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Addiction at its Finest
I think it comes as no surprise that addiction is a bad thing. It leads to family and financial conflict and disrupts community life. Addiction occurs when we become reliant on a substance or action to bring us some sort of satisfaction. Addictions come from many different substances, some of which are actually legal. It's not always an illegal substance that can kick-start our addictions. Alcoholism and tobacco, fast food and junk food from the stores, gambling (in designated spaces) are all legal forms of where an individuals addiction can begin. Some women, maybe even men too, get addicted to shopping, online or in stores. The thrill of throwing money away just to satiate whatever need or desire we have, is so appealing in the heat of the moment. Self-harm can become addicting or can be the result of an addiction.
By Shasta Scott5 years ago in Psyche
The Top 5 Ways Of Dealing With Anxiety.
What Is Anxiety? Anxiety generally involves a feeling of fear, apprehension, and worry. In most cases, anxiety is experienced in emotional, cognitive, and physical levels. For example, when a person is feeling anxious, he or she might have some sort of disturbing or negative thoughts. On emotional levels, a person might feel out of control or even scared. It is sometimes common to experience severe sort of anxiety through several somatic sensations such as trembling, sweating, or even shortness of breath.
By Blue Dymond5 years ago in Psyche
Crying Means Healing, And Healing Means Crying
When was the last time you cried? Write it down—all of it. Write down why you cried and how it made you feel. The last time I cried - you want to know? I'm tearing up right now. And yesterday. And the day before that too.
By Sunny Fassler5 years ago in Psyche
Forever Goodbye ED
Dear Ed, This is going to be hard to say but i think its time we part ways. You have been by my side ever since grade school when my nickname was baby hippo and i am now 3 years out of high school. You have been to hell and back with me, but i cant have you be apart of me anymore. You have been noting but negative, a liar and a terrible "friend". everything you have told me throughout the past 9 years have been complete lies: "you're too fat you cant eat that", d0nt even think about laying down go out and exercise you need to lose weight", "you'll get fat if you have that piece of cheesecake". I know this isn't true, well now I do.
By Zoey Raffay5 years ago in Psyche
When Did I Realize My Anxiety Disorder?
Not everything goes well in our lives all the time, and things that don't go well can cause havoc in our soul. As a result of what I have experienced in the last 4 years, this year made me realize that I had a psychological problem in myself. Thus, when I was only halfway through my 20s, I met with "generalized anxiety / delusional disorder".
By Selim Furkan Gul5 years ago in Psyche
Steer Clear of Parkinson’s Law
In most timetables or to-do-lists, people always assign time slots for any task. It seems like a pretty efficient way to complete your mission and provides you the proper routine to follow, but how often do you really follow your timetable? Even if you do, on what basis you decide the amount of time is required for a particular task? Are you giving superfluous time to some tasks? Is it affecting your productivity and efficiency? Keep these questions in your mind.
By Saral Verma5 years ago in Psyche
Mom's missing again
"Your mom is missing", the words resonated through my soul for days, "she ran away" I knew she would be back, I knew she couldn't hide forever. I was at school, sitting in the "cozy corner" a small area covered in sheep skins and pillows. This would be the third day in a row I had spent my recess inside, an act that drew gentle teasing from my classmates. I was not upset because she had abandoned my brother an I again so much as I was aware she would be found, and when she was her life would be incredibly hard.
By L.D. Malachite 5 years ago in Psyche
Giving Voice
Where do you go when you resent having to live? The room is mostly dark, backlit by a dull side table lamp, vague shapes are all I can see beyond the harsh glow of my laptop’s screen. I haven’t left this room, barring trips to the bathroom or to fix a peanut butter sandwich, in two days. People are anathema right now and so I hide in the soothing tones of noise cancelling headphones and the safe disconnect of a tv screen. I do not like my life.
By David Zwakenberg5 years ago in Psyche
My Life Isn't a Story Book?
I spent the first half of my life entranced with the idea that my life was simply a book, my psychiatrist later told me it was a "trauma response." I narrated each move made, each emotion felt to the most minute of detail. People would assume I had ADHD, when in reality I was just mulling over the overwhelming wall of text that had become my life. I was 23 when my psychiatrist told me, while I sat sequestered in my room at the mental hospital, about the book theory.
By L.D. Malachite 5 years ago in Psyche
Words of A Broken Woman
I wrote this weeks ago but didn’t have the courage to post this publicly for others to Feel the pain in the words I compiled together in this piece. Today changes that though. Now I honestly just don’t care for your opinions on my neglected grammar and punctuation in my explosion of pain and the epiphany that resulted from my getting it all out on the table for the very first time in my 30 years of living.
By Emily Genesi5 years ago in Psyche
