selfcare
The importance of self-care is paramount; enhance your health and wellbeing, manage your stress, and maintain control under pressure.
I Am an "Easy Target" For The "Beasts"!
I am a writer, therefore I am a highly sensitive person. I can absorb the emotions of others whether I want it or not. I am very well attuned to other people’s moods, both the good and the bad. Before I learned to protect myself from the bad energies, I could get sick from being exposed to other people’s negative vibes.
By Oberon Von Phillipsdorf4 years ago in Psyche
The Emergence of the "Burning Party" Revealed
Have you ever had a pity party or a friend that has? All the tears and isolation and all of the loathing and drama can be enough to avoid them in the first place. Having a burning party can be a replacement, or substitute for the other ones, and it has some pretty amazing benefits too that you cannot get from sitting on the pity pot.
By Jonathan McCarl4 years ago in Psyche
Depression in the United States is steadily increasing
In the United States, depression and anxiety rates have steadily increased and one of the reasons may be linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, says US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy. The pandemic has added a lot of stress and trauma into most people’s lives, impacting everything from loved ones, jobs, and social interaction.
By Joe Mertens4 years ago in Psyche
PMDD & The Holidays
Everyone looks forward to the holidays...er, right? Well, yes and no. Let's be honest; as much as we all look forward to the celebrations in some ways, they can also increase our stress levels with the pressures to shop, cook, spend precious time, energy and money to meet expectations, and mix with those we might otherwise choose to avoid. Certain family dynamics can also rear their nasty little triggering heads and emotions can run deep. For those with PMDD, depending on where the menstrual cycle falls, this added stress can send us over an edge we might have managed to avoid in better circumstances.
By Cheeky Minx4 years ago in Psyche
Foot Hammock Anyone?
One of the things about not getting diagnosed till you’re an adult and then subsequently ignoring your diagnosis is that you compound your terrible ADHD habits and assume that everyone is just like you. The truth is that they aren’t. The stuff you’re doing isn’t what the person next to you is doing, well it might be but for the sake of this let’s say it isn’t.
By Simon Curtis4 years ago in Psyche
Everything’s Going Well in Your Life but You Feel Miserable. Here’s Why. Top Story - November 2021.
Yesterday was objectively a good day. I woke up naturally at 7:30 am, read with my first cup of coffee of the day, meditated, journaled, wrote just over 1,000 words for my book, wrote a post for Medium, and found out that one of my articles was getting more views than usual. Then I had lunch, took a short nap, tackled some freelance deadlines, and celebrated the end of my day reading in the grass while sipping a ginger beer in the Buttes-Chaumont park. Finally, my girlfriend came home from work and we spent the evening together.
By Auriane Alix4 years ago in Psyche
How Writing Saves My Life Every Day
This past week has been stressful. I had a flare-up of back pain that became so bad I couldn’t walk properly, which led to neck stiffness and horrible headaches. I had a bout of stomach pain. On Friday I was due for some day surgery; the same surgery I’d had in 2017, which led to an infection that seemed to have a run-on effect I’m still dealing with.
By Michelle Tuxford4 years ago in Psyche
Soothing Youtube Channels for my Struggling Attention Span
This pandemic that has absolutely shredded my attention span. At one point in time, movies were my solace. I flipped through the catalog of Amazon Prime to enjoy a spontaneous flick, or skipped into Target/Walmart to pick a familiar and comforting $5-$10 movie. On Tuesdays I would happily run over to the Cinemark near my job for discounted movie tickets and make a whole night of it; a daquiri from Fat Tuesdays, sushi at a little metal table overlooking the ground floor walkway and entrances to several shops and restaurants, and a delicious donut I'd sneak in to the theatre to enjoy during the film. Movies were my excuse to be sociable, and present in life- to be surrounded by other likeminded people who were choosing this movie as a moment of leisure and engagement in the joys of life we are too busy toiling, to otherwise enjoy.
By Delise Fantome4 years ago in Psyche
Am I Too Happy?
I am writing this because I have found the Psyche community on Vocal and though I have written many pieces dealing with Mental Health they have ended up in Journal or Humans. I usually feel I have no right to post in communities because I have not been (and don’t expect to be) diagnosed with any mental health conditions.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Psyche
