recovery

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

On the Road. Top Story - August 2025.
I am a sieve trying to rinse off all the unwanted, cleanse my mind from those fruitless memories that leave that bitter bite on my withered palette. ~
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)5 months ago in Psyche
Your Brain Is Lying to You: The Hidden Truth About Reality
Intro Do you think you’re experiencing the present moment exactly as it is? Think again. Your brain doesn’t simply record life — it predicts, filters, and fills in missing pieces. The reality you “see” is actually a clever version created by your brain.
By Smartwriter7865 months ago in Psyche
Finding Light in the Darkness: A Journey of Healing and Hope
Introduction Life has its peaks and valleys. Everyone has times of sadness, fear, or confusion. Sometimes those times seem like boundless darkness all around. It is natural to lose our way during those times, but darkness is never eternal. Amidst it, there is a possibility of growth, healing, and finding hope.
By Finallen5 months ago in Psyche
“Christian Integration in Counselor Education” by John Allen King and Kristy Ford -Chapter 16 Summary, Interaction, & Application
Summary The first author of chapter sixteen of “Christian Integration in Counselor Education,” by John Allen King and Kristy Ford is Dr. Charlotte Crosland. She works in South Carolina as an LPC, Addiction Counselor, Supervisor, and an Art Therapist. In the introductory video of the chapter, she discussed her calling into the counseling field and her specialty if addiction counseling and her passion to provide quality supervision for counselors in training. The second author of this chapter is Dr. Brad Imhoff who is a LPC in Ohio and who is currently working as the director of the Addiction Counseling Program at Liberty University and he works with clients who struggle with opioid addiction.
By Rowan Finley 5 months ago in Psyche
Steps to Life
Amina was thirty-five, a schoolteacher in a quiet town near Multan. Her classroom was alive with energy—children laughing, chalk tapping against the board, and her gentle voice guiding them through lessons in math and language. To her students, Miss Amina wasn’t just a teacher; she was someone who remembered birthdays, noticed when a child was quiet, and always had a kind word.
By meerjanan5 months ago in Psyche
Why I Keep to Myself (And Why It’s So Much Deeper Than People Think). Content Warning.
Some people think being quiet means you’re rude. Or stuck-up. Or “funny acting.” But silence often has a story, a long, messy, and painful one that most people couldn’t handle if they knew the details.
By Rere5 months ago in Psyche
The Turning Point
Adeel was 42, a manager at a busy corporate firm in Lahore, where his reputation was built on long hours and relentless focus. He wore exhaustion like a badge of honor. “If I’m not working, I’m falling behind,” he’d often say, pushing through fatigue with strong coffee and late-night takeout.
By meerjanan5 months ago in Psyche
Fighting with my Inner Dialogue. Top Story - August 2025.
Today feels worse Emotions are strangling my throat Feelings are sitting like an elephant on my chest I feel worthless
By Alisha Wilkins ✒️🦋🖋️5 months ago in Psyche
The Things Life Never Warned Me About
By Nadeem Shah Life has a strange way of teaching lessons we never signed up for. When I was younger, I imagined growing up would be a linear path—school, career, love, stability, and then happiness neatly tucked at the end. I had it all mapped out, confident that if I followed the rules, life would reward me.
By Nadeem Shah 5 months ago in Psyche
Why Your Anxiety Peaks at Night — and How to Break the Cycle
The Midnight Mind Trap It’s 2:14 a.m. The house is dark, your phone is charging, and you should be deep in a dream about a Tuscan villa and bottomless pasta bowls. Instead, you’re replaying a conversation from three weeks ago, questioning your career path, and remembering that embarrassing thing you did in eighth grade.
By Shoaib Afridi5 months ago in Psyche
Why Vulnerability is My Greatest Strength
By Nadeem Shah For most of my life, I wore armor. Not the kind made of steel and iron, but the invisible kind—woven from silence, guarded smiles, and perfectly rehearsed “I’m fine” responses. I convinced myself that strength meant never letting anyone see the cracks. If people didn’t see my pain, they couldn’t use it against me. If they didn’t know my fears, they couldn’t hurt me.
By Nadeem Shah 5 months ago in Psyche
The Invisible Weight of Anxiety
By: Nadeem Shah Anxiety isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s not the shaking hands, the racing heart, or the heavy breathing you see in movies. Sometimes it’s a quiet, constant hum in the back of your mind—a relentless narrator that never shuts up.
By Nadeem Shah 5 months ago in Psyche