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Wednesday - March 24, 2021 I’m so tired. The whole day was tiring and I felt like I didn’t do much. I want to make sure that I am showing up in everything I do, but I can’t. I want to be there, I just want a break to sleep and rest the day away. Maybe I am just burned out from a job where I feel like I can't do anything right, and that my hardest efforts are still so undervalued. I'm starting to understand the way that people would talk about the never ending cycle of work and sleep than work than sleep, and I am not sure what to do about it. It makes me exhausted and I wish I could find some joy in something to focus on.
By Emmalee Edwards5 years ago in Psyche
Room 1404
I lazily watched a bird dip in the sky and out of sight in front of the setting sun. I coughed and held the oxygen mask over my face as I breathed in deeply. It’s not fair. I watched as another bird flew back in my view through the window. It seemed to hover over a power line for a few seconds before it veered left, back out of my view through the window. I wondered briefly if it was the same bird I had just been watching. It doesn’t matter if it was the same bird.
By Randi Valtierra5 years ago in Psyche
Dear Me
Dear me, I know that I haven't always treated you respectfully or validated you. I know that you have always had to be strong in some way. Strong for your six younger siblings, who looked to you for support security and comfort while growing up. For your dad who struggled with addiction (and eventually left). You had to be strong for your mom who worked three jobs just to provide for the family but was still cold and distant from you. I know you most of all had to be strong for yourself. I know your struggles because I am you.
By Tae Decoite5 years ago in Psyche
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Trigger warning for mental illness and psychosis People who are “going crazy” often have no idea they’re losing their grip on reality. Television and movies have a tendency to dramatize mental breakdowns, but they’re much more like a roller coaster, with upward turns and drastic downfalls, rather than a bomb exploding. When you think of someone “losing it.” you probably imagine a person who just “snaps.” And then bad things happen. The police get called. There may be casualties. Someone might be led away to sit in the back of a cop car before going to jail (or an asylum-like place, as we’re led to believe in a film like 2019’s Joker).
By Jillian Spiridon5 years ago in Psyche
Depression in Daily Life
So many people in our everyday lives suffer from issues we don't even know about. Maybe your coworker lost their parent or sibling and it is destroying them on the inside. Even after such an awful thing happens it is probably still difficult for a person to see they are not doing very well. A person can be extroverted and always be the life of the party but, maybe behind closed doors they cry their eyes out. The coworker you truly know nothing about could be contemplating suicide because of personal issues that cause them to stay awake all night. Yet, this same person continues to go to work every morning and acts as if everything is okay.
By Karly Krull5 years ago in Psyche
The Rock Collection
“Laura, watch my tables, I’m going to pop out back for a smoke really quick.” I don’t wait to see if she heard me, I know everyone else did so I slipped out the back door by the walk in freezer. When it gets really hot in the kitchen they prop the back door open and hope for a cool breeze to float through past the grills and ovens. I heard the Spanish music playing in the kitchen as I walked past a row of cars to the little island of trees by the dumpsters.
By Randi Valtierra5 years ago in Psyche
