Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
My PTSD Diagnosis and EMDR Treatment.
This article was meant to be about EMDR and how it works, but the back story of why I was writing it ended up being over 1000 words so I thought I would split it. This is the story of how I ended up receiving EMDR treatment, I will go into more detail about how it works in a further article.
By Shelly Freeman4 years ago in Psyche
Cut The Crap
Do you ever find yourself living through something tragic or dysfunctional your Parent, Grandparent, really any family member doing that was just terrible? That generational curse type thing? We all have a story. From substance abuse, mental illness, physical abuse-just overall no good-not right, bad juju. Well, have I got a story for you.
By Kristine Streett4 years ago in Psyche
LOVE IS FOR GROWN UP'S
This life has nothing but learning for a young woman a daughter of the narcissistic mother. My secret's of maternal deprivation and abuse. We the Daughter's of narcissistic mothers often always form dysfunctional bonds to pseudo love. Fifty six years of self reflection only with violent adventures loving many men who were mirrors of my mother, It was as entering into the divine communication like a monk in the act of self flagellation asking always for atonement. The trauma bonds the dark energy which cursed every part of life and my four beautiful sons it never changes when you are in the presence of these mothers. Nearly every woman I met in the Women's refuges had suffered from a broken bond with the mother .The golden child who was my brother he too suffered in never knowing love as he also directly assumed the responsibility of our narcissistic mother through physical abuse of the scapegoat, so that our narcissistic mother did not have to bear it alone. As my narcissistic mother was jealous of the Feminine irrationally, so in order to ensure her superiority, she would try to destroy me with her cruel words always gaslighting negating my feelings. As my narcissistic mother did feel powerful and conceited, seeking admiration from others, thinking she is superior to others, her lack of compassion, exploiting, to humiliate others, too sensitive to criticism, she think's she deserves special treatment, and worse were her affairs . For the damage caused she would gaslight . My Narcissistic mother desperately need admiration, power and control, with a slice of arrogance, lack of empathy, and self-esteem.
By Titan Godess4 years ago in Psyche
A Proven 5-Step Formula to Stop Overthinking
Have you ever had a feeling that you’re trapped by your thoughts? Like your mind locked you up like a prisoner? Or maybe you felt like thoughts were racing through your mind? Or maybe you were sitting down with a cup of coffee ruminating about an unpleasant event that happened in your past?
By Kristina Segarra4 years ago in Psyche
The Terrible Misadventures of the Clinically Depressed
This first entry is an attempt to give a sort of baseline for what my depression looks like. In my 29 years I’ve been given many opportunities to describe my depression, and it still isn’t quite right or it still doesn’t quite capture what it's like but I’m going to try. Through stories and thoughts, but first I want to try to describe it with these words. What my depression feels like:
By Amariah Brown4 years ago in Psyche
