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My Battle With Mental Health Issues
Before We Get Started This is going to be a long article. It's been incredibly hard to write. I've had to delve deep back into a frame of mind I've thankfully not had to deal with as frequently as I did in this article. This is very much my story. Make yourself a cuppa. You'll be here for a while.
By Peter Ellis8 years ago in Psyche
Dating Someone Who Self-Harms
She takes notes on her skin with a knife—notes on how to feel, notes on how to be normal, notes on how to stop taking bloody notes. She writes in her own language things like, "What is wrong with me?" "Why are you like this?" "You're making this about you again." She believes these words, because how could you deny them when they are being said to you consistently?
By Francis Grace8 years ago in Psyche
How To Help a Loved One with Depression
Depression is a horrible thing to live with, no matter your situation. It is made so much worse when the ones you love don't treat you with respect or compassion. Before I go further I would like to clarify that I am speaking of clinical depression and not being depressed due to grief, though some of my advice may still be helpful to that situation.
By Sarah Sandow8 years ago in Psyche
Signs Your Friend May Need Professional Help
Suggesting to your friend that they might need to see a psychologist is not the ideal conversation to have over coffee. There is always the chance that they may get extremely offended and ultimately resent you. It’s an awkward interaction that could cause more harm than good.
By Kassidy Brown8 years ago in Psyche
The Journey I Took and Will Always Be Taking
As the title of this blog states, I consider the constant attempt to prevent my mental illness from affecting my everyday life to be an on going journey. Now, universally, the notion of a journey is commonly associated with arriving at some kind of destination. Well, sorry to disappoint, but personally I don't believe there will ever be a moment where that destination is reached. But it's not all a Snow Patrol album, don't worry!
By Renee Wells8 years ago in Psyche
Living with Depression
It should be noted that the experiences I am writing about here are exclusively my own: they should not be considered a generalization of what is an incredibly complex and polarizing illness, and I want it known that I am not claiming in any way that what has helped me will help everyone. Recovery is an incredibly personal thing, and something that is done differently by every single person.
By Mopey Millennial8 years ago in Psyche
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
We all know the origins of the phrase "a wolf in sheep's clothing." The story goes, a wolf decides to dress up as a sheep to get closer to its prey without being noticed by the herder. Every time the sheep herder leaves, the wolf eats the sheep. The wolf's plan backfires when there are no more sheep left and the herder discovers the wolf and kills it for dinner. In today's society, the phrase is commonly related to deceitful individuals who mimic their target in order to get in close proximity and attack at the first available opportunity. This can not only be applied to physical people, but to mental illnesses as well.
By Cory Garner8 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health and Why You Don't Care
Stuart Semple had a near-death experience at the age of 19 while studying fine-art; this led to severe PTSD and a debilitating anxiety disorder. And yet, he has gone on to have a successful artistic career spanning over 13 years with over 15 solo exhibitions.
By iris georgie8 years ago in Psyche
Don't Let Your Disease Affect More Than It Has To
I've been sick since the day I entered this world. So sick, in fact, that the doctors told my parents not to expect me to live past the age of five. I'll turn 40 in less than three weeks and I've had my good times and more than one person's share of bad times.
By Jason Tully8 years ago in Psyche
The Mind, Identity, and What It All Means
The human mind, a puzzling and daunting thing often dazzled in its own complexity. Often losing a sense of "self" in a world placing a great deal of pressure on the necessity of identity and function in our systematic society. Our thought processes seem to rotate cyclically through religious beliefs or other belief systems, to complete segregation from the rest of the world, leaving feelings of isolation and loneliness to often arise. Of course in the midst of all these things, we have seen and some possibly experienced a vast array of mental illnesses, so I think the fundamental question we must ask ourselves is not only why, but how are these "faults" in our mind so common in today's times?
By Samuel Lowe8 years ago in Psyche
Healing After Heartbreak
It’s been truly identified as one if the worst things to endure in a lifetime. Heartbreak is the outcome of many events in our lives, but no matter how many times we may experience it, a broken heart never hurts any less. It’s that soul crushing blow to the soul that leaves us in total loss and despair, something I myself am dealing with currently. I wanted to share some of my own personal tips and methods of recovering, in the hopes that I may help a fellow sufferer. Before any of that, I decided to be brave enough to share the truth and reality of the affects of a broken heart, most recently on myself.
By Jessica Murray8 years ago in Psyche
