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Lawnmowers are Dragons
What is a lawnmower? You do not need an advanced understanding of engineering to know that a lawnmower is a machine, often gas-powered, that moves on wheels and utilizes a spinning blade to trim the grass. You've likely done this chore at least once, and perhaps you wondered how the littler world, of insects and creatures amid the turf, perceived this event.
By Jared G. Delta5 years ago in Psyche
You Must Get Lost Before You Find Yourself
"You have to get lost before you find yourself." A quote from one of my favorite novels, Paper Towns by John Green. I have read that story back in college, and I was clueless then, not understanding what that means, but I remember that it instilled in my mind.
By Miss Sunday5 years ago in Psyche
Geology
My name is Genevieve and I’m currently 28 years old. There’s really no better place to begin than the beginning though forgive me for my less specific time frame as I recently lost 14 + years of my memory and as of now, the past is still like a dream. I had everything I could need. A good family, a fulfilling life, a smart mind, etc. Unfortunately, I have bipolar disorder and suffer from major depression. I’ve always been talented at almost everything I give a try, but life felt like a pressure I didn’t understand and couldn’t handle. A couple of years after high school and some time at a community college, I chose to take a Geology 1 course during the summer that was 5 days a week, 5 hours a day, for 5 weeks. It sounded slightly intriguing and like a challenge I desperately needed. Now, I was most certainly not a straight A student. I often barely passed classes with C’s. One issue was my ADHD and another was the depression, but most of all I struggled with a complete lack of motivation. See, I did anything you could think of as a child. I traveled all over, danced tap and ballet, played the flute, played the viola, participated in multiple clubs like chess, math, etc. My need to explore was being filled. When I got to college, I realized I had absolutely no idea as to what I wanted my path in life to be. At least, until I found Geology.
By Genevieve Armstorff5 years ago in Psyche
From Purgatory to Present
After getting in a motorcycle accident and breaking 23 bones in my face, plus a permanently separated clavicle, including loss of vision in my left eye and taste & smell. Not to mention my IQ dropping to around ~55 from 128 and always in a dream world, except the last 2 days where I remember some things. I needed to be cut open from ear-to-ear to insert metal plates where the skull cracked and realign the broken facial bones. The Norse God Odin willingly gave up his eye and hung himself on Yggdrasil tree until re-born in exchange for all knowledge and wisdom in the universe, including runes (writing!). Sometimes a sacrifice is required to see what has been missing the whole time is what I discovered, and usually it's right in front of you as we fixate on other goals.
By Andrew Dixon5 years ago in Psyche
Bipolar Disorder 2 vs. 5-4-3-2-1, Get Up!
How My Disorder Affects My Mental State For many years there has been a longing for something that’s missing from inside my soul. Like a thirst to be more than what I am realistically capable of being; longing for something unseen that I have never quite been able to discover within myself. It is like knowing exactly what you want, but also not knowing or knowing that it is always outside of grasps reach. There are some days that I open my eyes and I can feel on top of the world... But, more days than not I feel in a sense that the entire world has stopped and is running me in the complete opposite direction that I fight so hard to travel.
By Harley Marie5 years ago in Psyche
Watching Friends Can Treat Your Anxiety
I just can't stop binge-watching docu-series of serial killers and true crime. In addition, Netflix won't stop releasing them, although my therapist does not recommend watching that kind of content in tense moments such as in the middle of a pandemic. In fact, I thought that the recommendation of the professionals would be to stop watching TV and concentrate more on physical activities, surprisingly it was not the case.
By Mindsmatter.5 years ago in Psyche
