recovery
Your illness does not define you. It's your resolve to recover that does.
Dear Me, You Survived
Dear Me, If only you knew back then what I know now. You were lying in bed that night, eyes wide open in the dark, feeling like the world had pressed all its weight onto your chest. The silence was loud, the kind that screams every painful thought back at you. You stared at the ceiling as if it might fall and end everything, and a small part of you wished it would. That was the night everything changed. That was the night you hit what you thought was the bottom.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Psyche
When Love Wasnât Enough
We met in the most ordinary wayâthrough a mutual friend at a birthday party neither of us really wanted to attend. He was quiet, thoughtful, and didnât try to impress anyone. Thatâs what caught my attention. While everyone else was loud and eager for attention, he sat in a corner sipping his drink and observing everything like heâd seen the world twice.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Psyche
What Anxiety Really Feels Like (And How I Finally Destroyed It for Good)
**What Anxiety Really Feels Like (And How I Finally Destroyed It for Good)** Anxiety doesnât knock on your door politely. It barges in, sets up camp in your chest, and rewires your brain so that everything â even the good things â feel like threats.
By SHADOW-WRITES8 months ago in Psyche
10 Daily Habits to Manage Stress and Stay Calm
Letâs be honest: life gets overwhelming. Whether its work pressure, relationship worries, or the never-ending list of responsibilities, stress has a sneaky way of creeping in. But the good news? You donât need a major lifestyle overhaul to feel better. Just a few mindful, consistent daily habits can make a big difference in how you handle stress and stay grounded.
By shoaib khan8 months ago in Psyche
Burnout, Flexion, and the Cognitive Drive Architecture of Effort Failure
Burnout doesn't always mean you're doing too much. Sometimes it means the task stopped adapting to you. The common story is that burnout arrives because you've stretched yourself too far, too many hours, too many responsibilities, too little rest. And yes, that happens.
By Nikesh Lagun8 months ago in Psyche
The Eldest Daughter Syndrome: I Was the Second Mom, Not the Sister
Thereâs something funny about being the eldest daughter in a brown household â youâre not just the firstborn. Youâre the test run, the third parent, the role model, and somehow, the familyâs unofficial emotional manager.
By Tavleen Kaur8 months ago in Psyche
What My Anxiety Taught Me About Control
For the longest time, I believed that control was the key to peace. If I could organize every minute, double-check every plan, rehearse every conversation in my head, I thought I could somehow avoid the crushing weight of panic that lingered just below the surface. Anxiety, to me, was a failureâa loss of grip on the world I so desperately wanted to manage.
By The Manatwal Khan8 months ago in Psyche
Boss Fight Strategies for Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are the ultimate rogue boss of mental healthâthey ambush you when you least expect it, hit like a truck, and leave you wondering "What the hell just happened?" But unlike video game bosses, you canât just rage-quit and reload. (Though if you could, weâd all have a save file from before the attack started.)
By Just One of Those Things8 months ago in Psyche
10 Shocking Psychological Studies That Crossed Every Line
Introduction : Psychology is meant to heal, to help us understand the mind, and to bring light to the darkest corners of human behavior. But sometimes, it does the exact opposite. Throughout history, some psychological experiments have gone so far off the ethical rails, they became nightmares in the name of science. These studies didnât just push boundaries â they obliterated them. Some left emotional scars, others cost lives, but all of them left one question hanging in the air: how far is too far?
By Jure Bracic8 months ago in Psyche
