selfcare
The importance of self-care is paramount; enhance your health and wellbeing, manage your stress, and maintain control under pressure.
Taking The Hit
Have you ever met a person that is terribly good at pointing out your worst insecurities before you even notice you have them? Yeah well, I use to have a “friend” who literally had no filter and always had to run her mouth. She would grab my arm and point at the hair on it, then make a face like she was so utterly disgusted and say, "eww." She would also say I smelled bad even after I had just taken a shower. Another time she proceeded to laugh at my chest because I wasn’t wearing a bra. Which led me to ask my mom to get me one. I clearly didn’t need yet in middle school. To make things even worse she would always beg me to hang out with her after school which became frustrating for me and irritating to my mother.
By Destiny Harris8 years ago in Psyche
Building Immunity to PMDD
So, here comes of my rants. I don't know how this will be received, but here goes...for those with ears to hear. One of the absolute worst symptoms (there are many) of PMDD is how it can make a woman feel about herself...worthless, unlovable, and incapable of life and love. On a daily, yes, daily basis, I see posts on Facebook in the various PMDD groups in which a woman will write how much she hates herself, loathes her life, and wishes she would just disappear...and knows no one would miss her.
By Cheeky Minx8 years ago in Psyche
Such Very Good Advice
There's a scene in the original 1951 Alice in Wonderland movie that always used to upset me when I was little. It's when Alice is lost in the forest and sits down in the middle of a clearing. She sings a lovely little song about how if she'd only follow the good advice she gave herself, then she wouldn't get into so much trouble. You can watch it on YouTube and it always used to get to me as a child. Alice bursts into tears, the strange animals burst into tears, and everything seems totally hopeless. Poor Alice is lost and confused and frustrated with herself. The animals can't do anything to help and so just fade away.
By Harriet Christabel8 years ago in Psyche
Healing Abandonment
Abandonment. It’s a harsh word, and even harsher to experience personally in your life. It comes in many forms, and it makes you feel like you aren’t worth it to someone else. You aren’t important enough that they stuck around. Or truly listened to you, because not being really listened to and heard is another form of abandonment. Either way, you feel unimportant. This is why so many people in this situation, whether in childhood or adulthood, have depression and anxiety, and often borderline personality disorder, which I was told I had last year. I don’t trust the modern medical system at all, though, so of course I dismissed my doctor’s words, and have since stopped going to her, looking instead now for a doctor who practices a more holistic, naturopathic approach.
By Holly Mooney8 years ago in Psyche
Keep Calm and Carry On
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON. Anxiety...let's find a cure, not another pill. Did you know that anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting more than 40 million adults every year. That is 18.1 percent of our entire population! But, there is good news! Anxiety is highly treatable, although only 36.9 percent of people suffering receive treatment. Anxiety could develop from a number of things, such as; genetics, brain chemistry, life events, and personality. Anxiety is also usually self diagnosable (thanks WebMD!).
By Sarah Unger8 years ago in Psyche
Tips on How to Become Self-Aware
Most of us, at one point or another, have met a person who clearly had no idea how they were coming across. Among girls, this usually happens when they meet a potential date who starts yelling at them the minute that she says no or doesn't respond in an "acceptable" time frame. Among guys, they will often see it with a friend who just doesn't quite understand how regular interactions work.
By Iggy Paulsen8 years ago in Psyche
The Book of Happiness: Why?
I got it wrong. I got it all wrong. Unfortunately, I think most of us do. Back in September, I grabbed a large one-subject notebook and a sharpie and so proudly named it, “My First $100,000 Book.” In it, I keep all my notes from prominent figures and entrepreneurs I had the pleasure to meet, notes for businesses and side hustles, and whatever else I saw fitting to help me reach that goal that I so generously set for September 2018. For a student graduating in December of 2017, that was highly ambitious, but that was the point. Even if I miss the goal, chasing it would give me the proper foundation to actually achieve it the next year. It forced me to detail and plan how many different revenues I needed to build to generate that income and reach success…in my book.
By D.C Memoir8 years ago in Psyche
My ADHD Brain
Journal entry from March 21st 2017: I've had the cloudiest head ever and it's making me feel almost worn out. I constantly feel weak and unfamiliar. I'm not afraid to admit it now. I can’t keep trying to magic the "negativity" away when it’s clearly more than that. I feel like I'm constantly confused and arguing with myself about why I'm feeling or behaving a certain way or why I'm not sticking to or doing certain things that I have such a passion for and could do with such joy and ease. Why can’t I just force myself to prevent having to walk around carrying this guilt? Why, on certain days do I feel so disinterested? Like I have no desire to commit to the things and people I love and then when I do take the leap, I have zero consistency or just simply forget that I started. The confusing bit is on other days, I'm feeling so content yet excited and peaceful all at once and then I find I'm experiencing discomfort and anxiety attached to this feeling. Like it makes me claustrophobic to feel peace. I'm overwhelmed and on edge when I'm in my so-called desired state. How annoying! Does that mean I don’t "suit" happiness?
By Penny Jarrett8 years ago in Psyche
Tips to Starting over Again
I am sitting in a yoga class and feeling way out of my league. I've attended classes before; but that was before I hit a rut and stopped practicing for a while. As I move through my vinyasas and my poses I am thinking, 'I know this, I can do this!' Yet my body does not want to keep up. My downward dog feels awkward and forget about warrior three. I had been practicing yoga for about three and half years and I have never felt this out of place or this dysfunctional. However, I am determined to get back into the grove and back onto my path of owning my own studio.
By Samantha Boswell8 years ago in Psyche
