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Tending to Your Mental Health in Sobriety
For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with anxiety and depression. While I was always an anxious child, my anxiety didn’t get serious until my teenage years. Around the time that I was 16, I was officially diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder.
By Taylor Moran Writes4 years ago in Psyche
6 Ways My Life Changed in My First 30 Days Sober. Top Story - December 2021.
The first 30 days of my sobriety were full of ups and downs. From day one, my decision to give up drinking changed everything. For over a decade, booze, and activities involving booze, had comprised so much of my life; so, it should have been no surprise that its absence would spark such widespread evolution. And yet, I never expected it.
By Taylor Moran Writes4 years ago in Psyche
I AM UNAPOLOGETIC
I was just fifteen years old, when I went under depression. I still remember the day when my parents were out for a marriage and I knew they would return tomorrow as my father did not like to drive in night. It was a great opportunity for me to commit suicide.
By Deepanshi J4 years ago in Psyche
The Care bear Organizational Psychology Theory
Hopefully Mattel will forgive me for using the Care bears as the working title for my theory, I am not sure if copyright infringement can be used against a theory, but it is better than someone using the Twinkie defense (1). There is a TV show called numbers that features an FBI agent, Don and his Brother, Charlie Epps. Charlie is a professor at CalSci and develops the Friendship Theory while helping solve crime. It was about me being isolated from my friends at the hands of a jealous ex boyfriend, and not being able to reach them. From this, I expended the idea abet stolen from Pay It Forward about the assignment given by the social studies teacher, Eugene Simonet, to put into action a plan that will change the world for the better. The boy, Trevor, calls his plan "pay it forward", which means the recipient of a favor does a favor for three others rather than paying it back. However, it needs to be a favor that the recipient cannot complete themselves. Trevor implements the plan himself, forming a branch of good deeds and networking a sort of angel tree of humanity. When it came to developing the actual theory itself it changed a little.
By Justice for All4 years ago in Psyche
The Face of Depression
What does depression look like? Simply put, it looks “normal.” It looks “healthy.” My depression looks like a genuine smile. It sounds like gut wrenching laughter. It smells fresh & clean from a recent shower. It appears organized during my daily work tasks & responsibilities.
By Stephy Ellsworth4 years ago in Psyche
The Baring Of My Soul
“Colleen, wait up please. I want to talk to you. What are your plans tonight? Can I take you out to dinner?” I look at the man asking me these questions and make up some excuse for why I couldn’t accept his offer. If he was offering me friendship, maybe my answer would have been different but he was asking for a date.
By Colleen Millsteed 4 years ago in Psyche
Coped
This is the surreal moment when you wish a parallel universe would reveal itself to you. I unexpectedly lost my mother. I know she fought a battle all her life and I knew she would lose it someday but, on that day, I just couldn’t see to whom or what she lost this battle to. For far too long, I had witnessed her demons, her struggles, her kryptonite. I loved her for who she was and hated her for what she wasn’t. There is a difference.
By Tii Danjel4 years ago in Psyche
