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Most recently published stories in Psyche.
Rantings of a Mind Trapped in Purgatory
I met a one legged cricket today and understood its place, as it is mine just the same. He too must’ve cheated death and is now my only companion left behind here to remain, surrounded with suffering in purgatory! Neither alive nor dead, neither of us a purpose any longer and made to witness our own demise. Cursed to die a little everyday. Cheating death is no blessing, it’s not disguised to be one either, although we seem to take great comfort in telling ourselves otherwise.
By Tisha Skipworth7 years ago in Psyche
Dear Anxiety, Why?
General, social, even obsessive compulsive—of all things our brains could’ve created, of all things we could’ve become. Anxiety is something I myself have been dealing with since I was about 7-years-old. It started with every little noise I’d hear in the house, so paranoid it was a ghost or somebody breaking in. Granted, watching creepy videos on YouTube didn’t help. Speaking of which, the earliest experience I can recall was exactly when I was 7, not just an estimate to fill information.
By Serena Flores7 years ago in Psyche
Navigating High School with Schizoaffective Disorder
It started in February of 2015, during the second semester of my freshman year in high school. That was the month that my brain turned against me, where I could no longer diffuse between reality and illusion, where I believed things that were not possible, and unknown voices visited me at night. It all got worse from there.
By Emilie Morgan7 years ago in Psyche
Dental Phobia
Dental phobia is more than just a fear of the dentist. I know, because I have to deal with it. I'm not talking about the mild anxiety that some feels when sitting in a hall to face an exam either. I'm talking about the awful panic, nervousness, sweats, feeling sick and extreme fear which can start even before you step through the door of a dental surgery.
By Carol Ann Townend7 years ago in Psyche
We Can't Always Explain It, but Lets Try
With my experience it creeps up on you at the weirdest of times. When you first wake in the morning, when you are watching a movie, driving, simply having a conversation, 3 o’clock in the morning and honestly it sucks. It’s like this uninvited acquaintance that you don't want to show up at the party. It’s the ex that won’t stop knocking on your door. It’s all your insecurities in a bubble waiting to explode.
By Bailey (BayLee) Elease7 years ago in Psyche
My Life with Anxiety Disorder
In 2012, I was attending church on a rainy night. All of a sudden, my hands start to sweat, and my heart starts to race a million miles an hour. I rush to the women's bathroom with the fear that I would have a heart attack or pass out. It was so hard to breathe because my chest was tight. My mom finds me in the bathroom and takes me outside. When I describe my symptoms to her, she tells me I'm having a panic attack. It was a surprise to me. At the time I didn't feel panicky. That's probably a foolish thought. However, my mom tells me that a panic attack can happen for no reason. She suffers from the same condition.
By Sarah Loyd7 years ago in Psyche
Inside Her Head
Besides the faint glow of a street lamp, her room was smothered in darkness, and anybody looking in would easily miss the small heap of flesh on the floor. She lay crumpled up on the cold, hard ground and screamed silently as the hot tears seared the carpet beneath her. Every now and then, her fist pounded the floor, an unconscious protest against emotions altogether. But all that truly remained was the black. The silence. And herself.
By Fathima Rafeek7 years ago in Psyche
To What Extent Is Attachment Theory Useful in Explaining the Origins of Personality Disorders? Discuss Critically.
Every infant need to stay close to the family and in particular to the principal caregivers, in order to feel safe and protect. When a person is threatened or under stress, he or she usually seek social support and security; this is basically known ‘Attachment Theory’, and the principal caregivers are therefore, his or her attachment figure (Howe, 2011). In other words, attachment theory is known also as a spatial theory because the child feels good when he/she is close to the caregiver, while sadness, loneliness and anxiety are the main feelings when the child is far away from his/her caregiver (Holmes, 1993). Moreover, Bowlby (1998) stated that if the relationship between the attachment figure and the individual attached goes well, there is joy and sense of security; whereas, if it is frightened, there is anger and anxiety. Instead, grief and depression are of first essence if the relationship is broken.
By Chiara Marullo7 years ago in Psyche
'13 Reasons Why': Opinions from a Mental Illness Sufferer
Okay, so I want to talk about 13 Reasons Why. If you have been hibernating in a cave since 2017 (tempting sometimes, I know), it is a Netflix original series centered around a young high school girl named Hannah Baker. She commits suicide and leaves behind a series of tapes explaining the events that led to this decision and inevitably, how many people failed to help her. Each tape focuses around people within Hannah’s life and how their actions contributed to this tragic event.
By Amy Johnson7 years ago in Psyche
How Trauma Is Hidden in Plain Sight, & Why Nobody Does Anything About It
These days I have been reflecting on what might be scary concepts for some people: emotions and trauma. Everything started when I caught a few symptoms of emotional imbalance in the erratic behaviour of some people on TV.
By Grace Evelyn7 years ago in Psyche
