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Why Self-Acceptance Is Bullshit
"I feel like garbage today," I responded, unsure if he was asking about my day because he wanted an honest answer or if he was just making small talk. Filtering has never been my forte, so I went with the first answer that jumped out of my mouth.
By Fiona Wong8 years ago in Psyche
The Overwhelming Feeling of S.A.D
Stress, anxiety and depression can be draining. So much so, that you can’t get out of bed, you can’t seem to be able to make yourself get up and eat, or to get yourself to stop eating, or to even communicate to anyone. Stuff around your room piles up because you don’t have the energy to pick anything up. It seems like you’re alone in a fight that no one else can see, they can’t see what you’re fighting against, can’t see what is swallowing you whole into an abyss of nothing. Your body shaking, the fear of anything going wrong, anything being out of align of the routine, anyone getting upset or angry or disappointed at you or what you have done. This beats you down, over and over and over again, and it is everything you can do to just stay afloat and breathe. You’re so exhausted because you face the same fight everyday, using more and more effort to push it back after each day, so much you wear yourself thin, and the fight gets harder. You become overwhelmed. You start questioning. Is this worth it? Is this all there is? When will it get better? Does anyone even care? Do they not see this? Is this all in my head? What’s wrong with me? What have I done wrong? These questions starts softly, yet the longer this spiral of dark lasts it gets louder, and louder. It eventually gets so loud that you snap. You yell at someone, you break something, you hurt yourself, you hurt someone else.
By Hali8 years ago in Psyche
You Can’t Purge Reality
There is a large community of people online who are recovering from eating disorders. It’s beautiful how so many different people, from so many different places, with so many vastly different lives can come together and support each other. Despite so many differences between all these people, a majority of them look up to Demi Lovato. And for good reason. Demi Lovato has been very open about her own journey and recovery from bulimia and has worked to open conversations about ending the stigma tied together with mental illness in society.
By Mina LeAnn8 years ago in Psyche
Safe in Your Own Skin
A panic attack can happen anywhere, at any time. It does not discriminate. You don't have to be diagnosed with a mental health problem. You don't have to be a female. You don't have to be a male. You can be an adult, a teenager, or even a child. You can be any ethnicity. Panic happens, and it will come on unexpectedly. It can be triggered by a major event or the tiniest thing. The good news is, you won't die. I'm not going to lie. You will feel like you are dying.
By Lillian Golze8 years ago in Psyche
I'm No Superhero
I hate when I have a feeling and I am right. Especially if it is a bad feeling. I hope that I am wrong, but something inside me just knows. Not really sure how it happened, I just know that I will never forget when it did or any of the times after that. What you are about to read are true events.
By Jennifer Cypert8 years ago in Psyche
How To Cope With Losing Someone Close To You
After losing someone that you were really close with, it's so difficult to cope with the emotions that are flooding your mind. The memories start rolling through your head and you're realizing that you'll never see that person again. You're starting to think and think and it soon controls you. You slowly distance yourself from others while grieving, and it feels like your life is falling apart. It can steal your life away, too. And you're certainly not the only one who feels like this. When I lost someone that I loved dearly, it was certainly hard for me to get back on my feet. But since this is how life goes, we can't mourn for the rest of our lives.
By Lilliana Backman8 years ago in Psyche
10 Ways to Stay Calm and Reduce Stress
Stress is inevitable in life, but the way that you react to this stress has everything to do with the way it will affect you. From simply practicing deep breathing to focusing on the positives in your life and trusting yourself, these tips are sure to transform your processing of stress on the daily.
By Sherry Campbell8 years ago in Psyche
Anxious? Always
Do you have more than one day a week that you'd rather avoid people or going out entirely? Do you freak yourself out over what MIGHT happen if you go to a party and only one person you know will be there? Do you feel dread even before going somewhere you know you'll have fun? These thoughts and feelings are an all too common truth to people with anxiety, especially social anxiety.
By Kira Lydia G.8 years ago in Psyche
Getting Caught up in Social Media Madness
As a 25-year-old, I'm part of the generation that remembers the simple life. A life without life-consuming technology. A life without crippling anxiety and depression. A life without Instagram.
By Charlotte Smith8 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health
So mental health has always been a very hushed topic in our society until very recently, which I personally think is a good thing. Mental health issues are anything from anxiety to depression to even schizophrenia. There is a wide range of mental health issues that people also have either never heard of or never speak about. However, that doesn’t mean that they are not just as or more important than anything like depression.
By Holly Russell8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety and Relationships
We’ve all been there. A perfectly good relationship, and for a while, your anxiety disappears like it never existed in the first place, but like a cloud, it comes and goes as it pleases.
By Chrissi T8 years ago in Psyche
My Own Unhappiness. Top Story - April 2018.
PMA Growing up, my father used to tell me that the only person making me unhappy was myself. It was infuriating. Some situation or another had me wallowing in self pity, and here comes dear ole dad telling me to get over myself. Getting over yourself is not an easy feat for a sullen teenager. So I shrugged off his advice and continued on my self destructive path, blaming everyone but myself for my discontent.
By Shelby Schulten8 years ago in Psyche