humanity
Mental health is a fundamental right; the future of humanity depends on it.
Fear is a Monster
Its breath crawls down my neck even as the tentacle shackles wind around my limbs, pulling me away from the sweetness of the light, the salvation of the branches. I strain against the bondage of inadequacy, of lack. It can feel my struggle and gleefully rasps out a laugh. I shudder. I stretch my fingers high above me, desperately seeking the green foliage of the tree that can keep the monster at bay. Not my tree, never my tree, but beautifully green. Green and lazily holding its branches out to me, lush with leaves, telling me, in its cruel way, that it can be mine if only I work hard enough for it. I work so hard against my captivity. Fighting with every fiber of my soul to pry myself out of the fiendish grasp that threatens to drag me under.
By Elizabeth Lize Meisenzahl3 years ago in Psyche
Lost Cause Kids
I'm looking into the eyes of a sweet nine year old girl at the mental health facility I was a case manager at. I'm talking to her and casually asking her about her day. Then, I said something I'm not sure if I should have. I could tell by the look in her eyes that it shattered her world.
By E.L. Martin3 years ago in Psyche
Don't be a Stoic
Across the vast lands of Twitter, bookshops, Amazon and blog stires, one Philosophy has ruled them all. Stoicism is the philosophy in which thinkers — most notably Seneca and Epictetus — emphasised that a wise person would be emotionally adaptable to adversity since “virtue is sufficient for happiness”.
By Avocado Nunzella BSc (Psych) -- M.A.P 3 years ago in Psyche









