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Most recently published stories in Psyche.

The Art of Healing
Art has been a long, sometimes painful journey for me. I have always loved art. I can't remember a time when I did not love drawing. In kindergarten my teacher pulled my parents aside and showed them a picture that I had drawn in class. Each student drew people on a rollercoaster but I was the only one who drew the hair going back. My dad asked me how I knew to draw the hair like that and my response was, "Because they are moving." Aparently kids do not usually draw this detail at that age. I wish that I could say that creating art was all downhill for me from then on out, sadly, it was not.
By Janelle5 years ago in Psyche
These Four Walls
I open the old wooden door, and a creak fills the space, echoing as if a cavern or place of burial. Something has died here, but it is not the rotting walls of this ancient building, or even the decaying corpses of rodents scattered across the floor. No, the true death that occurred here was that of myself.
By Veronica Smeltzer5 years ago in Psyche
A Day in a Life of Someone Living with Schizoaffective Disorder
I am about to explain my day to day life with schizoaffective disorder. Honestly, my life is no different than anyone else other then when I am not doing well (meaning I am off my medicine or I have a new chemical imbalance in my brain from a stressful life change)
By Megan Rae Ledyit5 years ago in Psyche
Are We Killing Young People
In the past months, my 13-year-old stepdaughter took 38 ibuprofen pills, was hospitalised and had to get her stomach pumped. My best friend’s stepdaughter took a bottle of pills and my stepdaughter's friend took his own life. They were all between the ages of 13 and 15. I acknowledge that there have always been mental health issues and indeed suicide but why does it seem like the problem is unprecedented? Why is the next generation so keen to die?
By maria mead5 years ago in Psyche
What A New Year Means To Me
I don’t know if you are much like me, though I suspect if you found yourself here and reading this then you will find some of yourself in the following. You see I am not a writer, nor do I have the urge to throw my vices into the open for the world to judge, but... I am just beginning to understand that addiction is all around us and if we don’t seek to understand it then the cycle will continue to flow perpetually until one of these addictions kills us.
By Luke Alan5 years ago in Psyche
Panic Attack
WHAT IS A PANIC ATTACK? A sudden episode of intense and often overwhelming fear which triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or evident cause is a panic attack. It can be very frightening. While the panic attack, one may feel like losing control, having a heart attack or even feel like dying.
By Kingsway Hospital5 years ago in Psyche
Pain
I sometimes wonder why they call them pain pills, it NEVER fully kills the pain, it only numbs it temporarily. After a few hours, give or take, it resurfaces. This time it has returned with a vengance stronger than the last time. Ingest one more pill, that should definitely get the job done. Except it does not.
By Spiritual Wizard 5 years ago in Psyche
This Disorder May Be Affecting Someone You Love And You Wouldn’t Even Know It
Gamers worldwide spend billions of collective hours every week fully engaged in virtual play. Video games have become a popular form of entertainment for people of all ages, races, genders, and social classes. Because of their widespread use, there have been numerous studies examining video games and how they affect the brain, especially in children.
By Christopher Harvey5 years ago in Psyche
The Rabbit Hole
~~~100% of Tips will be donated to, "The PTSD Association of Canada"~~~ THE RABBIT HOLE Chapter 1 ••• Intuition I was an intuitive person. Always quick to read the room, the situation, and determine what the possible outcomes were. Perhaps predictable and boring to some of you, but I found comfort in it back then, because let’s just be honest here....
By Jessica Rae5 years ago in Psyche
Is Anyone Else Perpetually Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?
I’ve written a letter to my partner in case of my untimely demise. I call it my Death Letter. I wrote it for him so that he always has a piece of me — just in case.
By Gillian Sisley5 years ago in Psyche
Why do I, Pathologically lie?
Sorry for last time, guess I kind of forgot what we were really talking about. Me slapping around some tiny girl wasn’t the point.
By Jr Stephens5 years ago in Psyche
Change Your View: Become Someone New
Sally, a young woman just fresh out of high school, was coming to learn the difficulties of adulthood. Every day, she faced a new obstacle. It seemed as though every time she overcame one obstacle, another stood in her way. Frustrated, she began complaining to her friends and family about her struggles.
By Adrienne Huggins5 years ago in Psyche