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Most recently published stories in Psyche.
The Book of Happiness: Why?
I got it wrong. I got it all wrong. Unfortunately, I think most of us do. Back in September, I grabbed a large one-subject notebook and a sharpie and so proudly named it, “My First $100,000 Book.” In it, I keep all my notes from prominent figures and entrepreneurs I had the pleasure to meet, notes for businesses and side hustles, and whatever else I saw fitting to help me reach that goal that I so generously set for September 2018. For a student graduating in December of 2017, that was highly ambitious, but that was the point. Even if I miss the goal, chasing it would give me the proper foundation to actually achieve it the next year. It forced me to detail and plan how many different revenues I needed to build to generate that income and reach success…in my book.
By D.C Memoir8 years ago in Psyche
My ADHD Brain
Journal entry from March 21st 2017: I've had the cloudiest head ever and it's making me feel almost worn out. I constantly feel weak and unfamiliar. I'm not afraid to admit it now. I can’t keep trying to magic the "negativity" away when it’s clearly more than that. I feel like I'm constantly confused and arguing with myself about why I'm feeling or behaving a certain way or why I'm not sticking to or doing certain things that I have such a passion for and could do with such joy and ease. Why can’t I just force myself to prevent having to walk around carrying this guilt? Why, on certain days do I feel so disinterested? Like I have no desire to commit to the things and people I love and then when I do take the leap, I have zero consistency or just simply forget that I started. The confusing bit is on other days, I'm feeling so content yet excited and peaceful all at once and then I find I'm experiencing discomfort and anxiety attached to this feeling. Like it makes me claustrophobic to feel peace. I'm overwhelmed and on edge when I'm in my so-called desired state. How annoying! Does that mean I don’t "suit" happiness?
By Penny Jarrett8 years ago in Psyche
Mental Illness and Me
Mental Illness Mental illness is no less important than a visible illness. The only problem is that people who have not suffered with mental illness do not and will not ever understand what it’s like. Sure, they can guess and go off what they’re told, but you can never be prepared to go through any sort of mental illness. I’m going off of what I’ve experienced, which is generalised anxiety and depression.
By Becca Case8 years ago in Psyche
The Compulsion to Write
The need to write: It was interesting to discover that the compulsion to write can also be excessive and a disease. It left me wondering if perhaps in my life there have been symptoms which I never took to mind. I’m not really even sure if I have this compulsion even partly, but write I must. Early on in my life, I already started to write and I just couldn’t seem to get enough. I don’t think there are too many children writing poetry at the age of eight, but I certainly was. My dad being a well-known Latvian poet and writer certainly encouraged me. You could say writing ran in the family. I began writing diaries around the age of ten and haven’t stopped yet. I have tried to take a day off from writing and only wind up back at the computer and putting down notes in my journal.
By Rasma Raisters8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety Runs My Life
One door, rattling in the air conditioner, back right light flickering continuously, and my mind unable to focus. Anxiety follows me everywhere I go, no matter the time or where I am at. After the military, I began to experience high levels of anxiety—so much so I would stay in my apartment most of the time with little contact with the outside world. During this period of my life, I was in so much emotional pain I felt that there was no recovering.
By Richard Rymer8 years ago in Psyche
unABLE To Fail
Robert M. Hensel once said, "There is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more." As a society, we are easily offended when someone labels or judges us by our gender, race, or religion...but many are quick to limit and degrade an entire population because of their medical diagnoses. It's a disturbing, aggravating, and hypocritical characteristic of human nature. I rarely get angry, but when someone uses the term "retard" or associates something as "retarded", it really infuriates me. To mock and put down a person or population living with disabilities is cowardly and disrespectful. Whether it's an intellectual, physical, or emotional disability, we are all still humans on the inside. We are all capable of accomplishing whatever we put our minds towards, regardless of the conditions we are born into. We all feel emotions, wish upon the stars, and chase down our dreams. We all have special talents that make us unique and we all have certain things we're unable to do. No one should be brought down or harassed due to their inabilities. Where we fall in one ability, we rise and shine in other abilities.
By Cory Garner8 years ago in Psyche
Reasons Why
Suicide awareness: What are your reasons why? If you’re reading this article, you’ve likely thought about it, attempted it, or know someone who has. It is estimated that one person dies every 40 seconds from suicide globally. That is over 800,000 deaths per year. There is no way to factor in how many people have considered the act.
By What's Up Warrior8 years ago in Psyche
The 'Ugly' Truth Behind Depression
It's the 30th of March, 2018. "Good Friday." What's so damn good about it? I look out of the window to my left and all I see is the constant trickle of rain which seems to do nothing but reflect my mood. I think they call it seasonal depression, but how can one have a mental health issue directly affected by the seasons when you live in England and you only really experience one season?
By Harley Lily8 years ago in Psyche
