Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Psyche.

Spouses alcohol/pill addiction and Bi-Polar rage is out of control
I'm going to start just by laying it all on the line. My husband of nearly four decades is a raging 30 plus year alcoholic. Over the years he has also added prescription pain pills addiction and has been diagnosed as BiPolar.
By Kenna Rae5 years ago in Psyche
Being a Disabled Student
To help you fully understand, you're going to need a little bit of background so bare with me. I am 19, I am a student, and I am disabled.
By Kira Green5 years ago in Psyche
Quarantine
This may be more of a journal more than anything else. To start this off, the lockdown has not been easy; not going to lie in the beginning I thought I would be okay since I never went anywhere post shut down. But I was wrong.
By Kitten Queen5 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health Tips
Some things that people don’t quite understand about mental health, is that it isn’t just black and white. There isn’t just two sides.
By Caspian5 years ago in Psyche
Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: A Mother's Silent Cries
My childhood was less than perfect. As an adult, it still amazes me how resilient I was. I went in and out of foster care for seven years. My mother’s absence was due to her own personal battle with mental health, so I never faulted her for it. The instability fostered feelings of neglect, insecurity, and emptiness that lead to destructive behavior. As an adolescent, I fixated on the idea of motherhood. Not only would I be able to emancipate myself from foster care, but I would finally have someone to love me! My transgenerational trauma was only just beginning to show.
By Anga Blue5 years ago in Psyche
On Trauma & Abuse
Huge TW for abuse here I learned at a very young age the true monsters to be feared are your fellow humans, they are who lurk in the shadows and follow you home. They are the ones who understand human emotion and torment you regardless. I was like most any child at first, I loved my parents and I adored my cat. You couldn't see the trauma slipping through the lines in my book yet.
By L.D. Malachite 5 years ago in Psyche
What's Going On
So what's really wrong with me? Anyone wondering that? Sometimes I do. My therapist says it's severe depressive disorder mixed with anxiety but my brain tries to constantly tell me there's either more than that or nothing at all and I'm making it all up. Yes, I'm so far in my disorder that I don’t trust my own symptoms and signs. I have so little trust in myself, I wonder if I have the inability to believe anything of myself. But it’s there. When I stop and look and at my situation, my life, as an outsider, I can see things a little different.
By Tabitha White5 years ago in Psyche
I Can’t Tie My Shoes
I can’t tie my shoes. At least not very well. If I make bunny ears--you know, that kindergarten trick where you make rabbit ears out of the laces--I can get the job done. But my laces will never be tight. They’ll always be a little floppy. I can’t jump either. No matter how hard I spring forward and up, it’s a hop.
By Baer 5 years ago in Psyche
The Truth About Bipolar Disorder
Throughout my life, I have seen some serious misinformation that revolves around bipolar disorder, this is harmful to those who suffer from this disorder, we need to learn to avoid misleading information that continues to grow around the disorder.
By Max5 years ago in Psyche
Testing Positive For Covid-19 With Health Anxiety
It’s been nearly three weeks now since I tested positive for Covid-19. Throughout the first lockdown I was living with my parents who are classed as vulnerable. For three months I followed the rules, and then some, to protect my parents. I didn’t see friends or my partner, I didn’t go to the supermarket, and for a while we didn’t even go for walks – which wasn’t very good for our mental health, but for a family that constantly go to the doctor for health screenings and lump checks, having the news blast in our faces daily that thousands of people are dying daily from the pandemic had our anxiety out of control. ‘What’s a few months in the long run really?’, my mum continuously exclaimed. What didn’t help once more was that a close family friend was fighting for his life in the ICU who had no underlying health issues and was younger than my parents. A cloud was over the house daily as they contacted the hospital for updates and only increased our anxiety. For these reasons and more, the pandemic has been one anxiety bomb after another for suffers of anxiety.
By John Thacker5 years ago in Psyche
Where She Rambles On
Alright, self, the past year hasn't been too kind. Neither was the year before that, or the one before that, or the past decade, really, now that we think about it. It's been worse for other people, a lot worse, but I've still had a pretty lousy go of late.
By Princess Sparklefangs5 years ago in Psyche
Dear Keila
Girl, here we are, face to face with a new year. Front and center to endless possibilities. Filled with rejuvenated hope and a full tank of New Year gas! I’m going to be honest with you, it’s just like every other year. You still have the same 365 days as last year and the same 24hrs in a day as yesterday. This time though, we’re fucking focused!
By Call Me Ky5 years ago in Psyche