recovery
Your illness does not define you. It's your resolve to recover that does.
Rest Is Not Laziness: Breaking the Hustle Mentality We Grew Up With
There’s a particular kind of guilt that creeps in when you’re doing... nothing. The kind where you’re lying in bed on a Sunday afternoon, phone in hand, sunlight pouring in — and instead of feeling peace, your chest tightens. You start thinking about your to-do list. You wonder if you’re wasting time. You feel like you should be doing something.
By Tavleen Kaur8 months ago in Psyche
The question never stops
✨ Are we perfect? 😊 Are we happy? 💔Are we sad? 👍Are we good? 🚀 Can we be more? 🎯 Should we try to do it all? ❤️They don’t always sound right. The words can be broken, twisted, unsure. But they come from somewhere deep. From a place where we don’t speak with rules—we speak with feeling. These aren’t just questions. They’re whispers. Echoes. They rise up from the quiet spaces we don’t always visit. They don’t care about grammar. They speak the language of the heart. And once they begin, they never truly stop. They settle inside us. They change shape. They grow louder, then softer. But they stay.
By Leesh lala8 months ago in Psyche
How to Turn Your Anxiety Into a ‘Dragon’ You Can Ride
Anxiety isn’t some pesky garden snake you can ignore—it’s a full-grown, fire-breathing dragon that either torches your village or becomes your most powerful mount. The difference? Whether you’re running from it or learning to saddle up.
By Just One of Those Things8 months ago in Psyche
The ‘Wingardium Leviosa’ of Anxiety: How to Lighten Your Mental Load
Anxiety is the overachieving Hufflepuff of mental states—it works too hard, cares too much, and won’t stop reorganizing your thoughts like a library on the verge of collapse. But what if you could wave a metaphorical wand and float those worries away?
By Just One of Those Things8 months ago in Psyche
Crying Is for Girls: How Brown Boys Are Taught to Shut Down Emotion
If you’re a brown kid, you’ve probably heard it. “Don’t cry. Be strong.” “Stop acting like a girl.” “Boys don’t cry.” It’s subtle, but constant. The message is clear: vulnerability is weakness, and weakness is not for men. Especially not brown men.
By Tavleen Kaur8 months ago in Psyche
Declutter Your Mind: 7 Mental Habits for a Peaceful Life
We clean out our closets. We Marie Kondo our garages. But when was the last time you decluttered the one space you carry around all day in your mind? Yep, your brain might be more jam-packed than your junk drawer right now. Mental clutter, all those swirling thoughts, anxieties, regrets, and imaginary arguments you could’ve won in the shower, can leave you feeling overwhelmed, unproductive, and mentally exhausted.
By Chinedum John8 months ago in Psyche
