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You just wanted a recipe. That’s it. Something involving pasta and maybe a little cheese. But before you even saw a tomato, you had to:
By Laura 7 months ago in Psyche
What It Means to Be Seen
What It Means to Be Seen By [ Muhammad Saqib] For most of my life, I felt like wallpaper. Present, but not remarkable. Visible, but unnoticed. People would pass by me the way they pass by streetlights acknowledging only the function, not the flickering beneath the surface.
By Muhammad Saqib7 months ago in Psyche
Out of Sight, Out of Existence
You live surrounded by things you keep forgetting exist. Half a bag of flour. A jumper you loved. A note you wrote to yourself that once felt profound and now feels like it was written by someone else entirely. Craft materials you hid from the kids (especially the glitter - am I right?).
By Laura 7 months ago in Psyche
The Art of Quitting
The Art of Quitting By HAROON YOUNAS I quit the day I stopped lying to myself. It was a Tuesday—gray, indecisive weather, the kind that doesn’t know whether to rain or clear. I sat in the corner booth of Café Duvet, sipping lukewarm coffee and staring at a laptop screen I hadn't typed anything meaningful into in over three hours. The blinking cursor mocked me.
By HAROON YOUNAS7 months ago in Psyche
The Rise Of Digital Burnout: Why Your Brain Needs A Break From The Screen
Introduction: You wake up and check your phone. You answer emails over breakfast, attend Zoom meetings all day, scroll through social media during breaks, and binge-watch Netflix at night. Sound familiar? In today’s hyper-connected world, the average adult spends more than 11 hours a day consuming digital media, according to Nielsen research. While the internet has revolutionized productivity and entertainment, it has also ushered in a new epidemic: digital burnout.
By Shaheer7 months ago in Psyche
The Psychology Behind Why We Lie
It started with a tiny lie in third grade. “I didn’t eat the cookies,” I said, crumbs still clinging to the corner of my mouth.
By Waleedkhan7 months ago in Psyche
Hangxiety, are you worth it?
I've stopped thinking in black and white. Right and Wrong have left the building. Instead, the era of nuance has arrived. Measured responses, figuring this out in proportion to how I experience this life. And it has made things so much harder, suddenly there is no All or Nothing, only a constant array of Somethings.
By Kirstyn Brook7 months ago in Psyche
The Seduction of Nihilhedonism:
The sirens of ancient Greek mythology were known for their captivating and deadly music, luring unwitting sailors to their doom. Well, if I may be so bold, the philosophical concept of nihilhedonism is remarkably similar to those mythical songstresses, irresistibly alluring, fatally misleading, and draped in a façade of pleasurable pursuits.
By Conrad Hannon7 months ago in Psyche
Pre‑Infusion Medication Checklist: What Helps or Hinders Ketamine’s Effect?
Ketamine therapy has rapidly emerged as a groundbreaking option for treating depression, PTSD, chronic pain, and a host of treatment-resistant conditions.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Psyche
The Last Time She Said "I' M Fine"
The Last Time She Said "I’m Fine" There are moments in life that seem ordinary when they happen, but later reveal themselves as turning points—small, quiet seconds that carry more weight than we realize. The last time she said, “I’m fine,” was one of those moments.
By Dawood Ahmad7 months ago in Psyche
The Peace Within Accountability
There is peace in accountability. If you’d met me several years ago, you couldn’t have paid me to admit that. The truth is, several years ago, I myself was oblivious to this notion. I’d been in conflict after conflict and not one time had I come out on the bottom of it, even if I truly had. If I said it was so, you couldn’t convince me otherwise. And oh, honey I would die on that hill. There was something powerful about lacking any control for much of my life, eventually learning that I can build my own narrative beautifully crafted in any way that I want. What did I want? Control. How did I get it? By being right. Ultimately, I spent over twenty seven of the twenty-eight years on this Earth failing at what I now know as gaslighting. Crafting weak fairytales in a vain attempt to keep what little control I had over my life.
By The Darkest Sunrise7 months ago in Psyche
How to stop DEREALISATION and start feeling more present?
Considering reasons for this situation we can vary consumptionism that is widely present these days. We chase success and money. And finally, there is no finish line. You can always achieve more and more and the pressure for that is greater than common sense of some people. That results in constant rush and not focusing on the moment.
By Zosia Dudek7 months ago in Psyche