Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
The Culture of Self-Sabotage
Self-sabotage is something that has always interested me because it is not like a mental illness that ruins or prohibits your life. But instead, it is something that you do to yourself in order to either stop yourself from feeling a certain way or to make yourself feel something else. This is often sprurned on by mental health problems such as depression, anxiety etc. In recent years though, the younger generation seem to find self-sabotage 'trendy' and not what the people who are doing it actually think: dangerous and horrible. Self-sabotage has become something 'rebellious' people do rather than people who are deeply disturbed who cannot get out of certain situations and are pretty much out of options in their own minds.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Psyche
The Special Thing About One's Mind
I always think about time machines that could bring me to the past and future. Oftentimes, I think about space machines that could take me somewhere else away from this world. Sometimes, I think about inventing a machine that could make my wrong decisions to right one or to correct my mistakes and show me the path I should take so I could guarantee the ending that I want. All of these, I know I couldn't make them happen. I am not capable enough to build one of these. I wish I knew more about technologies or machineries, but unfortunately don’t which is totally okay. I can only imagine in my mind and I realized, I can do this all in my mind. And it gives me the good feeling that inside my head, I could do anything I want without doing any harm to anyone. It is like building things like these inside my head without having actual things that I need to build one in reality. In reality, I have a lot of ignorance about all sorts of things.
By Barlin Chaves5 years ago in Psyche
If You Only Got Out of Your Own Way
“You have shades where you can be really great, but you’re inconsistent. Now, if you just got out of your own way, you’d be great” – If I had a dime for each time I was told those words, I’d seriously have enough money to retire. If only the family, friends, colleagues, teachers, and bosses would understand that each cut of those words, would stay with my far into adulthood.
By Valerie Jones5 years ago in Psyche
Places of Power
I’m ready to be accused of making this up, but it is a true thing. There is a temporary mental health issue called Jerusalem Syndrome suffered by tourists to the City of Jerusalem. It starts spontaneously and randomly with a visitor’s intense focus on cleanliness. They bathe and shower and cut their finger and toenails obsessively. Then a toga is fashioned from the hotel bedsheets and towels, draped artistically around themselves to represent a character from the Bible.
By SARAH STEWART5 years ago in Psyche
6 Little-Known Ways Women with ADHD Struggle Day-to-Day
Women with ADHD are wildly underdiagnosed, a fact which has been gaining traction as more and more women speak out about their experiences with neurodiversity. Few people are aware of the ways that ADHD specifically impacts women. Girls and women with the disorder often suffer in silence, and are more likely to suffer from generalized anxiety and major depression than their male peers. As a woman with ADHD pursuing a masters in educational psychology, I have learned a few things about my condition that I think more of us should be aware of.
By Erin Eliza5 years ago in Psyche
Sometimes
Life is hard. It's hard enough without all the extras; money, food, work, school. It's especially hard when you live with a mental illness. Today I woke in a great mood, happy even, just to find myself circling the drain a few hours later. My very existence was a rollercoaster heading ever downwards with no stop in sight. Finally, realizing that I had forgotten to take my medicine I leapt into action as if a few pills held the cure within them. It's been a while now and there is no change. The lights in the room still seem dimmer than normal, the fog hasn't lifted, my life has no value, and tomorrow can't come any sooner.
By Antonio Rodriguez5 years ago in Psyche
Bad Girl House 18
I could not stand any more abuse. I could not stay because of the kids. I could not keep convincing myself that someday life wouldn’t be this way. I was finally seeing the situation for what I was. I was in a vicious cycle that was never going to end until I did something about it. I started brainstorming possible ways that I could escape. When we were out, I would pay attention to where churches, restaurants, and hospitals were. If I made it to one of those places, would the people there believe me? Would they let me stay until someone came to pick me up? Would they protect me if John found me? Of course the answer was yes, but I doubted everything around me. My own mind told me that there wasn’t help out there.
By Kathy Sees5 years ago in Psyche
The Branch & The Vine by Stephen D. Edwards
What’s the book about? The book is about how the author got over decades of depression through Jesus Christ. It’s a combination of a memoir and a self-help book. It’s available in most major e-book stores and on hardcover with Amazon. As of writing the hardcover is £21.99. The e-book prices fluctuate depending on which store you choose. On Amazon its £0.99, Google books it’s £2.92 and Kobo it’s £5.06. It’s also availible on the author’s own website for $14.99 in Canadian dollars. So there are quite a lot of options to get this book.
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Psyche
