Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
April 18th
"Wait, Cat. Just wait one more minute." I thought to myself as I sat at the foot of the bed trying desperately to control my shaking for fear that I might wake him up and ruin my escape plan. I had already got my bag ready the last time he passed out and set it right next to the door with my sandals. I was even able to get my pants on the last time, but that's when he woke up again.
By Cat Brooks5 years ago in Psyche
How 2:1 Breathing Technique for Anxiety Can Help You
When we feel stress, the first thing that changes in our body is our breathing. Our mind sends a message saying we are (because we think we are…) in danger. Our body receives that message and responds in several ways, one is accelerating our breath, which causes even more stress.
By Zen Michael5 years ago in Psyche
Life
Life is just a horrible game we all play until we reach the end, some of us loose and some of us win. Some of us cheer as we win and speed round the board, some of us pray for it just to be over as we struggle to make it to our next turn. Its not the winners fault they have better luck, get given more opportunities or were born into a winner’s family. Just because you were born a winner doesn’t mean you will always be a winner and vice versa.
By collette_235 years ago in Psyche
Being Bipolar: Now in Color
In my life, I have experienced no sound in nature more beautiful than that of water. Water in almost any form, whether it be running water, dripping water, splashing water, or crashing water. I have always found the sound to be beautiful.
By Olivia Bulnes5 years ago in Psyche
Why I broke up with my mentally unwell friend
“Don’t set yourself on fire trying to keep others warm.” - Penny Reid. You might think my story is shocking, and you might think I’m a bad friend, even a bad person. But that’s the point of this story. We are often so afraid of the judgment of others, that we stay in situations that hurt us for way too long.
By Sarah K Brandis5 years ago in Psyche
The reality of Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania, also known as hair pulling disorder, is a mental disorder that is part of the obsessive compulsive disorder classification. Trichotillomania involves the overwhelming compulsion to repeatedly pull out their own hair, which can be from the head, eyebrows, lashes, pubic hair, or any hair on the person's body.
By Diane Campbell5 years ago in Psyche
A blog about anxiety
Hi My name is rachel and im 34 yrs old, dealing with anxiety on a daily basis with taking care of other people, few losses of a love one or loved ones. The worse one was passing of my mom unexpectedly we never knew she was going to pass away at the age of 52.
By Rachel shongo 5 years ago in Psyche
Drug Psychosis
I was completely unhappy with my situation I got myself into. I had unpaid bills, that I couldn't afford to pay & didn't want to. I was thinking it was unfair the businesses were charging me to use resources that came from natural resources & the way it was delivered to my house had been in place for over ten years. Besides they were adding interest to a bill I couldn't afford to pay in the first place, how does that make any sense? I also had a communications bill, that I had requested to be audited. They had charged me for an access I had not used since they connected me to another access. They also disconnected all my communication & internet access at a certain value, then tried to keep billing me for services unable to be used. I had unanswered questions of how my voice could be heard within my head. A communication company would make some sense. It was as if my inner voice was being projected extreme distances & only they could hear all of my words. Its as if people were able to connect to me if they wanted to be heard. Who else could create a digital signal from a persons mind? Maybe the government, or maybe a privately owned recoveries agency. I believed I was being gaslighted to be bullied into paying my bills. By unhappy voices who thought it was unfair, not to be responsible for your own expenses. Up until this time I had always paid for everything, but my drug addiction was taking priority over essentials. All of my money was budgeted around being able to afford enough methamphetamine to have my shot every day. It was my biggest concern, my whole life revolved around it. A community usually looks down on illicit drug consumers. They are seen as a burden to society, assuming they are responsible for causing most illegal activity. Making a society complacent with disrespectful behaviors & attitudes & judges them as not being able to live a normal life like everyone else. The first voices communicating with me were opinionated & judgemental on my lifestyle, they were interrogating seeking information, trying to make me responsible for my actions. They were humiliating, personal & seemed like they had a hidden agenda. They were trying to control the way I thought, by using sounds to highlight unacceptable words. It was like they were exposing me in every single way with no boundaries. It seemed like some sort of torture treatment, continuous pressure trying to get me to breaking point. Threats of doing the same thing to my family members, with no concern for basic human rights. Obviously these voices did not care for me, they were trying to discredit me & my actions, turning voices against me. This treatment started after I had thoughts of holding the federal government accountable for my drug problem. My thoughts were; well they are not protecting me from the exposure to drugs, how are they doing their jobs if drugs are still easily available from several sources? Surely they would be aware of everything regarding illegal substances, with their resources & task forces, how could they not be? I blamed them for being able to have all the control over the availability of methamphetamine. If I could hear my voices & they could all hear each other, how could it be possible that the law enforces could not gain access to this communication? It seemed real to me. I expressed my opinion on a certain situation I was experiencing, shifting the responsibility from me to someone else. It was like my opinion was not acceptable so I had to be punished for it. I was traveling along the freeway when I noticed a business car from one of the companies I owed money too, they swerved towards me & said pay your bills. I was receiving a lot of spam email requesting money from me. I had debt recovery agencies contacting me, all of my financial issues were building up. It was like I was being approached in all communication forms, I even saw shark patterns in the clouds, I was being circled trapped in. The voices were not concerned for my well being they were in it for themselves. Gaining what they wanted, what they set out to do, like it was a planned attack. A large group of voices came in loud pressuring me, expressing their opinion & wanting me to attend to my swimming pool because it was giving off an odor. They were trying to achieve their objectives together as a team against me, planned with a clear intent. Would it be possible a group of people could come together & gaslight a person in society in this way?
By Tamika Muir5 years ago in Psyche
