Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
My Story of Violence
(Disclaimer: Sorry for the length, much was cut before the final version, i hope you see it through.) This is not a world history lesson or even a political narrative, this is a story about something I struggle with, an addiction which there is no rehab for, least not in the way I could have once used it. This is the story about my relationship and domination of violence.
By Shamus Roan8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety Struggles - Day 1
Hello all, I used to write all the time and sort of fell out of it for no real reason why and lately, I have felt like I should get back into it and I figure it will also help me to make sense of all my anxiety struggles that have been happening for the last 4 weeks or so.
By Shannon Long8 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health & Gaming
I’m sat on a wooden bench in a misty seaside town on the south coast watching the lights shimmer out across the sea, pondering the journey that has led me to this spot again whilst the December air bites at my face. I used to come here as a young teen when my head was full of girls, confusion, football, video games, and American films from the 80s. Not much has changed apart from now it’s late at night and I’ve come here to smoke a cigar as I feel I can justify one every now and then, having quit smoking years ago. I have come to a local pub to write this article to get out of my dad's spare room where I reside at present due to various different circumstances. I am 37 and play video games.
By Andrew Foster8 years ago in Psyche
Identifying with the Monster
I knew I didn't fit from a very young age. Later, therapists would tell me I'd suffered from mental illness since childhood, that the way I left my body to live inside my own imagination was a clear sign of a hurting and unhappy child. Perhaps the other children (and even some adults) picked up on that, or perhaps they could smell the queerness on me like fresh blood, but whatever it was, the result was the same.
By C. B. Blanchard8 years ago in Psyche
Children and Mental Health
Mental health is something that in general is overlooked in many countries. In the UK there are approximately 1 in 4 people that will experience a mental health problem in each year, and in England alone 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem in any given week (https://www.mind.org.uk/)
By Nadine Walkinshaw8 years ago in Psyche
Suicide
I had a feeling of need to tell my story today; I don't know why but I am going with it, so here it is! OK guys I wanna tell you a story of a completely broken girl. It’s real, it’s messy and maybe hard to read. But I want to tell it in the hopes it may help someone else. Suicide! It’s real and people get so low they feel completely hopeless and don’t bother seeing a point in trying anymore. I know this because this is exactly how I felt.
By Dagny Desiree8 years ago in Psyche
A Memorable Journey
Through life, we go through many stages. Sometimes decisions we make have important influences on our lives, some good, and some bad. To adapt to these situations that happen in our lives, we must be very optimistic. At the beginning of my adulthood, I have had many obstacles, including addiction, marriage, and parenthood. Through these times, I felt great fear but also great determination. Those feelings resulted in remarkable success and accomplishments.
By Victoria Sherrod8 years ago in Psyche
Best of Alan Watts
Most of you might not be aware of who Alan Watts is, but he is actually a notable philosophical figure of our time. He recently passed away, which comes as a blow to the philosophy community, but his teachings will always be remembered through books, various recordings, and lectures that were given by him on various accounts. Watts was a pioneer in teaching the western world about eastern religious practices and Buddhism.
By Slaydro KinSmoke8 years ago in Psyche
Relapse
September 2017 seems worlds away now. I was discharged from the mental health services up in Yorkshire and moving my stuff back down South to London. I was in a good place. I'd completed therapy and, armed with my medication, I felt like I could take on anything. I felt like the world was my oyster, and that I could now cope without the help of professionals.
By Skylar Rose Pridgeon8 years ago in Psyche
