coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
Quitting is hard.. Content Warning.
So I have been one to quit many things in my life. Alcohol and various hard drugs, and don't get me wrong... It was not an easy road. In fact, it took me a number of years to get to a point where I was able to walk away from those substances for any consistent period of time.
By Tressa Rose2 years ago in Psyche
Life Lessons From A Loner
When the word "loner" is used, it is often associated with a shy, introverted, and quiet personality. These are often associated with negative connotations. As someone who has been labeled a loner more than once, I wanted to discuss how I have come to accept this label. As someone who does not have many friends, I have also learned that one can find solace in spending time with oneself.
By Precious Lee2 years ago in Psyche
Connecting With My Inner Child
At first, I found the concept of an inner child a bit silly. I did not dismiss the idea that we all have aspects of our child selves within us or that childhood does not permanently and profoundly affect someone. But, for the most part, I had a fairly good childhood. It wasn't perfect, but it wasn't horrendous. What I believe is a pretty average childhood.
By Alisan Keesee2 years ago in Psyche
UNDERSTAND OR CONDEMN
The old story of "give mercy, not execute", was an example of our generation's learning of Estonian grammar, how the choice of the place of the comma can completely change the meaning of the sentence, but since the landlord did not have a good relationship with commas, the comma was placed in the second place instead. "Not to pardon, but to execute" and only because of the comma, the one who actually wanted to be pardoned lost his life.
By Elle Vihman2 years ago in Psyche
Change with Hope, Not Despair
Growing up, I was well-acquainted with Mr. Wilson from down the street. Eccentric? Sure. But Mr. Wilson was a study in contrasts. For a decade, he lived in a dimly lit house, all because he was afraid of changing a ten-year-old lightbulb. "It’s a collector's item!" he'd declare. Then one day, armed with courage (and a nudge from a visiting niece), he replaced it. The result? A luminescent epiphany that transformed his view on change. "Why didn't I do this sooner?" he exclaimed, squinting in the newfound brightness, probably also realizing that his wallpaper was horribly outdated.
By Melvin HoYK2 years ago in Psyche
Finding Balance in a Tilted World
It all began on a peculiar morning, the day I anointed myself the "Extreme Armchair Expert". As the alarm clock rang with a blare that might've roused the dead (and I wished I were one of them), I sipped coffee that felt like molten tar and stared at a computer screen so bright I feared I'd develop a tan. How, I mused, did the only thing not going to extremes turn out to be my physical exertion? The most "extreme" thing about my day was the inclination of my chair, precisely calibrated to provide maximum comfort with minimum effort.
By Melvin HoYK2 years ago in Psyche
