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A solid support system is invaluable for one's recovery from psychiatric illness and mental health issues.
What is Vicodin?
Vicodin belongs to a group of narcotics known as narcotics. It is mainly used to alleviate mild to moderate pain. It is also in a category of prescription medicines known as non-narcotic analgesics. Acetaminophen belongs to a different group of drugs called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. It functions by blocking a series of nerves that control your breathing and heart.
By Yvette Amburgey5 years ago in Psyche
The Feelings that Reign
“Just look on the bright side.” “At least it’s not that bad.” “Just get over it.” I’ve heard every single one of those said to others and I cringe at every single one. Why others? Because a rare few know the struggles of a mind such as mine and those who know me that dearly usually know what to say and what not to say. The ones who don’t know what to say, or who might use one of the aforementioned phrases do not know me as well as they think they might…but then that’s why they don’t know me, because I know them so completely that I make sure to conceal that which I don’t want them to see.
By Tim Lawson5 years ago in Psyche
Dive Deep
Have you ever experienced having a calling? Something that truly cannot be pushed out of mind no matter how much you try to deny. It’s terrifying and exhilarating at the same time. You start to question your sanity. Everything that existed before that moment you perceive as simultaneously pointless but extraordinarily crucial in leading up to this very realization. Full disclosure: I’ve been seeking a calling since the purpose driven life craze hit during my developmental years and honestly had no idea it would blindside me almost 20 years later during a pandemic lockdown.
By Alex Johnson5 years ago in Psyche
Armour
I remember showing up to my university campus on the first day, and feeling like I did not belong. Like a foreign object stuck in the human body, I felt as if my presence was not welcome, like the very institution of tertiary education was trying to eject me.
By Kyle Ashleigh Robinson5 years ago in Psyche
Antidepressants Were My Friends
I was sitting in the waiting room with a teenage boy. He didn’t look at me, staring at his feet, tapping fingers on his skinny thighs. I don’t remember his face, but I can still picture the weird, black cartoon ACDC t-shirt he was wearing. He reminded me of my brother, a sad metalhead whom no one understood.
By Lili Grosserova5 years ago in Psyche
“Kidz are Lonesome” - an article for activism
During one of my times in the psych ward I was trying to invent a campaign or foundation or organization called “Kidz are Lonesome” in hopes to bring mental illness in children into the light. My idea of “mental children lack self validation” comes from my own personal past and by wanting to advocate for those little people out there who are suffering in silence or don’t understand the issues pressuring them into an unfamiliar state. These unfamiliar states resembles darkness and deep sadness. With even more than that. As a young adult I’m still scared to be sullen so it’s no joke that I want to protect the younglings from these dark despairs. Dark despairs that are unfair to anybody but are more agonizing and aggressive to accept the matter that little ones feel any of the such.
By Keanna Barry 5 years ago in Psyche
