recovery
Your illness does not define you. It's your resolve to recover that does.
The First Time I Fell in Love Was Also the Last
They say your first love never really leaves you. I didn’t know mine would come and go in the same summer. This is me. A shy, thoughtful 17-year-old in my final summer before college. The kind of person who watches life from the sidelines—introverted, observant, not the type who’s ever been in love before. My world is small, familiar, and safe… until he arrives.
By Gift Abotsi 9 months ago in Psyche
Into the Fade
Have you ever felt the world slip through your fingers, as though reality itself had softened, becoming as fluid and ungraspable as a dream? “Into the Fade” is more than a poetic phrase it describes a profound psychological and spiritual journey, where the boundaries of self and world dissolve, revealing a reality beyond the ordinary.
By Fahad Khan10 months ago in Psyche
Screen time is slowly frying your Brain
Dementia, an umbrella term is referred to many neurodegenerative disorders characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and impaired reasoning. It is increasingly prevalent due to aging populations worldwide. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60–80% of cases worldwide. A growing body of research suggests that lifestyle interventions, particularly physical exercise, can play a crucial role in reducing the risk of cognitive impairment. However, there is currently no definitive treatment for dementia. From a neuroscientific point of view, exercise has a variety of positive effects on brain structure and function that can help prevents dementia. A key player in neuroplasticity is Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), a protein that supports the survival of existing neurons and encourages the growth of new ones.
By Sadman Sanjid Hossain10 months ago in Psyche
Random Acts Of Flowers
Today started off as any normal chemo day, however honestly I thought I’d be turned away since I was sick last week. Alas, my labs were super this week, so chemo proceeded as normal. On the infusion floor, there are always two elderly volunteers who are amazing. They go around each section of the infusion floor asking chemo patients if they want anything from snacks, beverages and even warn heated blankets. Around eleven they bring by a small light lunch, half sandwich, chips, a drink and a snack for later. However something different happened today, today I received flowers from them with a person from the company called Random Acts of Flowers.
By Jessie Lynn Nelson10 months ago in Psyche
Neurodivergent Dogpile . Top Story - April 2025.
My mind is in what seems like constant warfare. I’m autistic, with obsessive compulsive disorder diagnosed. Highly suspected ADHD, living on a sundae of anxiety, depression and trauma. There’s no sprinkles though, there’s not really any cherries either, just the stems from so many “and the cherry on top…” scenarios. The sundae of my mind has kind of melted into a goop soup of mental illness and disorder. I also had to spend most of my life not realizing what flavors were even in my sundae. For a long time I thought that it was only one flavor, the autism spectrum of rainbow sherbet.
By Josey Pickering10 months ago in Psyche
When the Future Felt Too Heavy—I Returned to the Present Moment. AI-Generated.
There was a time when the future felt like a weight I couldn’t carry. It stretched out endlessly, uncertain and dark, like walking through fog with no flashlight. Every “what if” became a fear. Every plan became a pressure. Every dream turned into a deadline.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
Life is Like Waves
I thought facing my inner demons that have haunted me since high school was a challenge. But now I realize there is just one more skeleton in the closet I needed to finally face and bury the last thing that brought me the most gut-wrenching pain I’ve ever felt. I thought high school was a challenge, but nothing came close to preparing me for what I would eventually endure in college. I originally thought after moving away to go to college in the deep south would be a fresh start for me. It was just me and only 2 other people from my high school were going to the same college, and at least I can say those two never did anything wrong to hurt me.
By Joanna Blaze10 months ago in Psyche
The Day I Realized I Was Enough—And Everything Changed. AI-Generated.
It didn’t happen on a mountaintop. It wasn’t during a big speech or a breakthrough therapy session. The day I realized I was enough happened in the middle of a Tuesday. In sweatpants. On my unmade bed. Surrounded by clutter, unpaid bills, and a sense of deep inner fatigue.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
How I Found Beauty in the Mundane When Life Felt Empty. AI-Generated.
There was a season in my life when everything felt hollow. Nothing was wrong, exactly. There was no heartbreak, no loss, no major upheaval. But still—my days felt gray. Repetitive. Emotionally flat. It was like I was living in the pause between sentences, in the blank space of my own story.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
