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The Story of My Mental Illnesses
Wow, this is a hard topic to talk about. I was diagnosed young. Back when mental illness was just becoming everyone’s normal routine. They said I had ADHD. They didn’t know how wrong they were. They thought they had me figured out. Turns out, I was just a seven year old girl, hiding behind a lie.
By The Storyteller5 years ago in Psyche
Couple Deep Tissue Massage.
Diving Into the Benefits of Couples Deep Tissue Massage for Muscle Soreness Do you suffer from muscle soreness? Your muscles might feel tight whether you sit at a desk all day or work out regularly. Yes, even sitting failures reduce the amount of blood and nutrients pushed into your muscles, causing them to be wary.
By Richard Berlin5 years ago in Psyche
“Kidz are Lonesome” - an article for activism
During one of my times in the psych ward I was trying to invent a campaign or foundation or organization called “Kidz are Lonesome” in hopes to bring mental illness in children into the light. My idea of “mental children lack self validation” comes from my own personal past and by wanting to advocate for those little people out there who are suffering in silence or don’t understand the issues pressuring them into an unfamiliar state. These unfamiliar states resembles darkness and deep sadness. With even more than that. As a young adult I’m still scared to be sullen so it’s no joke that I want to protect the younglings from these dark despairs. Dark despairs that are unfair to anybody but are more agonizing and aggressive to accept the matter that little ones feel any of the such.
By Keanna Barry 5 years ago in Psyche
THE SYSTEM FAILED ME
I NEVER HAD A EASY LIFE .BEING MOLESTED AS A CHILD ,JOINED A GANG. Losing a child when i was a child myself. I WAS PUSHED TO GROW UP FAST . SO BEING BEAT BY MY FIRST BOYFRIEND IN HIGH SCHOOL I THOUGHT WAS NORMAL SINCE I SEEN MY MOM AND SISTER GO THROUGH IT. SO I THOUGHT HEY ITS LIFE , I HAD NO REASON TO ARGUE THE SITUATION UNTIL I WAS TIRED OF THE SAME KIND FACES LOOKING AT ME AS I ENTERED THE GROCERY STORE WITH BLACKEYES AND BRUISES ON MY FACE DID IT OCCUR TO ME THAT MAYBE I WAS PUTTING UP WITH WAY TO MUCH AND I DESERVED A BETTER LIFE . I KINDA LOST THAT FEELING WHEN I BURIED MY DAUGHTER . I DIDNT CARE ABOUT MYSELF SO WHY CARE WHAT THEY DID TO ME .I SOON REALIZED THAT IF MY DAUGHTER WERE ALIVE WOULD I HAVE WANTED HER TO SEE ME THAT WAY.. AND JUST LIKE THAT I WOKE UP.I WENT TO SCHOOL AND EARNED A DIPLOMA AND A COUPLE DEGREES . I MET A OLDER MAN ONE WITH SO MUCH EXPERIENCE IN LIFE THAT I WAS BLINED BY THE CONIVING WAYS HE HAD BRAIN WASHED ME WITH TELLING ME HE LOVED ME AND PUSHING ME TO BE A BETTER ME BECAUSE IF I WERE BETTER HE WAS LIVING BETTER. HE HAD NO SCHOOLING OTHER THAN PRISON. HE WAS STREET SMART TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME . ISOLATING ME FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ALL WHILE I WORKED TO PROVIDE AND HE LAYED UP WITH ANOTHER FEMALE UNTIL IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO COME HOME..HIS MIND WASNT ALL THERE AT TIMES . LOVING ME ONE MINUTE HATING ME THE NEXT. I REMEMBER TIMES WHEN HE WAS SO UPSET HE WOULD THROW ALL MY STUFF OUT THE HOUSE LIKE I WERE TRASH.. THIS HAPPEND FOR YEARS BY THEN I PURCHASED A HOUSE . DESPITE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS MINE I WORKED FOR IT. I FIXED IT . BUT I LOVED HIM AND HE LOVED ME SO HE SAID AND ONCE AGAIN I BELIEVED HIM .PUTTING HIS NAME ON THE DEED BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WERE FOREVER . THAT CHANGED ONCE THE HOUSE WAS OURS . HE CHANGED . AT THAT POINT I WAS SO TIRED OF WORKING SO HARD TO BE DONE SO WRONG I FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE. I DECIDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HOME AND WE WOULD RENT OUT THAT ONE TO PAY FOR THIS ONE. AND IT HAPPEND AGAIN I GOT HOMETO FIND ONLY MY STUFF SITTING OUTSIDE. HAVING TO PULL MY SOFAS AND BED THROUGH THE ENTRANCE WAS PRETTY DIFFICULT FOR ONE PERSON. HE DECIDED ON HIS OWN TO STAY IN THE HOUSE PAID OFF. AND LEAVE ME WITH THE BURDEN OF HAVING TO PAY EVERYTHING ALONE.. I WAS SO LOST AND HURT FOR DAYS ALL I DID WAS CRY I HAD NO CHOICE I HAD NO TV NO RADIO JUST MY SOFAS AND SOME CLOTHES. AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS I RAN INTO A GUY I KNEW FROM BACK IN THE DAY .. WE HUNG OUT HE MADE ME SMILE AND FOR A SHORT MINUTE I FORGOT ALL ABOUT HIM. SOON HE FOUND OUT AND BECAME VERY ANGRY HE STARTED STALKING ME CALLING MY PHONE ABOUT A HUNDRED TIMES A DAY. TELLING PEOPLE I HAD HIV, I WAS PREGNANT AND I LEFT HIM, CALLING MY JOB TRYING TO GET ME FIRED.. HE THEN STARTED COMING TO THE HOUSE KEYING MY CAR CUTTING MY TIRES AND SOON AFTER BEATING ME AT A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT.. FEARING FOR MY LIFE I GOT A PROTECTIVE ORDER IN PLACE. BUT THAT DIDNT HELP NONE . HE VIOLATED MORE THAN TWELVE TIMES AND NOTHING EVER HAPPEND UNTIL HE BEAT ON ANOTHER FEMALE. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THAT CASE CALLED ME IN TO TESTIFY TO HELP THAT CASE SAID I WOULD BE PROTECTED I DINT HAVE TO SEE HIM OR HIM SEE ME . BUT GUESS WHAT HE DID SEE ME AND I WASNT EVEN ALLOWED TO TESTIFY , SO HOW COULD THEY JUST PLAY WITHN MY LIFE LIKE THAT.HOW CAN THE CRIMINAL GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING AND I GET PUNISHED FOR BEING SCARED.. HE GOT AWAY WITH EVERYTHING TILL THIS DAY HE LIVES RENT FREE WHILE I STRUGGLE . HE SEEMED TO HAVE WON IN MY EYES. HE PAYS NO RENT HAS HORSES A NWE CADILLAC AND A DULLY TRUCK ALL WHILE I STUGGLE. I PAYED FOR THAT HOUSE CASH I WORKED 9 MONTHS TWO SHIFTS IN A NURSING HOMETO SAVE UP THE MONEY FOR THAT HOUSE AND I CANT EVEN WALK INSIDE IT.. NO ONE HAS HELPED ME ,NO ONE CARES .. HOW CAN THE SYSTEM BE THERE FOR THE ABUSERS AND THE VICTIMS .WHO CARES
