Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
Daughter Lost. Top Story - August 2017.
When I found out I was pregnant with my now 12 year old daughter Hannah I was overjoyed. Her father and I didn't have a lot of money and were concerned about how we would care for her. I also already had another child from a previous relationship.
By Stephanie Norman8 years ago in Psyche
How Narcissists Are Created
Narcissists are among the most despised people on the planet. While other dysfunctional personalities evoke sympathy in people, pathological narcissists do not. People often feel pity for the narcissistic personality at first — especially if the narcissist presents themselves as a helpless victim, as many narcissists will — but this is usually very short-lived because narcissists are so terribly controlling, abusive and hateful. It is impossible to feel pity or sympathy for a person who works so hard to hurt others. In fact, narcissists sometimes seem compelled to hurt only those who care about them, rendering people literally unable to feel any sympathy for them at all.
By Little Shaman8 years ago in Psyche
Locket
Locket is the monster in my closet, the voice in my head. In the morning I see her slinking around the door, the door I had shut before going to sleep. She hops on the bed and sits on my chest, a familiar, almost constant weight that steals my breath. I tell her, "Good morning," and pretend that she’s not killing me.
By Gwendolyn Ash8 years ago in Psyche
Visiting the Past
Walking into a familiar place, but as a new person, parts of your story are brought back. I walked into this environment and was greeted by all the shame that I felt the first time I walked in, and was comforted by all the accomplishment I felt the last time I had walked out that door.
By Zoe Elizabeth8 years ago in Psyche
Borderline Personality Disorder
I wake up. My heart feels full with optimism towards the day ahead. My happiness creeps, continuing upwards like the track of a roller-coaster before the big drop. I feel my adrenaline and serotonin rise to the point where I am shaking, manic. I know all it takes is a word, a trigger, a memory and I come crashing down.
By madison hebb8 years ago in Psyche
On Fearlessness and Terror. Honorable Mention in The Metamorphosis of the Mind Challenge.
I grew up in the countryside. When I say countryside, don't imagine one of the charming settlements most English people call a village. What people call a village where I'm from, geographers would, I think, after some minutes of head-scratching bafflement, declare a hamlet; possibly.
By TheSpinstress 8 years ago in Psyche
Breaking Through Depression: Give Yourself Credit
Sometimes when we are feeling depressed, we only tend to focus on the bad things or what went wrong. For instance, say the first half of your day went brilliantly, you got the things you wanted to do done and you went for a super walk. But when the second half of your day comes, the only thing you can do is go back to bed and do nothing. You will only focus on the second part of the day that did not go well and disregard the first part of the day that did go well. Another example, the majority of your day goes very well, you do positive things and talk to lots of people. But then someone says something which annoys or upsets you. So you only focus on that tiny bit that went wrong and ignore the rest of the day that went brilliantly.
By Chloe Urquhart8 years ago in Psyche
For Better or for Worse?
When I was approximately 30 years old I was diagnosed with depression. For me, that was not really news but just a statement of fact, an understanding that no matter the good times ahead or the bad this would likely be an aspect of myself that would continuously be there and would be a hindrance to my life and possibly the lives of my family.
By Rhiannon Watcher8 years ago in Psyche
