Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
Mental Illness During the Pandemic
One of the biggest problems I have ever dealt with in my life has been my mental illness. I was diagnosed with Manic Depression as well as Bipolar Disorder 2 when I was 13. Though because I was so young my therapist now thinks that it might be some kind of personality disorder instead. Like BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder).
By Cheyenne Klein5 years ago in Psyche
Why I hate myself
Hopeful this won’t be too long. I knew I would become a disappointment to my parents eventually. I have two very loving parents who have given me everything, but I have only disappointed them with my negativity. I feel I will never be good enough at anything I want to pursue. I think I can’t retain the knowledge to its depth or retain it quickly. Often, it’s hard even to recall information, explaining and forgetting simple words in a sentence. I always feel there is something wrong with me, that I couldn’t be in a job learning a lot of information because I couldn’t contain it all.
By Annie Curran5 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health Awareness
Today I wanted to discuss something very important to me as an individual and something I feel should be spoken more about with clarity. It is a concept that has been underrated and hasn't had the power to influence many to feel okay about suffering with it. Mental Health Awareness; is a topic I want to elaborate on and will attempt in a few paragraphs as opposed to a 40-minute youtube video to elongate the simple details that are not known to many people, or spoken about enough.
By H E N N A J O U R N E Y5 years ago in Psyche
Crazy Creativity - A Women's Journey
The answer to both of these questions is no. Because we don’t pull out creativity, we find creativity. It’s a combination of what surrounds us and our own soul’s unique interpretation and expression of what we receive from our environment. It, indeed, is in all of us. It is much easier to look at others on social media and get distracted by what others are producing rather than creating ourselves. Rather than discover ourselves.
By Beth (Halo) Hanson5 years ago in Psyche
The Black Box
I try my best to be a kind person, friend, sibling, and daughter but all my efforts are for not. No matter what I do or what I say, it’s never enough. If I make one mistake, they all turn their backs on me. It’s made me afraid to get close to people. We say all the time that we don’t care what others think about us; but I think deep down, being isolated, forced to only hear the negative comments, the hate speech, and the mocking, can break a person at their core.
By Darci Ward5 years ago in Psyche
...But It Has A Face On It
Ever since I was young, I would give inanimate objects with faces a soul that did not exist. It was extremely difficult to get rid of old stuffed animals for this reason. If they would fall apart, I would try to fix them myself (usually badly), because I couldn't stand the thought of them being "hurt." Even though logically, I knew they weren't alive, it FELT like they were.
By Amanda Cermeno5 years ago in Psyche
After Months of Quarantining, Can I Cope With My Social Anxiety?
It’s been almost a year since we all bunkered down for the first time in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For most of those months, I’ve been sitting patiently, dreaming about being around people again. Going to clubs, meeting people at parties, and dating again all sounded like music to my ears a few weeks ago. But ever since I moved back to the city from my COVID-induced hiatus, my social anxiety has been ever-growing.
By Zoey Hickman5 years ago in Psyche
