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Inattentional Blindness
Kristen was an eight-year-old child. He was sitting on a park bench, sad. There was worry, fear and depression on his face. It was evening walk time. The park was full of people. People used to come near him, look at him and quietly move on. A couple also passed by. The couple saw that there were posters about the child in the park. The woman passed near the child. She looked at him carefully. She went ahead and stopped near the poster stuck on the tree. The poster had written in bold letters that this child is missing. Below it, the child's age, height, weight, facial color and name were written and also a photo. The woman read the poster carefully. She came to the child again. She also looked at him carefully and when she was sure that it was the same child, she shrugged her shoulders and moved on. She also did not try to contact the phone number written on the poster. The child sat on the bench for two hours but no one paid attention to him or called the number written on the poster. Did the park even become deserted?
By shahkar jalal3 months ago in Psyche
What I’ve Learned Since I Escaped Domestic Violence Twice. Content Warning.
(Trigger warning: This article covers the topic of domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline for help https://www.thehotline.org/ 1–800–799–7233)
By Kristine Franklin3 months ago in Psyche
The Narcissist’s Double Mask: Righteousness and Wickedness as One Lie
To live inside a narcissist’s world is to dwell in a hall of mirrors. Every reflection bends. Every truth you speak becomes a weapon turned back toward you. Their most masterful illusion isn’t simple cruelty or charm — it’s the way they merge righteousness and wickedness into one seamless lie.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Psyche
When the Chaos Stops: What Healing Really Feels Like
This is what healing feels like once the chaos stops. It’s not fireworks or victory parades. It’s the quiet after a battle — a silence that hums in your bones, leaving you unsure whether to rest or run. After leaving an abuser, you begin to understand how much energy survival really took. You were living on adrenaline for months, maybe years, keeping yourself small and alert to every shift in mood, every potential storm. Now that the noise is gone, the body starts to shake loose all that it held.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Psyche
How a mushroom trip led me to discover I’m actually left-handed. Content Warning.
One day, out of nowhere, I discovered I could write with my left hand. Throughout my life, I had written with my right hand. There was a strange indicator that something was off. As a child, I would help my grandma with dishes; she would randomly ask if I was actually left-handed. At this point, I didn’t think much of it. When I became an adult, I would occasionally remember her bringing it up. She had dementia at the end of her life. I had taken that question to be a part of the disease. Years have passed, as has she, so I will never get to ask her about it. However, last May, I was high on mushrooms, leading me to, for some reason, try writing with my left hand. My handwriting was nicer than my right hand. I was 38 years old when this happened.
By Kristine Franklin3 months ago in Psyche
The Art of Standing Still: Why Doing Nothing Might Be the Smartest Thing You’ll Ever Do
The Cult of Constant Motion Above everything else, our culture places activity. Commonly regarded is that you are falling behind if you are not actively engaged in shifting, scrolling, publishing, or generating. Maintaining busy is seen as a moral necessity; being passive suggests feebleness and taking a rest is wrong.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan3 months ago in Psyche
Gift Giving Must Be Mindful . Top Story - November 2025.
Gifts are given to others for a myriad of reasons: to celebrate joy or a specific milestone. Gifts travel way beyond marked occasions like Christmas, Birthdays, and other commercially oriented days such as Valentines Day to name. Gifts are given when people are awarded promotions; they recover from surgery; and at weddings, baby showers and graduations to name.
By Justine Crowley3 months ago in Psyche
The Introverts Guide to Getting Out of the House More
The Myers-Briggs personality test is an accurate way of knowing whether you are an introvert or not. Some of us introverts (including yours truly, who has swayed between an INTJ and an ISTP on this test) can be extroverted sometimes as well; yet if you have an "I" at the start of your personality test result, or you just know in your heart of hearts that you are a true introvert is that you are most "in your element" when you are at home, whether by choice or through some form of quarantine. When you know you know right?
By Justine Crowley3 months ago in Psyche
Psychology of Overthinking and How It Hijacks Focus
It starts small. A single thought you should’ve let go of hours ago. But you don’t — you hold it, turn it over, try to understand it better. Then another thought shows up. Then ten more. Before you know it, it’s midnight, and you’re still in the same place, same circle, same noise.
By Aarsh Malik3 months ago in Psyche
Aileen Wuornos And Charlize Theron In Monster Twenty Years Later
A Mugshot And An Oscar Stage Aileen Wuornos is one of the most infamous true crime female names in America, a hitchhiking sex worker who killed seven men along Florida highways between the late nineteen eighties and early nineties. She said at first that she shot in self-defense, then changed her story multiple times, and the media turned her into something that really wasn't her.
By Flip The Movie Script3 months ago in Psyche
Your Mind Won’t Shut Up? Here’s How To Finally Stop Overthinking
If you're worrying too much, you're not alone. And if you're overwhelmed with your thoughts, you have good reason to be. New research shows that the average person has about 6,200 thoughts a day. And we want to help you shut down the noise and give your mind a break. We all think too much sometimes. This can happen when we feel insecure when we experience anxiety, self-doubt, or fear. Excessive thinking is usually inappropriate and unhelpful and often leads to feelings of anxiety and worry.
By Tarek Rakhiess3 months ago in Psyche
