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Living with Anxiety #1 (Panic Attacks & How to Cope)
We all know life is never easy, there are some people out there who are ok with the way life is and how society works, however, people who suffer with anxiety find it a lot harder to cope with every day life including situations that involve money, family, work etc...
By Rob Matthews8 years ago in Psyche
Confetti Guns in Office Buildings
This weekend I called three friends and FaceTimed two. I finally took a shower. I washed my laundry. I cleaned my room. I got out of bed and I was productive.
By Abigail Kinlee8 years ago in Psyche
Moded AF
It's 2017 and things are pretty much going downhill... quickly. Against my better judgment, I am at my grandmother's place because living alone is becoming a type of hell that is unbearable. (Despite a “friend” of mine telling me that moving back would be the worse thing in the world). I am also up to my nose in a depression that I can't explain to anyone. I think to myself that I can't still be grieving, when in fact, I am still grieving everything about my old life — my family, my friends, and the life I was "supposed" to have, whatever that means — anxiously thinking, I can still have that old life back, if I try really hard. I have to be MORE positive, MORE liked, be nicer, do everything right and to just stay above water by working a nice job. It's like the older I get, something in me get's more aggressive. However, on the outside, I become more timid. Go figure?
By Dee Good8 years ago in Psyche
How to Change Your Life When Therapy Doesn't Work
Therapy, while at times great, doesn't always work. And for some people, years of therapy sessions leave them in the same place they were when they started, just lighter in the wallet and doubly dejected. Believe it or not, you can learn how to change your life when behavioral therapy doesn't work, and work your way toward a more fulfilling life.
By Amanda Stamper8 years ago in Psyche
Personality
Personality The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality test designed to help people best assess and categorise themselves so they can identify and effectively apply their strongest skill set. This can be a helpful tool in both professional and personal environments as well as aiding an understanding of those around us.
By Hannah Evans8 years ago in Psyche
Crafting In The Name Of...
The last few months before this recent breakthrough were filled with dark times that spun me around more than all the alcohol I was consuming. Depression has this way of taking and taking, but there's nothing to take so it gets agitated with you and all you want to do is sleep. There's all this noise around you that stills the clock, and you just want the time to pass quickly but it's stuck in slow motion like your head is.
By Nicole King8 years ago in Psyche
PTSD vs Scientology
In order to know, really know, my story, I would have to take you back nine years, to the beginning of my military career. However, I won’t bore you with the intricacies of my history. Instead, I will give you the information that I believe is relevant to what led to my first visit at a Church of Scientology.
By smokedu Princess8 years ago in Psyche
The UNreal World
So I wanted to tell you a bit about a “friend” of mine and his, shall we say “home,” he moved into a few months ago. Now, my “friend” told me that when he viewed it, it was a quirky but kinda regular “home.” He was so happy to be living alone with his privacy safe, warm and dry. That was up until recently when he very quickly started noticing some changes which in turn had drastically changed his surroundings. To be honest, to my eyes everything all looked normal but to him, he was living in what he now called a Fish Bowl.
By Tory Olivier8 years ago in Psyche
Dealing with Depression
Depression hits everyone at some point in their lives, and for some it continues for the rest of their lives. I am one of the many that have to deal with depression on a daily basis. I have had depression since I was a child, and it is just a minor victory to get up and start my day. For me the ugly truth of depression is not having the motivation to do things that I need to do to continue on my college career. Depression comes in many different forms depending on the person. Mine is best friends with anxiety. My anxiety hits me for no apparent reason, and so I believe that I should share some of the many ways that I help my depression and anxiety, as I do not take any prescriptions for either. I did think about getting an emotional support animal, thinking that that would help, but with taking six college classes, the equestrian team, and trying to find a job I would have no time for it. And, with no time for it then the animal would suffer, so it is not fair to the animal to do that to it.
By Emily B8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety, Depression, and Expression
My TV has been off since this morning. When I woke up, I watched an hour and a half documentary about the coral reef dying, the ocean dying, and I should have known that wasn’t the best way to start my day. I should have started with mantras and positive thoughts, stretching, writing, and coffee with cinnamon.
By Angela Smatana8 years ago in Psyche
How to Use Tapping for Anxiety
Have you ever heard of tapping for anxiety? Well, if you haven't it's a simple way to curb your anxiety while costing you nothing out of pocket. It's also known as the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), where you tap gently on different parts of the body with your fingertips while you repeat a phrase out loud and pay attention to your emotions.
By Bill Shaffir8 years ago in Psyche
Borderline Personality Disorder: The Embodiment of Mental Health Stereotypes
"Borderline Personality Disorder" (BPD) came about in past medical terms to define a person that was borderline between neurotic mental health problems and psychosis. However, in newer medicine, this is no longer the way most mental health is spoken about. BPD is a broad diagnosis with individuals suffering from it experiencing a number of different symptoms that are individual to that person.
By Eliza Marshall8 years ago in Psyche