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How to cope with your emotions, maintain mental health, deal with life's stressors and help others do the same.
The Moment the World Didn't End. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
It happened at 2:17 a.m. That’s when I realized the world wasn’t going to end—no matter how much I wanted it to. He had just left. Not in a cinematic, door-slamming, sobbing-through-the-hallway kind of way. No, it was worse than that. He left in silence. Quiet as a whisper. Quiet as death. Just a fading warmth where he’d once sat on my bed and told me, “I’ll never leave unless you ask me to.”
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
When My World Paused for a Stranger - Austin Shivaji Kumar
I remember the exact platform. Dadar station. The financial and chaos capital of Mumbai. The kind of place where the air feels thick with movement, where a thousand footsteps stomp through your silence. You don’t get a second to think. Or feel.
By Austin Shivaji Kumar10 months ago in Psyche
The Forgotten Language of Touch: How Physical Contact Shapes Our Emotional Well-being
In a world dominated by screens and digital expressions, we have learned to communicate through messages, emojis, and reactions. We connect in online meetings, express love with virtual hearts, and offer condolences through comment sections. Yet, in our reliance on words and technology, we’ve drifted away from one of the oldest and most profound forms of communication—physical touch.
By Mysteries with Professor Jahani10 months ago in Psyche
The Invisible Weight: Living with the Emotional Baggage We Don’t Talk About
The Backpack No One Sees When my friend Julia died suddenly in a car accident, her husband, Mark, showed up to her funeral wearing a crisp suit and a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. He shook hands, accepted casseroles, and thanked everyone for their support. Two years later, at a dinner party, he casually mentioned he still sets a place for her at the table. The room fell silent. No one knew what to say—not because they didn’t care, but because grief, like so much of our emotional baggage, lives in the shadows.
By Mysteries with Professor Jahani10 months ago in Psyche
How Small Acts of Kindness Changed My Perspective on the World
The Day a Stranger’s Umbrella Taught Me About Humanity It was a gray, drizzly afternoon in Kyoto when I first grasped the quiet power of kindness. I stood outside a train station, drenched and frustrated, silently berating myself for forgetting my umbrella. Out of nowhere, a woman in her sixties—her silver hair peeking beneath a sunhat despite the rain—paused beside me. Without speaking, she opened her bright red umbrella and held it over both of us. We walked in silence for two blocks until she nodded toward my destination: a tucked-away tea shop. When I thanked her, she smiled and said, “The rain feels lighter when shared.” Her words lingered long after the clouds parted.
By Mysteries with Professor Jahani10 months ago in Psyche
Conflict-Resolution Techniques
Conflict-resolution is a great technique for rebuilding and maintaining relationships because it encourages communication. Instead of having yelling matches across the room, conflict-resolution forces you to work with the person to find a solution to your problem. You both must come to an agreement and a consensus as to how you will proceed through this difficulty or disagreement. This can sometimes be very challenging for people, but the reward is building a stronger bond with this person.
By Slgtlyscatt3red10 months ago in Psyche
Tumours Change Everything and Nothing At All
Inspiration stems from the iconic and unforgettable line from the New Amsterdam TV series where Dr Max Goodwin (played by Ryan Eggold) was told by one of his patients that "Cancer changes everything and nothing at all."
By Justine Crowley10 months ago in Psyche
Becoming My Own Gravity. Runner-Up in The Metamorphosis of the Mind Challenge. Top Story - April 2025.
I was standing at the end of a hospital bed, holding my son’s hand as tightly as I could, hoping if I held his hand, it would help to anchor him as we witnessed the unthinkable. He was about to turn twenty-two; she had just turned twenty-one six weeks earlier. He was in shock, not knowing how to process what he was seeing. I didn't know how to process what we were seeing. Thirty-six hours earlier, he had kissed her as she and her mother got into a cab to go to the hospital. At the time I could feel him trembling inside as he stood there stoically. I could feel his world slipping away beneath his feet as much as my own. The doctors and nurses had just taken her off life support. Tubes removed, monitors silenced. It had only been twelve days since she first felt that earache. Twelve days from ordinary to catastrophic. The doctor called her time of death within two minutes. This was the pivotal moment—an abrupt halt to life as I knew it, a violent scratch across the record of my life that had been playing. It was the moment we felt the ground beneath our feet disappear.
By Xine Segalas10 months ago in Psyche
The Subscription to Selfhood: How We Became Monthly Members of Our Own Identities. AI-Generated.
You can imagine it like this: Every morning, before your coffee, before the mirror, before even remembering your own name, you scroll. A “mindfulness pack” tells you how to feel today. A “core identity” booster recommends what to believe. And an “aesthetic lifestyle box” arrives monthly, so you can photograph the life you're supposed to be living.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran10 months ago in Psyche
🎯 The Nostalgia Paradox: Why We Keep Looking Back in a Forward-Moving World . AI-Generated.
"Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days." — Doug Larson We live in a paradox. Every day, we wake up in a world that is accelerating forward—technologically, socially, and even existentially. We have artificial intelligence completing sentences, space tourism in development, and near-daily breakthroughs in science. Yet, amidst all this futuristic noise, our cultural compass points backwards.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran10 months ago in Psyche
Unlocking Personal Growth with Life Coaching and Hypnotherapy
Unlocking Personal Growth with Life Coaching and Hypnotherapy In today's fast-paced world, personal and professional challenges can hinder personal growth and self-improvement. Seeking guidance from a life coach can help individuals set goals, improve self-confidence, and achieve overall well-being.
By Nancy Hayman10 months ago in Psyche
