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Watch Out Wednesdays - Christmas Eve Edition. Content Warning.
Merry Christmas to everyone! Let's look at some things to watch out for today on Christmas Eve. 1. Be observant. Today, some people are rushing around to grab last-day gifts before Christmas. Get a kick out of the ones that are running around frantically in a store. These people are procrastinators. Take the time to observe what you are doing so that you will not become a procrastinator like the rest of the mediocre masses that surround you on a daily basis.
By Adrian Holman26 days ago in Psyche
Child Abuse Can Happen Anywhere. Content Warning.
Do you have what it takes to stand up and help a child who is being abused? Do you know how to do it? Who to call? The ChildHelp National Child Abuse Hotline 800–422–4453 is available 24 hours a day here in the US.
By Elizabeth Woods26 days ago in Psyche
Know Thy Enemy
There are many people who want to have success in life... But they struggle tremendously. We have watched as this often crumbles into forms of tribalism...
By Jason Will26 days ago in Psyche
The Cobalt Tongue
Sarah’s dress was a cruel kind of blue, a shade somewhere between a summer sky and a forgotten bruise. Elias tried to focus on her words, something about her aunt’s cat, but the taste of it filled his mouth, sharp and insistent. Not a flavor like lemon or salt, no, but a cold, metallic tang, like old pennies left too long in a damp palm. Beneath that, a vast, echoing emptiness, a hollow ache that settled deep in his molars. He wanted to spit, but polite society didn’t allow for such things, not in a brightly lit cafe with too many people and their own silent worlds. He swallowed hard, feeling the phantom chill go down his throat.
By HAADI26 days ago in Psyche
To Know Thy Enemy
There are many people who want to have success in life... But they struggle tremendously. We have watched as this often crumbles into forms of tribalism...
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)27 days ago in Psyche
The Benefits of Receiving Anxiety Treatment Online: A Comprehensive Guide . AI-Generated.
Anxiety treatment online provides individuals with accessible, flexible, and effective mental health support. For those experiencing generalized anxiety, social anxiety, or panic disorders, this approach offers structured therapy, professional guidance, and continuity of care without the barriers of traditional in-person visits. Anxiety treatment online connects patients with licensed professionals through secure video calls and messaging, making consistent care possible from home or any comfortable environment.
By Mr Jhon27 days ago in Psyche
Christmas is Not Always “Beer and Skittles”. Top Story - December 2025.
If you find the holiday season challenging, you’re not alone. I have never been a big fan of Christmas. I have always found it a bit pretentious. It is a time for kids, really. I have not had kids in my life, so the "children's influence" around this time of year doesn’t occur.
By Calvin London27 days ago in Psyche
The Weight of Cobalt
The morning sky outside Elias’s kitchen window was a flat, bruised blue, the kind that promised nothing but more cold. And there it was again, on his tongue, a faint but distinct tang, metallic and almost icy, like a forgotten spoon left out overnight, gathering dew and despair. He didn't just see blue; he *felt* it, a specific, undeniable flavor that clung to his palate, a sensation he'd carried since he was small, a secret language only he spoke. It wasn't the sweet, light blue of cotton candy, or the sharp, artificial bite of a kids' drink. This was a deep, resonant blue, the taste of profound distances, of quiet sadness, of things left unsaid.
By HAADI28 days ago in Psyche
The Moral Thread
The Moral Thread: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Voices, Tools, and Authorship Phenomenology begins with what is given. It does not begin with explanation, diagnosis, mythology, or theory, but with experience as it is lived. It asks what appears, how it appears, and under what conditions it changes. It asks what becomes visible when interpretation is suspended long enough for structure to reveal itself. From this standpoint, schizophrenia does not first present itself as an illness. It presents itself as a reconfiguration of experience—a shift in how meaning, intention, and authorship are perceived. What is usually implicit becomes explicit. What normally remains hidden behind function and habit becomes visible as machinery. The mind, rather than concealing its processes, exposes them.
By Chase McQuade28 days ago in Psyche
Adenovirus on the Rise: What You Need to Know About the Silent Virus Spreading Fast
Why Doctors Are Warning About Adenovirus Infections Adenovirus is not a new virus, but lately it has been gaining renewed attention from doctors, parents, and public health experts. Reports of rising adenovirus infections—especially among children—have raised concerns worldwide. While many people think of it as just another cold virus, adenovirus can sometimes cause serious illness if ignored.
By Waqar Khan28 days ago in Psyche
When pain shows on the skin: how emotional abuse can steal your peace and your beauty
There was a time in my life when a was trapped in an emotionally abusive situation. Each day felt like a silent war. I cried often. I was anxious, unsettled, and constantly walking on egg shells. I smiled in front of others_ at school, in public during conversations_ but inside, I was deeply broken.
By CIM28 days ago in Psyche
The Grey Harbor of My Mind
Leo’s life was a beige office cubicle, the kind with stains he didn’t want to think about. Fluorescent lights hummed a constant, low-grade headache into his temples. Every day, the same screen glow, the same spreadsheets, the same flat coffee from the breakroom machine. But in his head, the light was different. It was the bruised, pewter grey of a sky over a cold sea, pushing down on old stone cottages with slate roofs, black with damp and time. Always there, this image. A harbor, not grand, but tight, almost choked with fishing boats, their paint peeling, nets piled high like sleeping monsters. He’d never been, not in his life, not a single foot on that rough-hewn quay, but he knew the place like he knew the back of his own hand, better maybe. It was a constant ache, a phantom limb of a memory.
By HAADI29 days ago in Psyche