coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
Softness & Surrender As Antidotes to Stress
In the Christmas wind down, I wound up. As work slowed, everything else accelerated. Decorating, gifting, hosting, making the magic as ever. Mary Yuletide Poppins I became! Loving it! Giving gives me joy. But this year, the universe sprinkled a couple of curveballs onto the festivities. Twice, yes twice, I woke to a flooded kitchen. Twice. Two separate burst pipes, two separate areas of the kitchen, two separate days, two different destructive burst pipes. And for extra seasonal sizzle, dear Unipops planned both incidents the day before I was hosting my annual feasts for 20 or so people. One on the very day guests were flying in from over seas and pilgrimaging down from Britain’s North to stay with me. On the actual day we had no running water, no heating, destroyed furniture and rafts of workmen carving up carpets and floorboards upstairs trying to locate the leaks. Curve balls indeedrusty old bucket
By Bianca Best4 months ago in Psyche
A Message to The Villain: Flood the world with light. Content Warning.
I wish I could put the world into a snow globe. Water and glycerin so I could make it all happen ploddingly. All the evil so I could rub it away, it’ll be my genie. I would wish for the thought of killing to turn into legends, myths and tales. Events would pause in words, and would only go on when you turn the page.
By Caitlin Charlton4 months ago in Psyche
Can Anxiety Cause Lightheadedness?
Have you ever felt like you are floating or about to faint when you are too anxious about something? It could be before speaking in front of a huge audience, or going for an interview, or any other moment that makes you feel anxious.
By Ankita Dey4 months ago in Psyche
Discovering Yourself Through the Stars
In today’s world, many people are seeking clarity about who they are and what direction to take in life. Questions about purpose, identity, and relationships often surface during times of change. While there are countless tools for personal growth, Astrology and Human Design have become two of the most powerful ways to better understand yourself and your connection to the world around you.
By Health Manifested4 months ago in Psyche
it’s okay to disappear
Ghosting everyone because you’re lost inside yourself—and why that doesn’t make you a bad friend. There are seasons in life when you suddenly find yourself slipping away from everyone. Not out of spite, not because you stopped caring, but simply because you don’t know what’s happening inside you anymore.
By Zakir Ullah4 months ago in Psyche
Dexter, ADHD, and the Quiet Labor of Masking
Masking has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Long before I knew I had ADHD, I was quietly sanding down my edges, trying to fit into a puzzle that never seemed designed for me. Being late diagnosed means I can now look back and finally name that struggle—every awkward attempt to belong, every exhausting effort to “pass” as normal.
By Small Sanctuaries4 months ago in Psyche
I Was Surrounded by Men That Sexually Degraded Women. Content Warning.
There was something about him that gave me the ick. I was standing at his front door asking about the available spare room he had advertised, and even from that initial meeting, I had a strong sense he was imagining what I looked like underneath my clothes.
By Chantal Christie Weiss4 months ago in Psyche
What If Collapse Was the Moment to Come Back to Yourself?
We are living in strange times. Times that shake us, that unsettle and disturb. Every newsfeed feels like a prelude to disaster: rising geopolitical tensions, economic instability, the threat of war, urban violence, the resurgence of extremism, environmental disasters, inflation, and a growing sense that the future is slipping out of reach.
By Bubble Chill Media 4 months ago in Psyche
