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Most recently published stories in Psyche.
Autistic Burnout and Depression
Somewhere between over-sharing and watch me never talk again in this bihh. I posted on my Instagram story that I would write this elaborate article on Autistic Burnout and Clinical Depression— I even had this whole plan of titling it that.
By Dan-O Vizzini5 years ago in Psyche
How a Bad Mental Health Day Sparked My Medium Journey
It was a typical Monday evening. I perched on the window sill with my hands wrapped around my face. I was having a bad day with my OCD — I had managed to stay strong for the entire morning, but I couldn’t take anymore that evening. It is like those Jenga blocks, where one wrong move is enough to tumble down your carefully constructed tower (my tower, in this case, is my resolve to stand up to OCD).
By Lumos Leviosa5 years ago in Psyche
How to be Invisible
From the time I was born, I was different. I was put into a world I never belonged in. My name is Luna, and not only do I have Asperger’s Syndrome, but I am an empath. As a child, I faced so many obstacles and the first was not being able to speak correctly. For the first ten years of my life, I was put through speech therapy and special education classes. It was the late 70’s and early to mid-80’s and Asperger’s did not even have a name yet. I was always was the outsider looking in where no one understood me and the one and only friend I ever had was Meredith. I met her when I was 6 years old in kindergarten. The only one in my life who not only accepted my weirdness but embraced it. I never had to pretend to be someone I was not and even when I had my random acts of waving at strangers like a crazy person or hopping around a grocery store yelling “BUNNY, BUNNY!! HOP, HOP, HOP!” Which I may say embarrassed my little sister the most, Meredith always seemed to be in her mode of “alright here she goes again but it will pass.”
By April San Miguel5 years ago in Psyche
My Uncle Had a Panic Attack
I remember it was a rainy day in 2009, my uncle was driving a car and I was sitting next to him, we were going to Saharanpur from Dehradun. I wish I could drive but I didn’t know how to drive a car at that time, we both were enjoying the journey because the route went through a jungle full of greenery and unexpected sighting of wild animals. Suddenly He pulled over, I thought he saw something in the woods, I opened the window and was looking everywhere with excitement. I didn’t find anything, and suddenly I heard fast breathing, I looked in the side glass, and the sound increased, he was none other than my uncle.
By The Psychologist Blog5 years ago in Psyche
Trying to Fit in With a Disability
Throughout my life, there are times when I have felt like I didn't fit in due to having a physical disability. I was born with Spina Bifida and at the time of my birth, it was still very much the norm that disabled people, no matter their ability would go to special needs school. I was no different, I started my education in a special needs school even though my parents wanted me to be integrated into the mainstream education system. Special needs education was great for making me more independent, but I didn't fit in with the level of work we did. I was always much better than everyone else and so always felt different to my peers. When I went to a mainstream school, this wasn't much better in terms of fitting in, but for quite different reasons. I was different, there was no getting away from that. Living with a disability no matter how independent you are, you will often be seen differently than others without a disability and sometimes it was made massively noticeable through the actions of others. Due to my difference from my peers, there were many times where I felt excluded either intentionally or unintentionally from both my peers and the education system as a whole.
By Sarah Park5 years ago in Psyche
Recess Was A Nightmare
Living with Autism and GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) has some perks, but also some downsides. Autism and GAD made it possible for me to inspire many of my teachers, classmates, friends, family members and other people around me, nevertheless it also made socializing with other children a challenge for me. As I've mentioned in multiple stories, I'm an extremely sociable and affable person by nature, but that still doesn't outweigh the social challenges I've endured in the youth. Recess was lots of fun, but also quite the struggle for me! I definitely felt somewhat like the "black sheep" during my elementary and middle school years.
By Talia Devora5 years ago in Psyche
Do You Want To Go Viral? Go To Tiktok, But Do It At Your Own Risk
If you're over 25, you probably resisted downloading TikTok as I did, but when the pandemic hit, none of us could help it. In the last year, the growth of the app was tremendous, making it one of the social networks with the most active users to date.
By Mindsmatter.5 years ago in Psyche
EMDR
This has been a tricky blog for me to write, therapy is such a personal thing and the fact is that it has been a really tough process. I am not used to dealing with all the feels (probably part of how we got here to be fair)and it has been quite a hard situation to deal with.
By Sam Finlayson5 years ago in Psyche
Why A Mood Tracking App Helped My Bipolar Disorder
I used to say that "I have" bipolar disorder. But I realized I DIDN'T HAVE bipolar disorder, it had me. Now I say that I SUFFER from bipolar disorder. And boy do I suffer. If you've read any of my past Vocal posts, you know that mental illness is a big part of my life.
By Napoleon "Bo" Perrish5 years ago in Psyche
An Ode to a Woman
When I became a mother and started to love my son, I became painfully aware of all the ways that my own mother did not love me. I became painfully aware of a truth that at the core of my being I have felt since I was very young but have allocated an immeasurable amount of defense to protecting; my mother never loved me.
By Aubree Unruh 5 years ago in Psyche
Let's Vibe
If there's anything abundant in our American society today, I would have to say it's emotional and psychological hurt. I don't believe there's a person alive that hasn't experienced the pain that this world has to offer, but in America in particular, people are hurting. In recent months the entire world, and especially the United States, have seen immense pain and grief with the onslaught of covid-19. Lives have been upended and cases of mental health issues have skyrocketed. I've seen friends and family, people who I figured were impervious to things like anxiety, suddenly deal with mental health problems they've never experienced before. And I know what this means and what it feels like, because I've been there, and I want to tell others that healing, even from deep trauma, is real and attainable.
By Marc Peraino5 years ago in Psyche
