coping

Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.

Toxic Reflection
I always thought I was the victim. In every failed relationship, every misunderstanding, every fight—I told myself I was the one who gave too much and received too little. I’d vent to friends, post vague quotes online, and cry quietly at night.
By Shehzad Anjum5 months ago in Psyche
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Complete Guide to How It Works and Why It Helps
Mental health treatment has evolved dramatically over the past century, with countless therapeutic models competing for recognition. Among them, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has risen to the top as one of the most widely researched and effective approaches for conditions ranging from anxiety to depression, trauma, and even chronic pain.
By Richard Bailey5 months ago in Psyche
Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and How to Cope
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Affective Disorder, often shortened to SAD, is a type of depression linked to seasonal changes. While most common during the fall and winter months, when daylight hours are shorter, it can also appear during the spring or summer for some people.
By Richard Bailey5 months ago in Psyche
Why the Wicked Stepmother Trope is So Powerful
The thing about tropes is that they don’t stick because they’re false — they stick because they’re familiar. And the “Wicked Stepmother” trope? It’s dangerous precisely because of how real it can be.
By Danielle Katsouros5 months ago in Psyche
Practical Takeaways: Helping Teens Build Resilience During War
Why Practical Tools Matter Theories and statistics provide understanding, but the true value of research lies in how it can be applied in everyday life. When we talk about resilience, it is not an abstract concept but a set of concrete strategies that help adolescents cope with academic pressure, family conflict, war, or even simple misunderstandings with peers.
By Daria Barabash5 months ago in Psyche
Become Radically Divergent
(Originally posted in https://yushanchen.substack.com/p/becoming-radically-divergent) Chaotic, forgetful, overthinking, reckless, emotionally explosive – these are just some things that I described myself (and how my parents saw me) back in the day.
By Yu-Shan Chen5 months ago in Psyche
Returning to My Multitudes
When I was a child, I lived in a universe inside my own head. It wasn’t daydreaming, not really. It was inhabiting. I could slip into stories, into fantasies, into whole constructed lives with ease. One day I was a magical princess, the next a singer, the next the President of the United States. I didn’t just imagine them - I was living them. Entire days would pass with me moving through these roles, narrating scenes, improvising dialogue, and watching the internal movie unfold.
By Danielle Katsouros5 months ago in Psyche
Attachment Styles and Coping: Insights from Ukrainian Adolescent Research (2024)
Why This Research Matters Attachment theory and resilience are well-known concepts in psychology. Yet when it comes to Ukrainian adolescents - especially in the context of war and displacement - empirical data is still scarce. My 2024 research project revealed a crucial nuance: attachment styles do not directly determine resilience levels, but they strongly shape the coping strategies adolescents use under stress.
By Daria Barabash5 months ago in Psyche
Addicted by Design
Every day, millions of us tap open our favorite apps—liking photos, scrolling through memes, sharing stories. It feels harmless, even fun. But behind the endless feeds and filters lies a hidden truth: these platforms aren’t designed to empower us. They’re designed to control us.
By Shehzad Anjum5 months ago in Psyche
Nourish to Flourish: The Role of Nutritional Psychiatry in Supporting Mental Health. AI-Generated.
Mental health is deeply connected to how we eat, sleep, and live our daily lives. In recent years, a growing field known as nutritional psychiatry has been gaining attention for its potential to improve conditions like anxiety, depression, ADHD, and even schizophrenia. At a time when mental health clinics are expanding their services to include holistic care, understanding the link between food and mood is more important than ever.
By JP Psychiatry5 months ago in Psyche
The Last Broadcast
The Last Broadcast When the world ends, who keeps the music playing? The world ended quietly. Not with bombs or firestorms, not with cities collapsing into dust. It ended in stillness. A sickness swept through, a silence followed, and one by one, the voices that had filled the planet vanished.
By waseem khan5 months ago in Psyche
The Stranger Who Writes My Dreams
The Stranger Who Writes My Dreams When your own journal stops belonging to you, how do you know what’s real anymore? I have kept journals since I was twelve. They were my safe place, my record of small victories and humiliations, my own quiet history. No one ever touched them. No one was supposed to.
By waseem khan5 months ago in Psyche