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Morning routine . Top Story - March 2021.
Peering into the woman who stood before me, I got lost in the uncertainty of her glare. Unemotive eyes hiding the tension held between her shoulders, pulling her posture inward. The routine sigh wasn’t deep enough to release the tightness that wrapped around her chest. Quiet judgments filled the air, even in silence they were all I could hear, I guess I never quite learned how to love the reflection I saw in the mirror. Clumsily, I collect my things. Frightened by the echo of my mascara hitting the bathroom sink, still not a cacophony bold enough to bring me back to the moment. I had drifted down the deserted path of my anxieties, absent of the wisdom I held my standards to, and there was no end in sight. Alerted by the reverberating call coming from my torn coat pocket, it was time to force myself out the door.
By TheLateBloom 5 years ago in Psyche
It's Going to Be OK, right?
I have anxiety. Recently they started saying it was PTSD. Drs love putting labels on things. Then they can be fixed, only then they can be corrected. I have many nervous ticks. The sudden clash as my kids drop a toy, or a co-worker brushes against me walking by too closely, I flinch. I sleep curled up in a ball and far too often hold my breath and find comfort at the constant picking at my finger tips, but maybe it’s a distraction, just taking emotional pain from one place, any putting it somewhere else, somewhere physical.
By Jennifer Masciola5 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety
Do you know what it’s like to live in my shoes? Do you know how it feels to constantly hide how you feel because nobody understands? I live in a world where I have to grin and bear it. These thoughts in my head, always contradicting themselves, constantly running around my head. There are times I feel like I’m drowning and can’t get my way back. But yet, I wear a smile on my face. Why? Why do I do that? Most people don’t understand what it is like to have anxiety and panic attacks. It’s not really talked about making people with it think they are all alone in the battle.
By Kaylee Dutkiewicz5 years ago in Psyche
My Brain on Debt
Debt is a migraine. It’s multi-sensory; it’s overpowering. It takes over your entire life. Debt is always there. It’s like a parasite, burrowing its way into your brain. You can be going about your day as normal trying to ignore it, laughing with friends, working. And then suddenly you can’t breathe, your heart is palpitating and your mouth is dry, because it makes itself known again.
By Sara Parkinson5 years ago in Psyche
Book Review: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone By Lori Gottlieb
This article was originally published on rochizalani.com Maybe You Should Talk To Someone is Lori Gottlieb’s behind-the-scenes life as a therapist, as a patient, as a writer, as a mother, and as a person.
By Rochi Zalani5 years ago in Psyche
The Bell Jar By Sylvia Plath Book Summary: An Autobiographical Insight Into Depression And Emptiness
This article was originally published on rochizalani.com It is impossible to read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath without her real-life context coloring the story. Sylvia Plath published this semi-autobiographical work under a pseudo-name, but she wasn’t there to witness it when the work gained widespread momentum under her real name. Plath had killed herself less than a month after The Bell Jar hit the shelves.
By Rochi Zalani5 years ago in Psyche
Growing up again
I was broken, dragged down the path against my destiny, without a single memory that truly felt like it belonged to my being. Continuously going through the motions until I had forgotten what I was moving toward, I covered the feelings I refused to let myself express under thick smoke that only further clouded the clarity of my future. I didn’t want to admit I had no plan. The journey I started to collect the parts of myself I had lost along the way began before I even realized what was happening. For a while, I was picking up pieces to then only leave them in different places I didn’t want to go back to. Putting myself back together without the internal compass to even know who that was; it was beautifully exhausting. The determination to feel complete, while simultaneously overindulging in actions I didn’t want to claim, led to my downward spiral to rock bottom. The dying silver maple I had grown into was finally chopped down and it was time to heal my roots so I could bloom into the sturdy oak that would last the storm.
By TheLateBloom 5 years ago in Psyche
Out of the abyss
I couldn’t feel my hands, or my feet for that matter. Even my brain felt numb. I would pinch myself if I could move. “Unfortunately the hospital fees took most of what she had, but she was still able to leave you $20,000.” His hands twisted in his lap. Lawyers should never have to deal with emotional people. “That should be enough to get yourself going.” I could feel him stare, waiting for my response.
By Corinne Nicewick5 years ago in Psyche
A Practical Guide to Dream Questing
Everyone feels lost. At one point or another in their lives EVERYONE will face situations where they’re overwhelmed, or confused, or where they just really need a little guidance. I’ve been there myself, and after much research I’ve managed to devise a simple method to access the input you need.
By Eidolon Schreiber 5 years ago in Psyche
