recovery

Your illness does not define you. It's your resolve to recover that does.

Letter to the Editor
Hi, most people know me better as my online alias and pen name: The Schizophrenic Mom. I had no intention of writing this to my hometown paper as I appreciate my anonymity online – and the freedom I have to talk about my disability without fear of retribution. However, part of my goal is to educate people and I see a big education gap in the rural midwest.
By The Schizophrenic Mom3 years ago in Psyche
How To Improve Your Mindset (7 Steps To Take Right Now)
How Your Brain Works Your brain is like a computer. It’s your job to make sure the computer code is programmed for optimal performance.
By Mohammad3 years ago in Psyche
Remembering...
As I write this, it is 3:48am in the morning. I just woke up from a cold sweat, terror-filled, and very realistic nightmare. So for the record, this article might not make sense. *wink* I did edit it several times though and I think it works now... and as a bonus? I have 3 different articles started outside of this one... *smile*
By The Schizophrenic Mom3 years ago in Psyche
The Nature of my Dis-Ease
I woke up at 4:30 this morning and I couldn't go back to sleep. My boyfriend woke up and asked me what was wrong because I was shaking and crying. I said I couldn't sleep, so he said, "Let's not sleep anymore, then."
By Lyndsay Ryor3 years ago in Psyche
Pick Up A New Hobby To Help Improve Your Mental Health
A fantastic technique to help with enhancing your general mental health and well-being is by taking up a new pastime. There are many benefits to having a hobby, but for many people, the health advantages rank first. Hobbies come in a variety of sizes and shapes. They could be artistic, academic, physical, or simply unwinding. Despite the fact that it's not always easy to find spare time during the day, maintaining good mental health can be made easier by the many various activities and hobbies we can incorporate into our everyday life. However, during these rare moments when you are free from your regular responsibilities, you may have the chance to engage in things that you actually like. A hobby is more than just something you do for yourself; it's something you put time and effort into because it makes you happy and sparks your interests.
By Les Morgan3 years ago in Psyche
Just Another Visit
It was late September when I was surprised by one of his spontaneous visits; I had been practicing hurdles and 200-meter sprints with my track coach after school with my teammates. Some of my friends were smiling and their eyes twinkled as they looked past my shoulders, curious I spun around.
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)3 years ago in Psyche
To Heal
I'm coming to realise now that the hardest part of a childhood filled with mental unrest, hospital stays and therapy, is healing.
By M. Edwards3 years ago in Psyche
The Adjustment Process
As of November 4th, 2022, I will be travelling back to Ohio to live back with my family. I will have the basement studio apartment and work on the paperwork to have my husband back with me.
By Emily Curry (Rising Phoenix)3 years ago in Psyche
Entwined Memories
Reader warning: Although this story is a work of fiction, it does include an in-depth look into the mind of someone with severe depression and I would like to thank the over 100 people who spoke and provided their accounts on depression and their suicide attempts for this story.
By Daniel Millington3 years ago in Psyche
Grief Is Funny Like That
I never expected him to actually finish anything. He was always leaving. I always picture him with a suitcase in his hand. Sometimes I wonder what he would look like now. When I close my eyes I still see his smile and I swear I could smell him, Well him before the shooting. I dream of him sometimes and he's smiling and walking toward me and then I wake up. I wake up happy then reality sets in. For a long time, I wasn't able to talk about it. Even thinking about his death made me sick to my stomach. Sometimes thinking about it still makes me sick to my stomach almost nine years later. I thought that I would be less traumatized by it after all of these years but I'm not. I'm still that traumatized 17-year-old who just lost her best friend to gun violence. Things can change in a heartbeat. If we didn't walk down that street at that time he would still be here. I would still have my best friend here. But I can't change that. It took me years to stop blaming myself. Somedays I still blame myself or I blame God. Not the actual person who murdered him.
By Nat 3 years ago in Psyche
Drug Rehabilitation Treatment Programs
What keeps this addiction feeding on itself at the best addiction treatment center in Karachi is that the euphoric feelings accompanying its use tend to make you feel that you are more functional than you were in a drug-free existence. For this reason, many people are addicted to meth and search for methamphetamine drug rehabilitation, believing they could never live without it. Unfortunately, some too many doctors will diagnose these people with latent ADD-ADHD or bi-polar depression and will give their patients more justification to continue its use or an alternative with prescription amphetamines, the Sadaqat Clinic Karachi, Ritalin, or other legal speed.
By Willing Ways3 years ago in Psyche
Empathy // Rediscovered
» KEY POINTS One day, something broke... or rather repaired... inside of me. Suddenly feeling empathy for the first time helped me realize that I had been missing so much. There is a massive gap between the compassion I did feel and thought was enough and actual empathy for other human beings.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in Psyche