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Discovering Yourself Through the Stars
In today’s world, many people are seeking clarity about who they are and what direction to take in life. Questions about purpose, identity, and relationships often surface during times of change. While there are countless tools for personal growth, Astrology and Human Design have become two of the most powerful ways to better understand yourself and your connection to the world around you.
By Health Manifested5 months ago in Psyche
The Veil Of Mental Health
As much as I wanted to explain personal experiences in the segment, it is also my intent to hopefully help someone that is unsure of their own well being. I have 40 plus years of hands on life experience that I am willing to share and open up about it. The years have gone by in a stale desensitized state for about 30 years. My descentisized state was of the mind with a constant barrage of medications. Hospitalization was the start of this haphazard medley of misunderstandings with mixed communications and perceptions of reality from what was expected from a youth in the 1980s. The type of youth that was raised by Christian parents, that never talked of Christianity or even life for that matter. My sibling is younger by 5 years so any actions by an older brother was watched, scrutinized and put in the memory for future recall, at least that is what I believe now. Marijuana was big, so was hash back in the 1980s in the city I lived. Until I found LSD. Yup, chemical shit, not to too mention mushrooms also. Shit went sideways for a long fucking time. Even to this day it can be hard to fathom why I'm still here after the countless adventures, and close calls even with the cops at the the time. Hindsight now is actually a reality check. The best way to provide context for all the above sentences would be, I did this and caused my delusional path. The delusional path is also a good path from where I am today. What Iran is that mental health in the ,80s was bad, not as bad as even earlier as depicted in tv shows, but actually similar in the sense that you are always going to be looked upon as a person mental health afflictions. I accept it now because I can. I would like to clarify that even though this was started by my own hand, the help I received was not, and it was much more diabolical, dark and unforgiving. Adults involved in my best interest were not as one may have expected. Medications only, no talk therapy, do as I say and shut down my own personal voice and wishes for myself. I do remember talking with someone or even myself when shit went downhill. I was making delusional deals with myself. These deals are now traumas I'm dealing with almost daily. I honestly don't feel as bad as I had years back and maybe, maybe it's because I'm writing. My journals are a bloody mess of my own psychobabble and butchered poetry and fragmented documentations of my journey. This platform is where I experimented, with poetry and short stories. Not all was here, most is still iny logs. I will continue to write in psyche in hopes that someone may benefit from this. I by no means am encouraging or discouraging, just showing what comes to pen and paper. The help of today is better I feel, but also needs to improved upon greatly. I say this because age is something of a state of mind, not a course of treatment, and everyone's neurological structure is different because of their insurance to trauma, fight or flight and even rest and digest. Please accept my apologies for broken sentence structures, punctuation and train of thought as I write this. Be well. Talk to you soon.
By Vinn Black5 months ago in Psyche
it’s okay to disappear
Ghosting everyone because you’re lost inside yourself—and why that doesn’t make you a bad friend. There are seasons in life when you suddenly find yourself slipping away from everyone. Not out of spite, not because you stopped caring, but simply because you don’t know what’s happening inside you anymore.
By Zakir Ullah5 months ago in Psyche
Neuroscience Insights: How Our Brain Processes Gambling Risks
Why do we go skydiving, invest in the stock market, or bet on a game? The allure of risk is an inherent part of human nature. The feeling that accompanies uncertainty—a mix of excitement, hope, and tension—has fascinated philosophers, psychologists, and, more recently, neuroscientists for centuries. It turns out that our propensity for risk-taking isn't just a matter of personality or conscious calculation. It's a complex biochemical process, deeply embedded in the structure and function of our brain. Understanding these mechanisms sheds new light on why gambling can be so captivating and how the brain processes the odds of winning.
By Shabbir Ahmad5 months ago in Psyche
The Sound of My Name in Other People’s Mouths
The Sound of My Name in Other People’s Mouths by [Numan writes] There’s a way my mother says my name that folds time. It carries the softness of early mornings and warm milk, the scent of jasmine from her shawl, and the quiet weight of lullabies hummed rather than sung. In her mouth, my name is a prayer—gentle, deliberate, each syllable laced with a kind of trembling care, like she’s still afraid to break me.
By Numan writes5 months ago in Psyche
When Silence Gets Loud
When Silence Gets Loud By Hasnain Shah Silence has a reputation for being peaceful. It is the thing we claim to crave after long days, after crowded subways, after conversations that drained more than they gave. We romanticize silence as rest, as stillness, as the calm surface of a lake reflecting a perfect moon.
By Hasnain Shah5 months ago in Psyche
Behind the Smile: The Hidden Faces of Suicide
Every 40 seconds, somewhere in the world, a life is lost to suicide. By the end of the year, that adds up to nearly 800,000 people. For every life taken, there are countless others who attempt it—some estimates say over 20 million attempts each year. These are not just numbers; they represent mothers and brothers, best friends and neighbors. They represent stories cut short, futures never lived, and ripples of grief that travel through families and communities.
By Annie Edwards 5 months ago in Psyche
Why You're Burning Out: The Hidden Cognitive Factors That Are Draining You
When we hear the word "burnout," our first instinct often is that it's about working too hard or being overwhelmed with too many tasks. But burnout doesn’t always result from doing too much. In fact, sometimes burnout happens because the task you’re working on stops adapting to your cognitive needs. It’s not about adding more breaks to your schedule; it’s about addressing a mismatch between your mental system and the task you're facing.
By Nikesh Lagun5 months ago in Psyche
Media vs. Memory
Social Media vs. Memory: The Archive That Owns Us By Hasnain Shah I don’t trust my memory anymore. I used to believe it was a room I could enter freely, open drawers, pull out photographs, smell the dust, and leave when I was ready. Now, when I want to remember a summer night or a birthday, I no longer walk into that room. Instead, I open my phone.
By Hasnain Shah5 months ago in Psyche
