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Advice and tips on managing mental health, maintaining a positive outlook and becoming your happiest self.
Mental Health
Now this is a very touchy subject so I’m just going to tell it how I see it, how it makes me feel. Everyone has their own opinions, and some people feel like it shouldn’t be talked about because how can you really tell when some one is actually suffering or just using it as an excuse. Now obviously if this does offend people I apologise, I am not trying to offend but everyone has their own views.
By collette_235 years ago in Psyche
You Can’t Make The Narcissist in Your Life Change
There have been an almost endless supply of articles discussing narcissists in the news and popular press recently. It’s what they call a hot topic and a lot of people (myself included) are weighing in on the subject.
By Natalie Frank, Ph.D5 years ago in Psyche
Living With ADD/ADHD
In short, no. But then again, living with any sort of a disability, mental or physical, isn't easy, regardless of what anybody thinks or says. But I'm not here to talk about any of those, My fight is with ADD/ADHD. Let me explain something. Living with ADD/ADHD, myself and others like me, constantly fight with ourselves to stay focused, dealing with mental exhaustion and hyperactivity, and thinking about a million things and nothing all at the same time, trying to do all this with or without medication. Medication makes it manageable but by no means easy. Without medication, it's even worse. On top of learning how to change and adapt to our ever-changing world, you have to learn and adapt to your ever-changing mind. Eventually, you learn how to manage things without the medication but you will never have a handle on it. At least this is what is happening to me. Confused? Well, keep reading and I'll explain.
By Ruka Gilbert5 years ago in Psyche
Diagnosis: Narcissism
Why is does the word and the immense definition behind it seem so new? It has crept ever so slowly into society as a diagnosis, a subject for motivational plaques and the new & modernized label for a control freak. I found myself reading those inspirational quotes regarding persons who are in relationships with a narcissis, and by golly it’s as if these people knew me and boy did they know a lot about my husband! Suddenly I was angry because I had been left out of the loop! Why was I just learning about these most unfavorable traits? And that there was a label for these traits? I had spent 18 years in a relationship, 12 of them legally married, and I shared 2 children with a textbook narcissist!
By Michele Cummings-Ashurst5 years ago in Psyche
Smelling fucking gas
It was 2020 when I first delved into the textbook meaning of the term “gaslighting.” The term has had a resurgence throughout Trump’s four years in office, creating a pop culture reference along the same lines as “fake news” so much so Anderson Cooper even created a special entitled “We will leave the gaslights on for you” about dishonesty amongst politicians. But what exactly is gaslighting? Are you a gaslighter? Have you been in an abusive relationship and a victim of gaslighting? If you are reading this, odds are yes. Aside from Trump and politicians, gaslighting was coined as far back as the 1940s when British playwright Patrick Hamilton wrote Gas Light which developed into a popular film. Let’s explore, shall we?
By Christina K. Pierce5 years ago in Psyche
Stop Cutting Yourself on People Who Hurt You
When we think of self-harming behaviors, we usually think of cutting, addiction, and suicide ideation. We don’t usually consider our patterns in relationships, and yet, repeatedly engaging in toxic relationships is absolutely a form of self-harm. We know it’s not good for us, and we do it anyway.
By Crystal Jackson5 years ago in Psyche
Overcoming Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression is an extremely difficult illness to navigate. It is also an unspoken enemy of sorts. Everyone is always so excited to hear of the new baby that no one wants to dare even whisper the term "baby blues." It is both a very real and very painful experience. If you're lucky, your doctor will mention it a few times and maybe as about it briefly towards the end of your pregnancy. Anyone who has experienced it can testify that it is beyond hard.
By Morgan Elizabeth5 years ago in Psyche