By Priscilla Guillen5 years ago in Psyche
Dream Psychology: The signals that appear in your dreams seem to be unfortunate, but they actually represent good luck
01 There is a kind of illusion in this world, it is very real, and it often appears in our minds. We call this kind of illusion that seems to be true or false.
By Sharon Williams5 years ago in Psyche
Psychology: Frequent cranky thinking is "high internal friction" behavior, these 6 small methods can be effectively adjusted
Staying up late is to experience the feeling of "alive". I believe everyone has had this experience: Obviously I was very sleepy, but lying on the bed, my eyes were fixed on the screen of the phone, and he was reluctant to put down the phone to sleep.
By ANNA CUNNINGHAM5 years ago in Psyche
Psychology: Emotional loss in childhood is almost a retaliatory self-healing after growing up
The act of satisfying oneself with revenge reveals the emotional lack of childhood. Everyone has experienced some emotional deficiencies when they were very young. In the process of growing up, some people have stronger psychological adjustment ability and overcome the emotional lack of childhood; while some people may need more than ten years or even decades to heal themselves. Because there are no perfect parents in the world, everyone has experienced one kind of emotional loss in childhood. The purpose of our discussion of childhood emotional loss is not to blame the parents, but to reveal the deep-seated problems within the individual, to help the individual to open the original heart knot, and thus to grow. Psychologists have found that individuals with childhood emotional deficits almost heal themselves in a vindictive way when they grow up.
By JOSEPH ECHOLS5 years ago in Psyche
When you take the mind seriously, the mind and body will split. Learn to improve the mental dimension and integrate the mind and body.
Based on the thinking mode under the mood disorder, everything will be distorted and interpreted through such a rigid thinking mode, and try to solve it. The result is a series of disasters. There is such a legend in ancient Roman mythology that Saturn overthrew the brutal rule of his father Uranus and became the new king of the gods. Before his death, his father cursed him and said: You will also be taken by your son. overthrow! In order to prevent the word from becoming a truth, the Saturn ate his 5 sons in a row, but was eventually overthrown by his sixth son, Jupiter, the Greek mythological Zeus. There are similar legends in ancient my country. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guangdaxing made complaints about the civil engineering. The proverb “Yang Hualuo, Li Huakai” was spread among the people. The sensitive Sui Yang emperor slaughtered the Li family in the world, but It was eventually replaced by Taiyuan Li Yuan and his son.
By KALEISHA LUCAS5 years ago in Psyche
What is the manifestation of depression in the early stage? Which type of people are more prone to depression?
In recent years, due to various reasons, the number of patients with depression is increasing. It is regrettable that although the number of people suffering from depression is increasing, people still don't know enough about depression, and it can even be said that they don't care about it.
By JANICE MARTINEZ5 years ago in Psyche
Mingling as a sociophobe
On Friday night I attended my daughter’s high school formal. I had been feeling restless and distracted in the days leading up to it. But once there I discovered that these feelings were experienced by others and that they were completely normal. I also realised that my nervousness wasn’t simply due to my usual social anxiety. My fragile emotional state was also the result of processing feelings of letting go. My baby girl was reaching a major milestone. Things were (are) changing. She is almost eighteen. My baby is navigating her way through a transition, preparing to leave her school days behind and enter the world of adulthood and independence. Meanwhile, I am navigating my way through a very reflective period. I am confronted with the sadness that accompanies loss and endings. We are both standing on the threshold of new beginnings and the uncertainty that surrounds that. Our lives are changing. And adapting to change is something I have always found a challenge.
By Jania Williams5 years ago in Psyche
