Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
Welcome to My Withdrawal
Friends, I've thought I had been through some really awful shit in my life. I mean, I was held captive and by that I mean a huge man had me by the hand and wouldn't let me go as a matter of fact he pulled my shoulder out of the socket and caused permanent damage to my wrist, Sounds tragic. I know but wait there's more.
By Teresa Wegrzyn5 years ago in Psyche
My Mind Running Wild
My mind running wild-... Welcome to my mind.. where I share my unorganized worries in hopes to make you feel a little less lonely. I've mentioned in other writings of mine I want to make a group chat on Slack so we can all chat and help one another out. Give my post a like if you'd like to be apart of that and I’ll start attaching links to get in the group chat.
By a.secretcode5 years ago in Psyche
Attachment Style: People-Phobic
Take the Quiz I just finished reading Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller and was struck by what healthy relationships look like, as modeled by secure attachment styles.
By Annette Kim5 years ago in Psyche
The collection
Her collection was vast, almost unmanageable, but it brought her the peace of mind she wasn’t able to find otherwise. There was the piece from the night her mom had passed, the pieces she had collected every time her special someone had ignored her feelings, and even one from a wonderful day in the mountains. It seemed silly to think of, at times, but nevertheless the collecting continued.
By Erika Lynn Sabrowski5 years ago in Psyche
When You're 34 And Still Don't Pay Income Taxes
I just turned 34 years old a couple of weeks ago. Something about 34 hit me differently than the three 30 something years prior. I felt as though I had cross over into a threshold of being an adult that could no longer be anything but an adult.
By Todd Schultz5 years ago in Psyche
COVID-19 - Rise in Domestic Abuse
The COVID-19 lockdown around the world has caused many issues ranging from healthcare, financial, physical, social etc. On one hand we have families spending more time at home due to the lockdown, coupled with absence of family planning services and limited supply of contraceptives if expected to shatter the country’s goal of population control. It is estimated that there’ll be an 80% spike in childbirths due to the COVID lockdown. On the other hand, we also see a steady rise in family disputes and divorce cases rising. Even though lockdowns and quarantines are a welcome step to curb the spread of the virus, it turned out to be a living nightmare for one section of the society, the domestic violence/abuse victims.
By Abha Kashyap5 years ago in Psyche
MY PTSD DIAGNOSIS
My name is Courtney. I am 33 years old and have struggled to cope with my mental health since first diagnosed with major depressive disorder at age 19. If i look back at those years since that diagnosis, I see a tangled mess of emotional roller coasters, confusion, tears, anger and a mountain of stress piled on top of Mum and Dad for having to 'deal' with my chaotic life and poor decisions I have continued to make up until this day. I have an endless list of counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists and doctors who I have worked with, the majority I have not liked or bonded with other than 2 out of almost 20 names on that list. Rarely anything that was taught to me made any such difference to my mental well-being, and if there was anything gained it was merely a band-aid solution, holding me together until an unexpected life hurdle is thrown my way, then all of the teachings are forgotten, I get trapped in my emotions and remembering the practices of mindfulness are no use to me when my state of mind is triggered into an unsafe state, and in the few times mindfulness has come to mind, I can't remember a thing about it no matter how hard i try.
By Courts of Course5 years ago in Psyche
How Mental Illness Has Affected My Life
Mental Illness is no joke. Over 1 million people in the world have mental illness. I can count the many ways that mental illness has affected my quality of life in general. Mental illness is a daily battle for me. Medication or not, it will never truly subside, nor go away. I have this for life.
By Melyssa A Hernandez5 years ago in Psyche
