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Connecting Subconscious Dots
A few years ago, when I was working on a degree in English, I had class assignment to analyze a dream using Freud's method of interpretation. I have some pretty crazy dreams, some of which I don't need (or want) to consider longer than necessary. I figured this weird, but seemingly benign, dream about a couple of baby squirrels would be safe enough. As I moved along the analysis, however, it started to become increasingly, and uncomfortably, personal. It was too close to the due date for me to hope for another dream and even if I did have something else I could remember clearly, would it just turn out the same way? I figured I was in it to win it at that point, I felt bad for traumatizing my teacher. To be fair, he did come up with the assignment, so I am guessing I wasn't the first - or the last - to end up breaking into delicate territory.
By Rebecca Tkacs5 years ago in Psyche
Mental Disorders
I want to help and provide value to ones who suffer from mental and neurological disorders like myself. It is among the most challenging things that a human has to fight to combat and overcome each day. I hope my story can help educate, comfort, or heal in anyway whoever may read this.
By Jacob Pool5 years ago in Psyche
Leaving a Monster
I crouched in the corner with fear as I held my trembling hands up in a failed attempt to protect myself. He swiftly swooped down and pulled me up by a handful of my long hair. His breath reeked of beer. His twisted mouth spat on my face. Pure evil occupied his dark eyes; they lost their color and narrowed with fury. With my weak knees barely holding me up, I inched away from our daughter’s room, hoping to not expose her tenderness to the violence. As if he knew what I was doing, he dragged me into her room, held the back of my head with a fistful of my hair, and violently thrust my face into the crib where our precious, porcelain-skinned daughter slept. I closed my eyes, only finding solace that she didn’t wake.
By Brooke Vaughn5 years ago in Psyche
Bipolar disorder is a Mother F’er
looks are deceiving I have known this for year's now. Growing up I always knew there was something different about me. I would have moments I felt like I had won the lottery, then I would wake up and feel like my best friend had died. My moods were always all over the place and so was I. The thing about it the only person who could tell was me... So I thought.
By Serai Wilson5 years ago in Psyche
My Anxiety
There is a lot of information out there about anxiety but its not enough. Just because there’s information about it doesn’t mean it makes it any easier to understand it. There are still a lot of people out there that believe mental health issues are all controllable, but they don’t realise just how crippling it can be. There are so many different levels of anxiety and I think that’s one of the reasons why it’s hard to understand, it can be so minor for so long but you also have people who take advantage and fake the whole thing or fake how serious it is.
By collette_235 years ago in Psyche
