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The Anxiety Diaries
I'm doing my due diligence during quarantine by sitting on my couch, watching TV, and I decide to text my best friend. I haven't seen her since September, so this text needs to be epic. It needs to make her laugh hysterically and maybe even cry because she misses me as much as I miss her. It needs to remind her of how awesome our friendship is and wonder why we keep letting life get in the way.
By M. R. Warju6 years ago in Psyche
When the Therapist Needs A Therapist.
Dear reader, The caption seems a little counterintuitive, I know: "The last beginning", as if we ever truly go back to square one when it comes to self-improvement - it would be very hard to, trust me... but I digress. My name is Hannah, but I also go by the nickname of "Parchie", which is really just an abbreviation of my last name. I have a certification in Health Coaching (cert. January 2018), but I haven't been using it to make money because I feel/felt like if I couldn't heal myself, even though I've come so far in my journey and have accomplished so much for myself already, then I certainly would not be qualified to be healing others. I realize how it sounds, but I can assure you I have been working on my self worth.
By H.L Parchment6 years ago in Psyche
How to Avoid a Depression After Rehab?
The transition from addiction to rehab can be difficult and stressful. It comes after the decision to start with recovery and, in most cases, is followed by fear and pain. The process of detoxication, as well as the road to sobriety itself, brings many obstacles and challenges for people with substance use disorder. The thought that one day, they’ll be free from addiction and able to live a normal life again is probably the most important inspiration that will keep them positive and away from relapse. For that reason, most programs created to help with rehab for men https://addictionresource.com/drug-rehab/men-only/, as well as for women, are based on the idea of getting these people mentally and physically strong enough to cope with the process.
By Sarah Williams6 years ago in Psyche
To Infinity, and Beyond. First Place in Women Who Inspire Challenge.
8:30AM feels late to me now, but in college it was the crack of dawn. Nonetheless, I took Art History at that early hour so I could pack all my classes into two days. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning during the second semester of sophomore year, I chugged a thermos of coffee and stuffed a Pop Tart in my mouth as I rushed into class. My hair was a bird’s nest and I wore whatever was easiest to grab from my dresser. I fought to stay awake despite the interesting material and the professor who was nothing but wonderful.
By Julie Chernesky6 years ago in Psyche
Pain is temporary
Everyone experiences pain in their life and some experience more than others. But what's important is how we deal with that pain and how we use those traumatic events to help better ourselves as we try to heal and move forward. When we are faced with difficult circumstances we tend to revert to things that make us feel comfortable because we are trying to avoid that stressful feeling, whatever that may be. Many turn to drinking, drugs, food, toxic people, or environments when things aren't going the way you wanted them to go. Your original plan took a detour, now your stuck in this toxic headspace and don't know how to get out. It sucks, but it's also comfortable in a way because you're avoiding things that you're afraid of. This isn't benefiting you in anyway, but you also don't really care. You don't want to feel like this because it's painful so you try your best to pull yourself out of that negative headspace without completely destroying your mental health and wellbeing. I know its hard. I deal with it almost everyday.
By Sarah6 years ago in Psyche
CORONA VIRUS DEPRESSION [CVD]
CORONA VIRUS DEPRESSION [CVD] By Kanema Mupila Kameya Corona Virus Depression[CVD] is going to be one of the most common mental illnesses that will be faced by a number of people around the World in the coming days and onwards due to the Corona Virus pandemic, that will affect the unborn and the living [World population].
By Kanema Mupila Kameya6 years ago in Psyche
I Fought Today
I woke up today. I hit the snooze button more than 10 times only to realize that I’m awake and just hitting it for no reason. I stared at my ceiling for 30 minutes listening to the alarm ring and my dog bark not knowing if I could get up. “Maybe if I call in today, I’ll just tell them I’m sick. I mean I am, just not in the way that they think.” I finally got out of bed. Every ounce of my body fought me wanting to lay back down. I’m tired. I shuffle into the bathroom. I don’t look in the mirror. I can’t. I already know what is waiting for me and i am not ready to face that just yet.
By Sabrina Macey6 years ago in Psyche
Why do I want to be an Expressive Art Therapist?
Why be an Expressive Art therapist? Why am I so interested in helping people with their struggles when I have gone through my own struggles? Why would I want to hear about other people's struggles and use art to help them? These are the questions that have been on my mind since I started this program at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). I am still exploring the answers but I do have some ideas. I will give some ideas on the answers to these questions and explore a couple main aspects of my identity; being Jewish and being a cis female related to being a future Expressive Art Therapist.
By Sophie Roth6 years ago in Psyche
Loving a Drug Addict
This is one of the hardest things iv had to write as i am very passionate about this subject. I am doing this as closure for myself but to also help others dealing with their loved one being an addict. Drug addiction is never easy for those suffering and those around them especially the ones who love them. There is no easy way out when someone is addicted to drugs unfortunately and that's just the harsh reality. It takes a great deal and the mind set of WANTING to over come it. Loving someone as we know is so powerful and strong that it blinds us from the bad and makes us hazy to see their wrong doings. It makes us more prone to forgive because we care so much. We also care too much that it makes us angry, bitter and aggressive because we don't know how else to show our care for them. This is my story battling the side effects of being in love with an addict.
By Daina 6 years ago in Psyche
THE GIFT OF TRAUMA
THE GIFT OF TRAUMA IN THE BEGINNING: I was sexually, physically and emotionally abused for the majority of my childhood.
By Kim Mecklenburg6 years ago in Psyche
Found Again
For my Vocal Love More I’d like to submit a photo I found from tumblr, a video by Thom Yorke, and the social media account Tokyo Fashion.
By Kate Lestarchick6 years ago in Psyche
Showcasing Cinematic Black Trauma
I recently was browsing through the selection of films on Netflix and I decided to watch a film called Mississippi Burning. It is seemed like an interesting film, so I added it to the list and began to watch. And from the beginning, I witness three men slain in cold blood, two Jewish, one Black. The reason being is that the two Jewish are “nigger lovers” and the other is a “nigger”. At the hands of racist white police officers, these boys are killed in a very gruesome fashion and the blood and guts are not spared from being seen on screen. From this scene, I am uneasy and brace myself for a film that will show more gruesome suffering and harm done onto black bodies. I get to about 30 minutes in a witness a lynching and burning of the crime scene, and it is at this point I decide I cannot watch this film; seeing such images will not be good for my psyche, so I skip to the end where the men responsible are brought to justice.
By Rudo Christine Gwaze6 years ago in Psyche