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Mental Illness
Hello friends! My name is Vin, and welcome to Inside My Mind! This is my first post, so i'm going to address my minds longest, and most dearest resident; my mental illness. Though, this isn't going to be a normal post, so I hope you enjoy.
By beepboop7 years ago in Psyche
No Two "Disableds" Are Exactly Alike
You know how someone attempts to reach out to someone with a mental or neurological disability, and think they know exactly what to expect, because they know one person with said disability? Those people should realize sooner or later that knowing what helps one person won't help everyone. We're as diverse as our neurotypical counterparts and, looking back, that fact makes me glad that IEPs exist, instead of just generalized educational plans that are made based on the entire portion of the student body that has the same disability as a single person.
By Monique Star7 years ago in Psyche
White Hot Rage...
At 34, with more life experience than most 50-year-old humans, I have had my share of "incidents" if you will, that have made me bend, break, and finally snap. I have had my entire household of stuff stolen 2 or 3 times, I have had a car stolen only for me to find it ran out of gas... seat belts cut... and the windows down with the keys in it, I have had people pick fights with me for seemingly no reason, and strange shit just generally happens around me. I am much better than I used to be about losing it. I breathe, I meditate, I listen to music, I do every single thing I can to diffuse my mind and sometimes, just sometimes, I lose it.
By LilithV7 years ago in Psyche
The Toxicity of Modern Life
Let's talk about this prison we've built ourselves. It's dark, isolated, and riddled with self doubt capable of devouring any flicker of hope we may be given. An unforgiving place that we call home houses every emotion, every thought, every idea for a brighter future, kept just out of reach.
By Dale Smith7 years ago in Psyche
A Chef, Without the Line
My life was always surrounded with food, by food, and for food. If I could change time and redo my life, I would want nothing to do with food—this career, lifestyle, and its personalities.
By SKEDDY OFFICIAL7 years ago in Psyche
Ode to Spring
I've always had a long time love affair with Spring. There's something about the longer days, bluer skies, warmer weather, the scents getting sweeter, and flowers blooming that really remind me how beautiful life is. In ecology, it's been known as a time for mating between animals. The birds are singing, the foliage has the richest color, and it seems like it could be the most pleasant time of year.
By Karina Nistal7 years ago in Psyche
Analyzing Teenage Cultural Issues
Whether it is a breaking news story, or a current social media trending topic, teen issues are always being discussed. In today’s society, their cultural issues have changed, making it hard to relate, and understand what teens are going through. Because of the ignorance, their issues are talked down upon, or blamed on the teenager’s hormones. They are also blamed on their friends, or other irrelevant influences, when in reality it is mostly internal. To adults, the causes are a mystery. The issues that they had as teenagers have drastically changed compared to today’s common issues. Don’t Look Behind You by Lois Duncan captures realistic causes and effects of common teen issues in today’s society such as teen defiance, consumption of alcohol, and the pressure to be or look a certain way.
By Airika Lewis7 years ago in Psyche
The Dark Side of the INFJ
I am an INFJ. If you are unfamiliar about what an INFJ means, then I urge you to read my other article, Inside the Mind of the INFJ, then come back to finish this.
By Jon Lambo7 years ago in Psyche
I’m Autistic
First of all, let me present myself. My name is Audrey-Anne, I’m 18 years old, I love making art, I love reading, and I’m also autistic.
By Audrey-Anne Cantin7 years ago in Psyche
Do You Really Understand?
I want to keep it brief here, I have a request of all who do not struggle with any mental illness. To begin, let's discuss the issue of true understanding. I hear it often, "I understand"... it's the go-to reply, when I mention my mental health struggles. Typically the "I understand" is followed up with "do you ever try..." Which, let's be completely real here, means they probably don't understand the way they think they do. It's not that most are mean or uncaring. It's just the lack of knowledge, and the stigma of mental illness in general.
By Ava McCoy7 years ago in Psyche
Stop Romanticizing Mental Illness
I have walked through two very difficult deaths that were caused by mental illness. This is serious stuff—not funny, dramatic, or cute. It is extremely sensitive content, an issue that does not get talked about often enough. I believe it is because we are humans and we don't generally like to talk about tough situations, we like to sweep it under the rug. But when it comes to mental illness, there is no sweeping it under the rug because it has the power to take lives.
By sarah cay smith7 years ago in Psyche
What It Feels Like When Professionals Get a Diagnosis Wrong, and How I Am Living with That
Any mental health problem is not easy to live with, nor is it easy for people around us to accept and support us. However, having three different mental health problems can feel like you are living life constantly on edge. This article is intended to help professionals understand why it is important to get the diagnosis right, and what it feels like to live with my three new diagnoses.
By Carol Ann Townend7 years ago in Psyche