coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
What I've Learned as the Mother of Two Terminally Ill Boys
I had considered not sharing this here but it has dawned on me that some personal stories are meant to be shared. This particular story is very hard for me. I won't deny that, but I feel that the journey I've been on is important to share for those who may be in similar situations.
By Sai Marie Johnson5 years ago in Psyche
I Want to Go on a Tropical Vacay, but I Could Also Settle for a Few Nights of Continuous Sleep
One month after my Pandemic Anniversary, this is my answer to the question, “What do you really want right now?”. Weirdly, two diametrically opposite things come to mind, and I cannot choose which one I want more.
By Debdutta Pal5 years ago in Psyche
Visions
The beginning. Maybe some do believe in this and maybe some do not. Maybe the viewpoint governing this is due to many things, religion, our strength of emotions simply just trying to help us cope, an ingrained idea that 'if you cannot see it, then that is it (plain and simple), or that it is just merely a fabrication within our own minds, this is my account of what I went through - just what I envisaged as a 10-year-old boy after losing my father to suicide 4 months earlier - a terrifying loss due to suicide in mid-1980.
By Jonathan Townend5 years ago in Psyche
Second Star to the Right
There’s a famous story that starts, “All children grow up, except one.” And just once more, I wish that weren’t true. I wish that Wendy Darling had chosen to stay, had cast aside expectations and the bitter days of growing up and stayed in youth and paradise forever, like I wish I could.
By Megan Joss5 years ago in Psyche
You may not be depressed, just drained.
Environment. It’s something that’s often overlooked when discussing happiness, success, the future, etc. But it’s one of the most important factors in someone’s life. A persons environment can be the difference between them becoming everything that they have on their vision board or something out of a horror movie! Yet when brought up, it’s often looked at as an excuse.
By Norman Willis5 years ago in Psyche
Borderline Personality Disorder: How to Cope
My brain is my worst enemy. I’m constantly overthinking every scenario, constantly questioning myself and those around me. Do they like me? Or are they pretending to like me? Every time I send a text, did I say the right thing? Down to every sentence, I examine until my heart feels like it might explode out of my chest.
By Lindsay Dewolfe5 years ago in Psyche
Time To Let Go
I can comfortably write about this topic now after so many years have passed me by. It was the summer of 1980 when this happened and it is now 2021 (41 years have gone by) I really did not believe that I have not been able to open up earlier than this, or maybe it was that I have just not been mentally equipped until this moment in time actually arrived to deeply think about. It was so very long ago. I am 51 now, and after working within the field of mental health nursing and having to leave this career after 30+ years after contracting Covid-19 in 2020, and recognizing how lucky I had been to recover after requiring hospital care & Oxygen therapy - being able to safely come home alive to my loving wife has suddenly switch on a 'light' within my heart.
By Jonathan Townend5 years ago in Psyche
