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Depression...
Depression. What can be done to help it or mask its pain? Take medication? Go to therapy? We are advised to do these things to numb the pain, to bury the demons we try so hard to get rid of. We are advised that the professionals know how we feel, how we function, and how we live. But in fact, we are the only ones who know how it is to live with demons that eat us from the inside out!
By Courtney Regan7 years ago in Psyche
The Reality of Being the Wife of a Depressed Man
As trained counsellor (who practiced privately for five years) it's almost expected that I have myself completely "together." You wouldn't believe the amount of times I've been told that I "must have my Mental Health really sussed!" and even more so that my relationships are happy, healthy and have absolutely NO Problems! Ha-ha! What a pile of crap!!
By Write What You Know7 years ago in Psyche
The Noonday Demon
The Noonday Demon By: Xara B. Williams It is one of the most supreme normalcy of life for The Human to endure trauma or tragedy one way or another and in any shape or form. Also common is the fallacious ideology of “getting over” this trauma. It is ignorantly believed that one could fall prey to the Noonday Demon (1) and simply shrug off its clutches and continue about their lives, and this dangerous belief leaves victims vulnerable to the shock of realizing the truth. The truth being, one does not ‘get over depression.’ One does not 'escape’ its emotional upset. One never ‘gets over depression’ because it is the significant loss of happiness and the privation cannot simply be forgotten. We as humans strive for the Ultimate Happiness, or at least a semblance of the feeling, and when this is stripped from our grasp, taken away from our embraces for even just a moment, we are left traumatised and scrambling for any means of coping. Surviving. But this sound loss fuels us with a means to fight for our happiness. This is the long term effect of the Noonday Demon.
By Xara B. Williams7 years ago in Psyche
My Crazy
I'm different. Not just quirky, not just funny, but severely different. The kind of different that would get me called crazy if I weren't on meds. I'm diagnosed with delusionoid schizophrenia, erotomania, agitative depression, uneven serotonin levels, borderline personality disorder. I agree on the borderline, the depression, and the uneven serotonin, but I disagree on the schizophrenia and erotomania. If I have erotomania, then every girl that's sexting does too. I know the ones I yell at aren't there. They're in my past and I regret what I didn't get to say to them.
By Alexandra F7 years ago in Psyche
The Shackled Monster
I remember the first time I was made aware of my own insecurities. I was 12 years old—young, quirky, frizzy-haired and eager. I was no beauty queen, but I told good stories and made people laugh. Middle school was never friendly toward me, to say the least. More than anything, I wanted to be liked. So, naturally, I tried out for the cheerleading squad. After all, those girls with their straight blonde hair and thin legs squeezed into elastic uniforms were the true stars of the show. I wanted in.
By Carly Norman7 years ago in Psyche
What Is CPTSD?
CPTSD is a severe form of PTSD, which is not easy to deal with. CPTSD comes from long-term exposure to harsh situations, behavior, and abuse. It is a response to real trauma. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a very real mental illness that many war veterans get when they reintegrate into civilian life, besides what abuse victims get. PTSD is a mental health problem people get from seeing intense trauma that never ends. My childhood felt like this, pain that never ended, a pain I still remember. This is why I have CPTSD because I have had to suffer real trauma from family members.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in Psyche
In My Darkest Hour
Natural instinct is to want to live forever, but not all of us feel that way. I can empathise with those who take their own lives or want the pain to go away. Depression and the feeling of hopelessness when living with a chronic illness are clearly different, but those feelings of emptiness and wishing the pain would go away can be incredibly harrowing to someone who wakes up every single day in pain.
By Titanium Jen7 years ago in Psyche
I'm Codependent
I've always known that I'm a bit clingy. Maybe a tad controlling too. I like to make a plan and I like everything to go according to that plan. However, I only recently realized that there's a bit more to my strange habits than just being a bit quirky. I'm codependent. Here's why that's not a bad thing.
By Nikki Bock7 years ago in Psyche
