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Mental health is a fundamental right; the future of humanity depends on it.

Psychological Effects of War Trauma
Shocking or scary events lead to psychological trauma. Trauma leads to the apparition of post-traumatic stress disorder. This disorder affects the lives of people for years or even decades after the end of the traumatic event. Soldiers often report going through psychological trauma, because of the violent nature of war itself. Unfortunately, civilians become victims of wars, too, and because, as compared to soldiers, they are defenseless (since they do not carry weapons) civilians are affected even more severely by war trauma. Seeing people get injured or killed leads to trauma, because of some characteristics of the human psyche. Any violent event is interpreted by the brain as a potential danger. This leads to fear and a prolonged sensation of fear remains imprinted in the memory for a long time. The result is that it manifests itself even after years, as nightmares or flashbacks.
By Algieba4 years ago in Psyche
The End of Creativity
Tumbleweed rolls across the vibrant heat of the Vox desert. Sandy pumas, also known as cougars, stroll the gritty grounds looking for prey.
By Elliott Black4 years ago in Psyche
Wasted Gesture
By now most, if not all of us, have heard the story or seen the clip of the Ukrainian woman in her later years, who gave the Russian Soldier a handful of sunflower seeds to put in his pocket.
By Erika Savage4 years ago in Psyche
Relational Psychology, Real or a Lot of Nonsensical Babble?
Recently I watched an advert, a short video advert, with an attractive young lady, speaking to a large audience about how she evaluated a man she was dating.
By Dean Gee4 years ago in Psyche
25 Q&A On Overcoming Mental Health Challenges.
1. What is mental health? Mental health is a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.
By Alain Saamego4 years ago in Psyche
Surviving As A Black and Brown Parent In A Predominantly White School System
I diligently promote my growing literary platform by advancing my professional mission to ignite family engagement in education.
By Dr Deborah M Vereen4 years ago in Psyche
"We ain't gonna take it!"
My first position at Walmart was part-time in the cellular kiosk/electronics department. My experience doing cellular customer service over the phone in a call center made me a good fit when it came to selling cell phones in person. I had personally dealt with hundreds of cell phone "customer's" and "dealer's" in my few years manning the phone lines at companies such as T-Mobile, Verizon, Bell and Shaw. I had worked in pretty much every department there was from activations to sales, to tech support, and even something they call "retention". This is when you call to cancel your service and low and behold, all of a sudden, after a strange "warm" transfer, this incredible sale magically appears to your representative in hopes of saving you as a customer, aka "retaining you". Yep, that's right! Not a coinkie-dink at all. Planned, just like every question they ask and every strategically placed item in their storefronts. Whatever it takes to keep you buying what they are selling!
By Regan Smith 4 years ago in Psyche
Why Do People Like Animals
All over the world, people like to keep pets, and some animal species, among those animals, seem to be real ”stars”. Cats seem to have the highest number of views on the internet and people are wondering why. Animals are beautiful, cuddly, funny when they play, and their child-like behavior makes us want to protect and love them. But what is the real psychology that makes humans show so much affection towards animals?
By Algieba4 years ago in Psyche
What If I Just Went Wild?
I'm starting to feel like some wild beast is trying to rip open my chest. I don't belong here. What if I just went wild? Returned back to my animalistic roots and extinguished all the fires of uncivilized behavior that has been burning in my chest for so long?
By Soul4 years ago in Psyche
Where Addiction meets Self-Advocacy...
Sometimes when a traumatized person reaches out for help they get taken advantage of because victimized energy only seeks to further itself. This is quite unfortunate for the individuals in this class because they tend to already share commonality in an inability to make their voices heard or advocate for themselves.
By GAGI Digesh4 years ago in Psyche
Attitude Not Gratitude
I recently published an article on favors here in which I suggested one "rule" of favors is that rudeness on the part of the favor receiver is not an option. Simply put, in asking for help you automatically forfeit your right to complain about the nature of the help received (assuming an honest, good faith, attempt to deliver on the help, even if it is clumsy or stupid, or poorly through through, or whatever). No matter the form the requested help takes, the only appropriate response on the part of the favored is gratitude and humility.
By Everyday Junglist4 years ago in Psyche
Learn How to Recognize and Treat Anxiety
Family issues, stress at work, the pandemic, unemployment, health problems, and now the menace of war, are all reasons to feel anxious. To a certain point, anxiety can prove beneficial, because it can motivate us to be more alert and more focused on achieving our goals. If anxiety turns into a permanent worry regarding everyday situations, it can become hard to control and interfere with daily activities.
By Algieba4 years ago in Psyche