coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
Suicide Watch
When I was 15 years old I tried to smother myself with a pillow. Not the best way to attempt suicide. In hindsight I realize that all that would have happened would be that I would pass out, relax my grip on the pillow and begin to breathe. I suppose I should have used a dry -cleaning bag instead. Now I am very glad I didn’t.
By Traci E. Langston4 years ago in Psyche
Stuck in the Grey
My eyes are clenched tight, whether it is to block something out or to search inside, I cannot tell. It feels like I’m trying to find a reason that doesn’t exist in a haystack of steel colored, gray nothingness. The nothingness is closest akin to a dense fog and has mottled striations of black and dark grey; they blend together, tumbling without moving, moving without movement. There is a glass-like reminiscence to the fog. It’s impenetrable, and at the same time, the desire to go into it conflicts with the energetic resistance it radiates. I feel like the answer that will allow for peace and freedom is in that grey mottled, molasses-like chaos. It won’t let me go into it, so I take a different approach and breathe deep with the hope that my deep breaths might shift the fog to yield some insight or perhaps to make the density of the fog dissipate.
By Linden Griffith4 years ago in Psyche
Volcano Child
When I was a little girl, my 2nd grade teacher told my mom that I have a tantrum worse than a toddler’s. My mom - angry and embarrassed- told her that she’s going to straighten me out. Did she take me to therapy? No, but let’s just say there’s a belt with my name on it. This method worked for my older sister so it should work for me, right? Not exactly and the crazy thing is I still remember that day as if it happened yesterday. The pain I felt after the spanking and the lesson I learned: my feelings don’t matter.
By Linda Serrano4 years ago in Psyche
My Mental Health Needs Water to Survive
Up here, my anxiety has gotten worse in the past year or so. To the point where I’m thinking I might need to go back to therapy. I feel I’m becoming unhealthy at the edges again. I’m afraid almost more than I’m not. That’s all up here.
By Catherine Kenwell4 years ago in Psyche
Self Esteem Is Overrated
In recent times, there has been much more talk about “self-esteem”, how important it is for personal happiness and well-being. While It is true, that to find that oh so fleeting and ever-elusive state of satisfaction and fulfillment, self-love is a key component, to love oneself. This gives rise to one of the most clichéf phrases is that ‘to be able to love others you need to love yourself.’ as cliche as that sounds, it sounds true. But is that the full story? Is the key to my happiness simply a stronger self of worth, a boost to my self-esteem? Let’s explore that together.
By Mindsmatter.4 years ago in Psyche
Munchausen by Covid
I knew it would happen eventually. With Omicron came increasing case numbers and an increasing contagion rate. Despite being careful, I knew catching the virus was a possibility. What I didn't expect, however, was the emotional side effects of Coronavirus for those with pre-existing conditions of Munchausen by Proxy trauma.
By Ren Marissa4 years ago in Psyche
A Mile In Her Shoes
The soft tone of piano plays quietly in the background. She is on countdown till her shift is over. So much pain, so much on her mind, so much in her life yet she sits grounded soaking in the softness of the music. Using it as a form of meditation.
By Carrie-Lee Webb 4 years ago in Psyche
The Modern Maslow Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow posited that to move up in life, tiers of needs needed to be met before an individual could essentially level up. However even he saw the fallacy in the original statement that the perception was that each need must be 100 percent satisfied before the next need could emerge and be met.
By Justice for All4 years ago in Psyche
