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Art of an introspective nature; a look at artwork that reveals the artist's psyche and comments on the inner workings of a chaotic mind.

Why You Sabotage Good Things When You’re Used to Chaos
Let’s talk about something most people don’t say out loud: Sometimes, when life finally starts to feel calm... When someone treats you gently… When everything feels *too good* to be true…
By SHADOW-WRITES7 months ago in Psyche
Scrolls of Insanity
The Man Behind the Madness — Who Am I to Write This? I ask myself this question often. Not with humility, but with a bitter tone of self-awareness that borders on theatrical guilt. I am not a doctor. I am not a priest. I am not a philosopher — at least not one with credentials. I am a teacher of English, a failed computer scientist, a man who once believed, with holy trembling and unshakable conviction, that he was Al Mahdi Almontadar — the awaited savior of mankind.
By Reda Rimi7 months ago in Psyche
Digital Boundaries That Saved My Sanity
I didn’t notice it at first. The creeping burnout. The shrinking attention span. The constant low-level anxiety that buzzed beneath my skin.
By Irfan Ali7 months ago in Psyche
Creating Micro-Rituals for Peace
I used to think peace was a destination. Something I’d arrive at once everything calmed down— Once the to-do list was done,
By Irfan Ali7 months ago in Psyche
The Loneliness of Mental Clarity After Chaos
No one talks about this part. The part after the breakdown. After the healing. After the storms of confusion finally quiet down.
By Irfan Ali7 months ago in Psyche
The Power of Naming Your Emotions
We live in a world that encourages productivity over presence— achievement over awareness. So it’s no surprise that many of us struggle to understand, let alone name, our emotions.
By Irfan Ali7 months ago in Psyche
The expression of the Big Three (Part 1: Aries-Cancer). AI-Generated.
Want to explore your Big Three in astrology. Let’s explore the expression of the Big Three in astrology together: how the Sun, Moon, and Rising sign each uniquely express your personality and energy in the world.
By Astro Bee 7 months ago in Psyche
What Pain Really Does to Us
Pain is a universal experience. We all go through it in one form or another. Whether it's emotional heartbreak, physical injury, or the quiet ache of loneliness, pain is something none of us can escape. But here's the twist — pain isn't always the enemy. In fact, in many ways, it's our greatest teacher.
By F. M. Rayaan7 months ago in Psyche
Leveling Up the Mind: The Psychological Benefits of Video Games in Childhood and Adolescence
In the past, video games have often been blamed for promooting violence, addiction, and social withdrawal in children and adolescents. While certain types of games—and excessive play—may indeed have negative consequences, a growing body of psychological research challenges the one-sided narrative. Not only can video games be entertaining, but they can also offer measurable cognitive, emotional, and social benefits, particularly when played in moderation and within supportive environments.
By Siria De Simone7 months ago in Psyche
Letting Go of People Who Were Never Really There for You
There’s a specific kind of heartbreak that doesn’t come from a breakup. It comes from waking up one day and realizing — someone you cared about deeply was never really in it with you. Not fully. Not emotionally. Not truly.
By SHADOW-WRITES8 months ago in Psyche
Maybe the Moon is Beautiful Only Because It's Far
Some things glow more brightly because we’re not close enough to see the cracks. Perhaps moon is beautiful only because it is far. Its light, cold and unattainable, is of a regard that would not endure the gaze of intimacy. This notion — that distance is essential for beauty, and in some ways creates it — has long influenced aesthetic theory. Edmund Burke, in A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757), understood that the vague and immense are capable of overpowering our senses and elicit a sense of the sublime. Beauty (in this sense) is not in the beautiful itself, but in the reaction of awe at something too far to be properly perceived. As Burke insisted, clarity and closeness would leech things of their emotional force; mystery in contrast rises from obscurity, scale and distance. The moon, as seen from this planet, is beautiful not because of what it is, but because of its distancing technology.
By P. Barua8 months ago in Psyche
Color-Me-Wellness
Sometimes, words don’t cut it. We can try so hard to come up with a detailed and wordy explanation of how to respond to a conversation or interaction we experienced emotionally.
By Putri Ojong8 months ago in Psyche