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Living With Bipolar
The Diagnosis At preadolescence, I was experiencing these periods of emotions that would seem to come in waves, in no particular order. The gravity of these feelings at the time was too much for my young mind to comprehend what was happening to me. There weren't any signs or events that were or would happen that would have caused these amounts of extreme emotional feelings to occur.
By Ray "The-Visualist" Cooper5 years ago in Psyche
No one’s Somewhere
So just as my fiancé and I began to move into our new home together, excited for all the new memories we plan to create and stories to tell our friends, the unimaginable happened. I arrived at his cozy little bachelor pad, less than thrilled to help him pack up his belongings into boxes. I never bothered to obtain a house key; we were always together anyways, it was never a necessity. A mind numbing feeling fell over me as I heard the complete silence and saw no sign of life from within. I knocked. No answer. My heart sank into my stomach and I walked around the building to the back door, still nothing but silence. I climbed through the only window I could reach, knowing that it wouldn’t be locked by the overall demeanor of the building. I barely managed to get myself up on the ledge and through the window when the smell hit me. That smell you get when you return home from a long trip and realize you left a carton of milk in the fridge with some questionable looking parcels of food you can only assume were fruits or vegetables at some point. It hit me. Pure panic. I ran into the kitchen; that’s where he spent most of his time just pacing back and forth on the phone. Not today though, today it was nothing but my heavy breaths and heart beating so loud I thought my ear drums would bust from the sound of it. Just as I ran around the corner, I was stopped dead in my tracks. BAM! I didn’t even have time to fully hit the ground before I heard the blood curdling scream come from deep within , and no sooner had I fallen to the ground I was back outside screaming for anyone to help. How could this happen!?!? He was hanging in the kitchen just above my line of vision. Just like that, my entire fairytale was over before it ever got to truly began.
By Kara Lynch5 years ago in Psyche
Smelling fucking gas
It was 2020 when I first delved into the textbook meaning of the term “gaslighting.” The term has had a resurgence throughout Trump’s four years in office, creating a pop culture reference along the same lines as “fake news” so much so Anderson Cooper even created a special entitled “We will leave the gaslights on for you” about dishonesty amongst politicians. But what exactly is gaslighting? Are you a gaslighter? Have you been in an abusive relationship and a victim of gaslighting? If you are reading this, odds are yes. Aside from Trump and politicians, gaslighting was coined as far back as the 1940s when British playwright Patrick Hamilton wrote Gas Light which developed into a popular film. Let’s explore, shall we?
By Christina K. Pierce5 years ago in Psyche
Are video games and Computer screens, including cell phones and most electronics, considered another addiction?
Within modern society, most of us, and indeed our kids, have electronic apparatus with screens. There is considerable discussion over the implements of screen control and disclosure of violence in video games. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), some of the rigid protocols for screen time may be unnecessary, indicating that not all time kids contribute to screens, including digital devices, is harmful (AAP, 2020). The AAP suggests a balance between the rising dependency on technology and what is healthful for youthful and growing minds (AAP, 2020).
By Dr. Reanna Waugh PhD5 years ago in Psyche
Wei Stark?
"Wei stark?" "How strong?" "How strong is the desire to use?" Her German grandmother asked. Curen had just arrived home from a nine-month stay at the Gwinnett County Jail. Her grandmother, that she hadn't seen in five years, came from Germany to welcome her back home. She had tried to visit her granddaughter multiple times throughout the years, but each time Curen was either locked-up or missing. Now, they set on the front porch, discussing future travel plans together. Tears stream down Curen's face as her grandmother invites her to visit her in Germany. Her grandmother can see the pain in her eyes, and quickly switches the conversation from the future to the past. She asks her why she always turns to drugs. "Is the desire to use that powerful?" "Tell me...please!" She pleads as the tears begin to fall from her eyes. No words are spoken as her grandmother tries to conceptualize how a simple drug could hold a power greater than all the possible good in the world. She can't understand how using could be so important, that it would be worth losing everything else you hold so dear to your heart. Curen continues to cry, close-lipped, wishing it was as simple as her grandmother sees it. Her desire to use, and her desire not to ever use again, grew with each tear that ran down her face. She could not push out of her head the thought that using would make this conversation so much easier. Curen finally breaks the silence with a familiar line, "Oma, I promise you I'll stay sober." "For good this time." Her grandmother wrestles with the thought of asking her why this time would be any different, but instead just grabs onto Curen's hands with her own, and squeezes tightly. Fingers intertwined, Oma looks into Curen's eyes, as she gazes at her feet.
By Danny Phillips5 years ago in Psyche
The Magdalene Healer
One of the recurring themes in my psychoses is that I am the reincarnation of Mary Magdalene. I am not sure if it’s residual damage from years of Catholic School, an interest in the Gnostics, studying psychology or being studied by psychologists.
By Diane Bancroft5 years ago in Psyche
Counseling And RecoveryCenter
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By James Charles5 years ago in Psyche
ABUSE
Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of a thing, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices, crimes, or other types of aggression.
By CARTIER JAY5 years ago in Psyche
