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A solid support system is invaluable for one's recovery from psychiatric illness and mental health issues.
The Big Sigh
This is one of those days. I feel it the moment I open my eyes. I instantly loathe that I am awake. I fall into an old habit of calculating how many hours I will have to reasonably be out of my bed before I can crawl back into it without having to feign illness or apologize for not returning a text. Twelve? Maybe if I stay in bed a little longer I can make it eleven. As I close my eyes, hoping for a lessened sentence, the dogs start to rouse. I hear the shuffle of early morning stretches, yawns, and scratches that tell me I don’t have long. The cat paw on my face tells me I am already late. These sounds, these sensations, this is morning and I am not a morning person.
By Becca Lory Hector4 years ago in Psyche
Erased
It’s 1:52am and my phone is ringing. I groan, reach to my bedside table and pick up my frantically buzzing mobile. My eyes, blurry from sleep and lack of lenses, squint to see who it is. Their number isn’t saved, but after years of dialing, I still recognize it.
By Miranda Jaensch4 years ago in Psyche
Sugar, Cream, and Mental Illness
I often joke that I've felt anxious since I became conscious. Though my childhood is foggy, the few moments I do remember are riddled with the symptoms of my lifelong OCD. Playtime, holidays, family vacations; all marred with obsessive thoughts and rigorous routines I created as a desperate attempt to regain some control over the anxiety I was assigned at birth.
By Mary Moody4 years ago in Psyche
Why You Shouldn't Cope with Trauma By Yourself
Some of the toughest challenges we face in life aren’t obvious or easy to see from the outside. Traumatic stress, which can be brought on by a wide variety of things that happen to or around us, causes a wide range of harmful effects and can be tremendously difficult to carry and heal from. Coping with and moving past trauma is just as intensive as rehabilitating a joint after surgery and takes work, time, commitment, and support.
By andrewdeen144 years ago in Psyche
3 Emotions You Need to Experience to Understand.
I believe it is hard to understand almost anything until you have experienced it. This is especially true of emotions. My reasoning for this is that emotions transcend language. You can try to explain an emotion to someone, but the explanation will only take you so far. Without direct experience, it is impossible to know the depth, length, and consequences of any emotion.
By Leon Macfayden4 years ago in Psyche
