humanity
Mental health is a fundamental right; the future of humanity depends on it.
Just Joshin' You
My husband passed in March of 2018. As a widow, you go into this state of unknown. You question how you will go on, try to deal with all your emotions and worry how to take care of your kids. You surrounded by people who say things like "I'm sorry for your loss" and "time will heal". At first, all you can do is smile and try to be polite because you know they mean well, but after time each sorry or quote about time makes you angry.
By Elizabeth Nolen5 years ago in Psyche
"Clean Up in Aisle 3."
Its 9:15pm and I'm standing in the middle of the baking ingredients aisle of my local supermarket as I feel a wave of depression hit me like a wall. Tears begin to well up as I take a deep sigh and try to focus on the adult contemporary holiday music instead of the watery escape of my own emotional stress. Stress that I've actively tried to ignore for the past 5 months and especially in the past 48 hours. A grown man, alone, and about to cry in the most public way.
By Nathan Hutton5 years ago in Psyche
A Journey from Addiction to Recovery
Introduction - Refusing to Drown My dear reader. I want you to know that you have kept me alive for about three years. Taking you on this journey, hoping that my story could maybe help you or someone you know, has kept me going. It has inspired me to learn, grow, be open, do the hard work, and keep writing my happily ever after story…
By Tereson Dupuy5 years ago in Psyche
I don't know what to write about
I have no idea what to write about. I've had topics literally every other day except for today. My brain is coming up with absolutely nothing. I've heard that I was a good writer, and I usually don't get writers block, but this time, something is different.
By Justin Morales5 years ago in Psyche
Traveling with Depression
My boyfriend, Todd, and I have decided to take our show on the road. And by that, I mean we are literally dropping our lives to travel the United States. Ok, so it's not quite that simple, but we are in the beginning stages of planning to make this happen within the next six months. So, you might be asking yourself, why? Why leave the comfort of four walls for an RV? Did I mention the RV? Honestly, though, this has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. To travel the United States, yes in an RV, and you guessed it, write. So of course, when Todd mentioned travel nursing, I was kind of in from the start. Though, I was hesitant with two young children and two dogs to consider in the picture. But this was my dream I was looking at, and a good opportunity job wise for Todd. I couldn't refuse. A few weeks later here we are: Todd talking with recruiters and RV hunting, and me creating and publishing my own website! One of these days, that could be us parked in a Class C next to a serene lake in some beautifully remote location. The prospect was enough to kick start my ambition to get my dreams up and running. Join me, as my family and I prep to venture into the unknown, writing and nursing and traveling, all while taking my depression along for ride.
By Tabitha White5 years ago in Psyche
Sanity
Viruses have been around for 1000 years. One thing can be guaranteed, they are all deadly. Each has its own mortality rate. Some are deadlier than others. Viruses attack us from within and can kill us. Thankfully though because of our medical advancements. The mortality rate has gone down. So no matter what comes, we have a better chance to live. But what if a virus comes that we didn't see coming? A virus that can kill and for certain people have long term effects. The best way to deal with it before it gets worse is to stay locked down. Stay away from your families. Don't hug, high five, kiss, or even come close to touch people. Just imagine if a terrible virus came like that nowadays. Think about how lost we would be. Well, that virus came this year and is still here. What was the best solution for it? Stay locked down or stay at home as the medical experts say. They believed it would work. But it didn't because people still died and got sick. Money was lost, jobs were lost and family remembers were lost. But the biggest thing most of us lost was something we take for granted. That thing some of us lost was our sanity. Most of us became insane and lost our minds. Months have gone by and people are still insane. Some of our sanity is beginning to come back. But just like many of us lost our sanity. It will take time to get back. Maybe months or even a year. Hopefully, with all the good news coming out, the minds of people come back. Our sanity returns and we come better mentally. Smile and realize that our past lives weren't so bad after all. The after-effects of lockdowns got to everyone. By losing your sanity, you go crazy. Many people this past year have gone crazy. Crimes have gone up because of it. Alcoholism and addictions in general have gone up. But the thing that has gone up the most is suicides. That is how crazy the world has become. Some have just chosen not to live in it anymore. Surrendering to the cold world we live in. To think that is how bad the world has gotten. Is it the sad reality we live in? In which some just don't wanna live in it. It is not because they were weak, it is because there was just too much stress to contain in one brain that the poor souls felt they had no choice. We all have a choice but it all leads back to what most lost. To become insane is an odd experience that is filled with panic attacks, weird thoughts, and explainable reactions to the littlest of things. This all leads to some sort of addiction. Those addictions could be alcoholism, addiction to pills, cutting, eating, the addictions that the lockdowns lead to are endless. The loss of sanity seemed and still seems to be endless as more lockdowns start. The fact of the matter is, did lockdowns help? People ultimately have free will. Some chose not to wear masks and go to big gatherings. Thus spreading the virus more and more. The cycle of the never-ending virus continues. But that is the society we live in. Those who don't listen might not care and still be fine. While others suffer within because of them. Will the next year bring something new? Some kind of hope that people can hold on to and never let go. Regain the sanity that was lost and hopes the mental battle this virus started ends. 100 years ago when there was a deadly virus, people got over it. They had no technology. The virus will be gone one day. This means the time to find that one thing, that we lost can return. It will take time for it to return. But the mental struggle will end, people's sanity can return. One day smiles again and is able to live in a normal world. Not just normal but maybe better.
By michael murillo5 years ago in Psyche
The Prison In My Mind
Sadness has been closer to me than my deepest love, and more committed than any dear friend. I do not remember a time when it has not been nearby. From childhood, the cloud of melancholy hovered over me like an umbrella for one. In my youth, I knew not what it was, but began to welcome it as a secret indulgence. Being a young adult, it remained challenging to adequately expound on what I was feeling. So, I acted it out with numerous suicide attempts. In the beginning, I was merely screaming for help and hoping someone would pay attention. Over time, my approach changed to a deep desire to permanently hush the cries inside my heart. On those few occasions I would confide in someone about my bleak moods, my words would be quickly dismissed with, “Girl, ain’t nothin' wrong with you.” So, I would work to convince myself that there was nothing wrong with me, despite my manic behavior.
By Fatima C. Oliver5 years ago in Psyche
Starting over.....Again!
I can't believe I am having to start over from square on again. I am 40 years old. I'm tired. If I didn't have two beautiful girls depending on me, I would give up. I did everything right this time, right? Who am I kidding? I think there is something fundamentally fucked up in me that just will not allow me to succeed in this game of life. I am not a bad person. Stupid maybe, but not bad.
By Elise Grey5 years ago in Psyche
