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Increasing Mental Health Issues - are they real, or are we too sensitive?
Are mental health issues really on the rise? Some would argue that, statistically, yes they are, on the basis that Gen-Z Snowflakes are too easily upset and too ready to ‘identify’ with whatever personality or issue they choose. They lack the definitive British resilience, the Stiff Upper Lip, the Keep Calm and Carry On mentality.
By Diana Osborne6 years ago in Psyche
Life with Depression
The surface of the earth is about 197 million square miles and home to 7.6 billion people. In roughly two years, 260 million more babies will be born. Now imagine those 260 million babies as individuals of all different ages, ethnicities, and genders. Add another five million individuals to that and you have 265 million people, all over the world. That’s how many people suffer from depression. I’m one of them. My name is Ashley and I’m 27 years old. I was diagnosed with depression almost 14 years ago, but I’ve struggled with it most of my life. In my early twenties, my diagnosis shifted from “depression” to “major depressive disorder.” It has never gone away and I’ve never been “cured.” I have good and bad days. Others generally see me as a cheerful person, because I don’t want them to experience my pain or show pity. Life with depression isn’t always bad and it doesn’t always entail sleeping too much or not at all, crying every day, feeling hopeless, or having thoughts of suicide. I’m here to share my story and raise awareness of what living with depression can look like to someone on the outside.
By Shaley Speaks6 years ago in Psyche
Murder, Mirrors & Morgan Harper Nichols
A Note: This piece contains content relating to disordered eating and mental illness. 1. Murder I've never been much of a crier. Even as a kid, my eyes were, for the most part, dry. Tears and tantrums, they were my brother's department - youngest child syndrome and all that. I joked, I giggled, and on the occasions when something hit an inch too close to home, I would quietly wander away and sit, alone with it all bottled up inside of my head.
By Gracie Delaney6 years ago in Psyche
The Emancipation of Pain
Eyes wide open, the pain rises. Enflamed veins reminding me of how much of a human I am. I move my hand as if trying to relieve the pain somehow. All that drives my focus is the pain and being strong enough to withstand it. Weirdly enough I’m finding some joy in the feeling. Pain is an emotional experience.
By The Kind Quill6 years ago in Psyche
Lost in the Social Media Sea
2012 was the year of mirror selfies and the infamous “duck face.” It was also the year I created my Instagram account. I was twelve years old, and my profile definitely reflected my age. I instantly spammed it with fun pictures from my camera roll and followed everyone I could think of. I loved playing with the filters, taking new pictures, and sharing moments with my friends. For me, it seemed to be a fun new freedom, as my mother hadn’t allowed me to have any social media before that. Little did I know that it would soon become one of my biggest insecurities.
By Allie Thomas6 years ago in Psyche
Take a Deep Breath
It can be overpowering sometimes – the constant tormented loop of anxiety. When it feels like it never stops spinning, instead growing faster and faster until the outside world becomes a composition of blended colours and shapes blurred into obscurity. To be anxious has for far too long be deemed unnatural. And if you are, you’re weak, unbalanced, unable to cope – a disastrous construct of a millennial world who needs to buckle up and “get on with it.”
By The Rumble Online6 years ago in Psyche
