coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
Suicide, Re-Traumatization, and Finding a Purpose in the Aftermath
Like many in my generation, I grew up watching all of the cop/investigation shows such as Forensic Files, NCIS, Bones, X-Files (hooray for the Scully Effect!), etc. I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be just like Agent Dana Scully from the X-Files. I knew it was a long road, but usually when I set my mind to something, I work hard to achieve it.
By Lexi Renee5 years ago in Psyche
I woke up
I woke up this morning and the tears just rolled down my face. I thought as you get older, life would get better and I would feel stronger. Instead I woke up in so much pain. I could barely move and my body felt like a ton of bricks. I looked around and there was nobody there. I woke up and was sad, but I knew I had to push through.
By Gina R (Gibana)5 years ago in Psyche
Drinking Your Way Through the Pandemic?
When listening to the stories, these were people who, a few weeks ago, were actually functioning very well, holding down jobs, living normal, day-to-day lives. Within three weeks they’d become dependent alcoholic drinkers and needing detoxification rehab. If you look at what lockdown meant to people’s lives — so first of all, having to get up every day to go to work and take the kids to school — all of that just stopped. Somebody described it perfectly to me — ‘Every day is Friday night now’ — and there’s no reason to get up in the morning. You add that to the isolation some people were feeling, the job insecurity, all sorts of stresses and strains in relation to the uncertainty for the future. Dr. Rob Hampton, BBC News
By Steve Gillett5 years ago in Psyche
Caught
How is it that when I’m practicing mindfulness-that is to say, making an effort to track my thoughts. Notice them. “Bring awareness”, as my therapist calls it- I’m met with ideas about myself and the world, that I’m not familiar with? Parts of me that I haven’t met yet. I’m reminded of the infinite Self within. Vastness that is me. That envelopes me, holds me, and at times drops me. So effortlessly; or so aggressively I can feel the weight of it all buckling my knees... Parts of me that even after 26 (and a half) years of walking this earth, in this body, I have never been introduced to.
By Shelby Lynn5 years ago in Psyche
Skills Over Pills
When I was a teenager I went through a period in my life where I was sure this world had nothing to offer worth sticking around to experience. I cut myself and tried to overdose on over the counter meds. I would refuse to eat or drink for days at a time. My dad did what any good parent would do, he took me to a doctor and then a therapist.
By Crystal Nicole5 years ago in Psyche
Friends with Me
When the week started, I had such high hopes. I think I feel into a trap. The trap of thinking that quitting my job would solve some, if not all, of my problems. It did not. It did add some problems. And if I’m honest it did alleviate some too. I’m no longer surrounded by toxicity of others. No longer dealing with the stress of COVID and its daily impact on the health care field. However, I am still depressed. I am still going days without stepping into the shower. Still having to take Ativan to make it through certain situations. Still sitting on the couch, wishing it would just all stop for a minute. If I could get just a moment of peace from the constant stress and anxiety of just being me. Not going to work every day didn’t change the fact that I am me.
By Tabitha White5 years ago in Psyche
Life Changing Moments
Memory is a fickle thing. There are so many life changing moments that I cannot remember. The first time I laughed, the first time I cried or was angry, the time I took my first steps, the first time I read a book, or the first time I ate chocolate cake. There are so many moments that I have forgotten even though they changed my life.
By Natasha Couoh5 years ago in Psyche
Physical Attributes of Anxiety
You may believe you understand anxiety, but what you don’t realize is that everyone's experience is different. I did not used to have this disorder; I only suffered from major depression. Now, over the past two years, anxiety has presented itself rapidly in my life. It has grown to affect my daily tasks.
By Christine Hoskin5 years ago in Psyche
