt weightless. Suddenly, I stopped. I opened my eyes and saw the ground near my face. Looking up, I became aware that everything that frozen. My dress and hair were frozen flying in ripples behind me, and the leaves on the trees were frozen in a paused wind. I didn’t know what was happening; I had never died before, maybe this was normal. I heard a slow clapping, breaking through the silence. I looked around to find the source, but I didn’t see one.
By Christan Tracy5 years ago in Psyche
The Great Resignation: some considerations before changing your career path
If you are currently having serious doubts about whether your current career path can actually lead to a better place, you’re certainly not alone. Last April, a staggering four million Americans quit their jobs, according to the Labor Department. As the pandemic is nearing its end, another 27% are planning to leave their employers in the nearby future. The reason we’re collectively having second thoughts about our current jobs is the fact that working from home has given us a lot more time to think about if we’re actually enjoying what we’re doing, so it seems that COVID-19 has made us realize that life is too short to spend our lives doing something we don’t like. Where the stats show an obvious trend, it also leads to a snowball effect as many of us seem to jump the bandwagon without thinking their decision through. Although we absolutely encourage you to change career paths if you are truly unhappy, we also recommend taking a few of the following aspects into consideration first.
By Daniel Negrijn5 years ago in Psyche
Number twelve
1 Pear. It is a plentiful word. So many variations. Without the ‘r’ you are left with pea. Write it down and you think of a squishy little vegetable. Loved by some, hated by many. Say it, and you think of a wee. Then you have the word left without the ‘p’ - ear. Most of us have two. Some work. Some don’t. Mine don’t hear like they used to. Come to think of it, my ears don’t really work anymore and I struggle to ‘pea’ and, just to add another layer of confusion, my name is Bee.
By Shannon O'Hara5 years ago in Psyche
Too Many Tiger-Strewn Pathways
You’ve felt down at times; sometimes for very little reason. There have been times in your life when stomach-upsetting feelings of fear have surprised you. Maybe more commonly, you know the feelings of frustration or impatience. You’ve had these feelings because that is part of how your brain and body react to life. You are aware of having those emotions because they are electrical and chemical eruptions throughout your brain and body. They are the same reactions, though less intense, that happened to the caveman faced with a Sabertooth tiger.
By M. Michael5 years ago in Psyche
An Alcoholics Story
“You only live once”, “Make the most of everyday”, “Live each day like it’s your last.” I would hear these statements all to often, and they were always from people who were in a good place in their lives. Fair play, these people always wanted to share that life was worth living, but they could have given me a million pounds, a mansion and all the trimmings, it would not have made me any happier.
By Neil Curran5 years ago in Psyche
Addiction Recovery
“You only live once”, “Make the most of everyday”, “Live each day like it’s your last.” I would hear these statements all to often, and they were always from people who were in a good place in their lives. Fair play, these people always wanted to share that life was worth living, but they could have given me a million pounds, a mansion and all the trimmings, it would not have made me any happier.
By Neil Curran5 years ago in Psyche
When did mental illness become such a big deal?
So...when did mental illness become so noticed, so out in front, so...real? When people with mental illnesses stopped being afraid of the stigma that came with actually admitting they have an actual "illness". This is not a bunch of "drama" or a way to "get attention", it's real, and how I realized that it wasn't people "just looking for sympathy, and feeling sorry for themselves" was when I actually went through a serious "depression" with my bestfriend.
By C. M. Sears5 years ago in Psyche
