Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
Depression Is Not Your Friend
We all get sad and lonely. We all feel like the world is closing in on us. I understand. I've been struggling with depression for years, and it's something that's very hard to get through. Sometimes when you're depressed, you feel like you're the only one in the world and you're fighting all of this alone. You can feel like no one loves you or cares for you, so you pull yourself away from the people in your life.
By Amanda Doyle7 years ago in Psyche
Am I Listening Actively or Centering
It is so easy to trip over yourself when your entire life is ruled by one overpowering emotion: Anxiety. I, like many of my generation, suffer from an anxiety disorder, and while mine is slightly more intense than the average bear (Tourette's Syndrome) that doesn't mean that the things I experience are any different than anyone else suffering from other anxiety disorders, I just may experience them with different intensity.
By Paige Graffunder7 years ago in Psyche
Life of an Addict (Pt. 3)
After spending a little over a month in the hospital, and another month and some days in a rehab center, I finally got to go home. It wasn't the "welcome home" I'd hoped for, considering I had gotten involved with a girl that ended up being crazier than I thought I was. Being as which, it was a short-lived relationship, thank the Lord. I'll leave it without much description. Trust me, you're not missing much.
By Fellow Knee7 years ago in Psyche
A Manifesto of Anxiety
I was born with this disease, this disorder. I honestly never noticed it “coming on” until I was in fifth grade. I have suspicions that my father might’ve known sooner. As a child, I was uncomfortable around strangers and nearly never spoke with my peers. The teachers had said that I was anti-social. They suspected that I had mental disabilities. However my family never admitted that I ever had a problem. I just thought that I wanted to be alone with my books. However, one day I felt myself becoming so lonely.
By Olive Octavius7 years ago in Psyche
Bipolar and Addiction
I have learned so much in my 22 years of life. A lot of things are not as they seem. When I was a young kid, I thought there were no issues in my family at all... Boy was I wrong! As I got older, tensions rose and I started to realize something was different about my father, but I had no idea what. For years, I put it in the back of my mind because I did not even know where to start. Finally, the breaking point came.
By Courtney Elizabeth7 years ago in Psyche
Days
Have you ever had one of those days, the one where when you just wake up and you already want it to be over. You know the kind of days I'm talking about, the ones where you count down the minutes until you can lay in bed and restart. It's funny what the ability of eight short hours is capable of doing, and how we let its power over us.
By Emily Grisham7 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health from a Friend's Perspective
Through the years I have had a lot of encounters with people who struggle with mental health. People have opened up to me about how they feel, even people I don't know very well, and some of my closest friends have been struggling with their mental health for many years. I have never had a problem with my own mental health, and often I feel lost and powerless trying to help the people I meet with these kinds of problems.
By Emily Jones7 years ago in Psyche
First Hand Tips for Teen Depression and Anxiety
When you are hurting and are sad the last thing you want to hear is someone label you mentally ill. Ever feel uptight, on edge, paranoid, or maybe think you are not important enough? You are not alone. Being a teen and dealing with depression and anxiety is sadly almost the norm for most American teenagers. 20 percent of American teens will be depressed before reaching adult hood. Social media has a huge impact and affects teens body image, self image, and has teens comparing themselves to others.
By Brock Sharp7 years ago in Psyche
The Battle in My Mind
I remember sitting anxiously in the doctor’s office wondering if I truly needed to be there. I had considered turning back several times on the drive there and I continued to question it as my two-year-old ran circles around and the baby cried no matter what I did to try and calm her. Was I really depressed? It could just be a change in hormones. Maybe I’m just going crazy. Oh, how I wished that were true. To be honest, I probably should have gone to a doctor several years before.
By Paige Guffey7 years ago in Psyche
Common and Strange Phobias
Every person grows up with an inherent fear of something. An individual develops a fear of an object or something that embeds itself in his/her being. The fear might result from a sad event the person experienced in his/her childhood or as he/she grew up; or from hearing, seeing or reading about something that induced fear of that thing.
By Benny Njuguna7 years ago in Psyche
I'm Not Okay
You don't know hard something is weighing on you until you've had to admit that you are not mentally okay. That you can't do something because inside, it's killing you. It's even harder to admit that you can't do something that's expected to be an everyday thing. Admitting that you are not okay is such a rarity in today's world. Everyone wants to be okay. Everyone wants everyone else to think that they have it all together and have it all under control.
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Psyche
