coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
The Grief Method
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance: Stage of the Kubler Ross Model for Grief. I’ve experienced horrible in my life, awful and degrading things. I’ve dealt with people who spit in my face, and maybe I imagined what they would look like on a spit roast. Out of all the terrible things I wish upon people who’ve wronged me, the loss of a loved one is not something I’d wish on my worst enemy.
By Mae McCreery6 years ago in Psyche
THE COVID PARADIGM
I was caught with my pants down. Not literally, you understand. Though it has been known. But that's another tale. Battling mental health is a chore within itself, but keeping the demons at bay while in self isolation is another battle altogether. Just when you thought you were doing okay, some pandemic decides to interfere with your life. Now, this is the crux, a paradigm in itself. As much as the thing has been ghastly and cost a great many lives, torn heartstrings and shaken families to the core, some of us, a select minority have enjoyed the time to ourselves.
By Dom Watson 6 years ago in Psyche
The Travelers of the In-Between
The facade of the “real world” is something not often acknowledged. It’s always been there, yet we deny it exists in the monotony of day-to-day life. A life full of voids we try filling with meaningless possessions and superficial tally marks—All we will have to account for our time here on Earth. Days we spent working for some corporation that would be quick to replace us for taking too many sick days to spend with a terminally ill loved one. This is the “real” world we have been brainwashed to believe in; and by believing it’s real —in a way, means it actually is.
By kristyH8186 years ago in Psyche
The Mind of a House Wife With a Child
Most people think being a young stay at home mother is easy. I mean, I try to make it out to be easy, but to me, being home all the time with a one year old at the age of Twenty-One is the most miserable thing in the world. Outside of battling postpartum depression, I am watching my life go by while everyone else my age is making career accomplishments, or having the best college experience they can have, or maybe even having one Hell of an epic romance.
By Destiny Wooldridge6 years ago in Psyche
Today I Cried in the Shower
Take a deep breath so you don’t lose control, I coached myself as I finished the last of, enough dishes for a dinner party of eight or more. My hands were trembling, which in return made it difficult to hold the soap filled plates while scrubbing away food grease. My husband quickly paced from the living room, down the hall and back, out through the sunroom then repeat.
By Jade Hiltner6 years ago in Psyche
Love in the time of Corona Virus
One Friday night in the middle of March, while driving for Lyft in San Francisco, I started coughing. My chest hurt and I felt like I almost couldn't catch my breath. I called the advice nurse who scheduled a call with a doctor the next morning. I was beside myself. Was it Covid-19? Was I going to die? As a lifelong Asthmatic, I couldn't seem to keep myself from going to the most catastrophic scenario. And what about my passengers? Best case scenario, I'd only had it for 2 days, thus potentially infecting at least 40 people. Worst case, I'd had it for 2 weeks, and infected 200+ people.
By R. E. Dacted6 years ago in Psyche
How cooking takes a bite out of my depression
For me, cooking is, and always will be, a joyous experience. I cook everyday, not just because I want to, but because I need to. It’s a ritual much like a form of meditation, there are steps I need to take in order to get into the right state, concentrating on time and temperature to keep the front of the mind focused, so you can truly discover the wonders of flavour. Ok the ‘wonders of flavour’ part sounds a bit daft, but seriously, my relationship with dealing with depression runs rather more deeply. You see it’s easy to say bake a cake and you’ll feel better, but really concentrating on the why, reflecting on your feelings, however positive or negative are all good practices in order to improve your ability to curb the effects of depression.
By Chris Perry6 years ago in Psyche
