selfcare
The importance of self-care is paramount; enhance your health and wellbeing, manage your stress, and maintain control under pressure.
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
Meditate yourself to sleep
As a young child, I struggled to fall asleep every night of my life until I was old enough to smoke weed and get to sleep anytime I needed. I summed it up to having an over active brain that would not stop rambling on about everything all night. I've spent my last few years expanding my knowledge on chakras and energy flow. This expansion has led me into waters I couldn't imagine existed. I've learned how to feel the energy around me, how to send healing vibrations to a friend in need, how to hear angels and the most fun of all, how to experience past lives for karmic healing.
By Bethany Lazuli4 years ago in Psyche
50 Shades of Self-Awareness.. Top Story - November 2021.
Hello. I am so glad you are here. I have something POTENT to say about healing from trauma. What I have discovered is that we are all just onions and our traumas are buried deep beneath the layers of who we 'think' we are.
By Jaded Savior Blog4 years ago in Psyche
Still Learning
Three years ago, I was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 disorder. The disorder brought a lot of chaos, mania, depression, anxiety, and heartbreak. The illness came out of nowhere and even stumped doctors in Spain as to what I had. I went into detail in my book that I self-published. It felt great to get it out there so that other people suffering could relate. Even with therapy and medicine, I'm stuck in a place I don't want to be. It’s hard for me to relearn how to think. What many people don’t understand is that fateful night I blacked-out a healthy person and woke up bipolar- my brain was overloaded and now is in recovery mode. Even though it has been three years, it feels like it all happened yesterday. I’ve been going to therapy and even went to a cognitive behavior program to help me get to a healthy place. I’m stable again but I have noticed I still struggle to do things that pre-Bipolar were easy. For instance, grocery shopping has become a hard task. Pre-Bipolar, if I needed something, I would go get it. Now, I hesitate to leave the house. Maybe, it's because it's easier to order groceries or maybe it's because my brain got used to not leaving my safe haven. I stay home because I am unemployed and that comes with a plethora of issues for me. Now, I have zero hobbies because I have no interests and my children are all grown up and don’t need me like they did when they were younger. I tried making friends through various apps but that didn’t go so well. It felt like bad dating apps, lol. I stay home doing chores and some days I pass the time watching tv. I don’t want to be a couch potato. I want to be adventurous again. I loved going out and exploring the city.
By Noemi Diaz4 years ago in Psyche
It's Not Aquaphobia?
Simone stood in front of the bathroom mirror, her reflection staring back at her. She examined the dark circles under her eyes, then the slight oiliness of her hair. Picking up her hairbrush, she sighed deeply, and stared at the bristles for what seemed like eternity before running them through her raven tresses. Once she started brushing, it felt wonderful on her scalp, scratching and scraping the itchiness away. Tiny flakes of dandruff followed the bristles through her hair, sitting like snowflakes against its inky darkness. Lightly brushing the flakes away with her fingertips, she set the brush back down and turned to leave the room.
By Sheila Sellinger, Author4 years ago in Psyche
How Buffy Helps Me Process Big Emotional Themes
One thing that I learned from the mentors of my past that seems to hold very true, is that you have to feel your stuff in order to heal it. The feelings have to be present. And you have to acknowledge them and feel them in order to heal the associated wounds. Otherwise they just stay under the radar and keep coming back to kick your butt. Avoidance is really not a strategy that was ever intended to last for very long.
By Ursula Faye4 years ago in Psyche
Why are You Always Lying?
“Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.” – Alain de Botton Everyone lies, but mostly, they lie to themselves. Even those couragous characters who go to therapy and undergo rigourous personal examination will be lying to themselves soon enough if they don't pay attention.
By Jamie Jackson4 years ago in Psyche
We Are All Dying in Our Own Private Vessels
I woke up from a deep sleep with some weird dreams and a case of the Sunday Scaries. I don’t mind my job. I like it in fact. I connect with kids and it brings me joy, but it takes a lot of my time. Sometimes after work, my brain is too fried to write or have any creative ideas. Sometimes my brain is too fried to have enough energy to engage with my own kid or to head to the gym.
By Melissa Steussy4 years ago in Psyche
