coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
How I managed my social anxiety by co-managing a start-up company.
I’m the oldest son of a family of five. I have two younger brothers; each brother is four years younger than the next. I was born to a Russian mother and a Palestinian father in Izhevsk, Russia, but was brought up and still live in Gaza, Palestine.
By Haitham Al-Bairouti4 years ago in Psyche
Is It OK To Live From One High To Another?
Without any doubt, it is settled in almost every stream of study and every school of thought, that the reward of any and every human effort comes out in the form of emotional highs, the degree of which depends upon the scale of effort being put into action.
By Sheharyar Mumtaz4 years ago in Psyche
You Can't Win an Argument with a Monster
At 60, I’ve come to understand a lot about myself. Through therapy and determination, I’ve been able to fix some of my brokenness. And I’m a writer, so I'm able to articulate the impact of childhood events. I have a pretty solid comprehension of the horrors of mental illness, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Nonetheless, I can only imagine what it was like to be my mom, who didn’t have the access to the help we do today.
By Catherine Kenwell4 years ago in Psyche
A Bad Headspace
For the last few days I have been in a bad headspace. All I’ve wanted to do is get into bed, shut the world out and cry - cry for a long time and forget about the world. I still sort of feel like this but my perception on life has changed a little. You see the last week or so I’ve been going through a number of quite big aspects and it’s left me a little shaken.
By Simone Pillai4 years ago in Psyche
10 Ways to Cope with Stress
When you're feeling overwhelmed and stressed out, it's important to have some strategies to help you cope. These days it’s hard not to get overwhelmed once in a while. The truth is everyone experiences stress, which can be triggered by a range of events, from small daily hassles to major changes like a divorce or job loss.
By Jessica Miller4 years ago in Psyche
The Problem with Calling Something a Problem
Einstein once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” I’m inclined to agree. If we kept the same thinking we would probably compound our problem. The best we could hope for would be for it to stay exactly as it is.
By Jason Henry4 years ago in Psyche
WWPCD?
I have been listening to When Things Fall Apart for the fourth or fifth time in my life. Technically this is the first time I have listened to it. I read it the other times. I can’t read or hear this work without coming away with something new. This time it had to do with the six types of loneliness. The cool loneliness is what we want our loneliness to be. It is the loneliness that doesn’t shy away from the pain but stops, drops every form of distraction, and sits with the heartache of our being.
By Erica Grafton4 years ago in Psyche
My Death, Decisions, & Dithering
Prologue I have a warped relationship with time. When I was 29 years old, I was diagnosed with a rare sleep disorder. The sleep specialist assured me that my chances of having it were low; in fact, I think he was more surprised by the diagnosis than I was. It’s most common in males over 65, and it's rare even then.
By Alex Casey4 years ago in Psyche
