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Living With Misophonia
Misophonia is not getting riled up and upset when you can hear the sound of people breathing or eating. This disorder is supposed to make you feel stronger and feel better about yourself because there's a scientific reason behind all the pain that is going on in my own body that I live with every day. That is not the case.
By :)8 years ago in Psyche
I Just Want to Be Happy. Or Do I?. Top Story - February 2018.
As a society, we have accepted the belief that emotions disrupt rational thought, and any state other than happiness is a mental inconvenience or imbalance. This causes us to chase after pleasure, instant gratification and external validation instead of examining our inner world and what it is that we truly want. When something upsets us, we distract ourselves. We rarely face the issue and figure out a way to fix it.
By Sarah McDaniel8 years ago in Psyche
Helping Someone with an Illness
This article is useful for everybody, whether you have an illness yourself, help somebody with an illness, or both. I suffer with BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER, and I’m currently doing my best to help someone close to me through an undiagnosed illness.
By Jessica Murray8 years ago in Psyche
This Is the End. Or Is It?
It's no secret that when you're seemingly ploughing through everyday life, with a metaphorical backpack full of depression and/or other mental illnesses weighing you down in the process, life can seem simply unbearable.
By Renee Wells8 years ago in Psyche
I Am Not Ashamed
I am a lot of things. I am a writer. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a friend. A best friend. An artist. A dreamer. A painter. A poet. An auntie. A cousin. A granddaughter. A human.
By Bliss 8 years ago in Psyche
How to Spot a Sociopath
Let’s start with the main traits of a sociopath, which is commonly referred to as anti-social personality disorder. Although sociopathy and psychopathy are both called this, they are different because one is BORN with psychopathy, while sociopath is developed normally from traumatic events.
By Anais Parks8 years ago in Psyche
Drowning
I’m not really a party person, yet here I was, standing in the middle of a loud room full of teenagers. I guess the movies weren’t too far off from a typical high school party. I had gone with my sister who had dragged me with her so that she wouldn’t have to be alone. Prom was coming up soon so she wanted to meet more guys who might take her. I felt horribly out of place in a party like this. Everyone was drinking. I don’t drink. Ever.
By Medea Walker8 years ago in Psyche
Helping My Mind This Year
So I have started to have a new mindset this year and I hope that it will continue… Since I can remember I have suffered from anxiety and even before it was diagnosed, I knew that something wasn’t quite right inside this little mind of mine.
By Annalise Jones8 years ago in Psyche
My Depression
I shall start from the very beginning. I was only ten years old when things took a very terrible turn. To this day I suffer from PTSD, clinical depression, and anxiety.
By Samantha Burgess8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety
Anxiety. My guide to understanding and coping with it from my own experiences. I hope this is helpful to many. When a person is panicking is can look like so many things.
By Hannah Harrison8 years ago in Psyche
Borderline Personality Disorder: What They Don't Tell You
Being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) was both a relief and a living nightmare for me. On the one hand, I knew I had most of the symptoms of the mental illness, and it explained a heck of a lot for me. I knew deep down that now I had a diagnosis, I could get the much needed treatment. But on the other hand, I knew I'd be living with a stigma looming over my head. I knew that people would judge me once they found out about my diagnosis. I was to become the "crazy" one of my friends and family.
By Skylar Rose Pridgeon8 years ago in Psyche
Facing an Invisible Foe
When you struggle with anxiety, the things most people take for granted become overwhelming obstacles. It affects so much about your entire life; your schedule, how you interact with your family, how many—if any—friends you have, how you interact with your spouse and your children, even affecting your job and career path.
By Michael Bauch8 years ago in Psyche