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Mental Illness: The Demons Within
There is a reason that mental illness is one of the first things that must be ruled out in cases of possible possession, and the reason for that is that the two are so similar that one is sometimes mistaken for the other. In my opinion, mental illnesses are as much a form of possession as demonic or spiritual possession; the difference between the two is that one requires a priest while the other requires a mix of therapy and medication.
By Alyssa Lactin8 years ago in Psyche
"I'm Sick of Reading About Anxiety"
"Oh great," you say, as you scroll along the newsfeed and see another annoying post about anxiety and "raising awareness." It's just a bunch of millennials who are wet behind the ears right? Everyone's jumping on the mental health bandwagon these days. It's trendy to have anxiety. Why can't they just get over it?
By Eve Tawfick8 years ago in Psyche
Troublemakers
North Carolina was better... But not by much, not at first. A friend of mine from high school had a place she wanted to rent out, and we were desperate to get out of Colorado, so we took the plunge. Just the three of us; Me, Garret, and his sister. We left a large 5 bedroom house with a yard, 2 cats, and a roommate I had also known since high school (she couldn't bear to part with the cats) for a 2 bedroom condo that would have fit neatly into the kitchen/dining room/front hall of the house. The flight wasn't bad, although we managed to lose the dog somewhere in the cargo area (he was found an hour later, perfectly happy and being spoiled for being so good natured).
By Deanne Horton8 years ago in Psyche
Two Faced
I knew as a teenager that I had bipolar disorder. Begging my parents to take me to see someone, my father insisted I was just a moody teenager and I would grow out of it. Instead of self-medicating like a lot of people do, I wrote on and on for hours. I continued to have imaginary friends that I would talk to in my head even though I had a pretty good group of friends at school. Always putting on the brave face, everyone at school thought I was fairly happy. I was into the goth scene, I always preferred the slightly classier Victorian influenced gothic style, but inside I was tearing apart with mania and depression.
By Kiera Beck8 years ago in Psyche
The War Within
The world we live in is plagued with disease and illness. We have the common cold which is easily identified by the physical symptoms of sneezing, coughing, a little trickle of the nose. Then of course we have more vivid ones which can leave you bed-bound, you know, the "take the day off work" kind where you feel as though your body goes into complete shutdown. You can't even do the most basic of tasks—breathing, eating, sleeping—they all become a wicked chore.
By Reese Hulbert8 years ago in Psyche
10 Weeks of DBT
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a science-based therapy created by Marsha Linehan, PhD. that has been proven effective in teaching individuals struggling with behavioral disorders and PTSD skills to improve their quality of life. These skills are divided into four categories: interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation. DBT was developed in the 1980s, and though DBT is spreading quickly, many people still don't know much—if anything—about DBT therapy.
By Max Hutton8 years ago in Psyche
Transgender Mental Health
If I had a pound for each time I heard phrases such as, "Transgender is a mental illness" I'd be quite the rich woman by now. It's needless to say that being transgender is not a mental illness—but transgender people are more likely to experience mental illness than the general population, and this is a scary fact that can be ignored no longer.
By Skylar Rose Pridgeon8 years ago in Psyche
