family
Family can be our support system. Or they can be part of the problem. All about the complicated, loving, and difficult relationship with us and the ones who love us.
Bent Progress
If you've ever dealt with any form of trauma, there is one mantra that therapists looove: "Healing isn't linear" Ugh. If you've been to therapy, you probably resent the saying as much as I do (even if you know it's true).
Ashley TrippPublished 3 days ago in PsycheResilience
List all the ways you have been resilient throughout your life. Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts So, I am 70 and have many stories of resilience. I will tell but a few. Maybe 3 minutes worth, or 600+ words per Vocal.
Denise E LindquistPublished 7 days ago in PsycheGratitude Writing Prompts
While I was training this week, I took three days off from writing. Because of that, I have chosen to catch up on my gratitude prompts by writing about three of them.
Denise E LindquistPublished 9 days ago in PsycheThe six pillars of self-esteem
The six pillars of self-esteem- Why it is not centred on how you feel but pivots essentially around what you think you are capable of
Hridya SharmaPublished 12 days ago in Psyche"Identity Crisis"
As I stared into the mirror, I saw a stranger staring back at me. The face was familiar, yet foreign. The eyes, once bright and full of life, now seemed dull and empty. I couldn't recognize the person I once knew.
Isra SaleemPublished 14 days ago in PsycheFinding Behavioral Residue
Everything is the same, yet nothing is the same. By appearances it felt like home, but the heart of it is missing. The light from the sun floods in, in search of it, but unable to find it, so light is everywhere. It seems extra bright as if trying to compensate for the loss even it knows exists. Light touches Everything in the office. The settled dust sparkles as glitter giving it a heavenly feel. Maybe it once was.
simplicityPublished 15 days ago in PsycheShadows of Sacrifice
In the haze of forgotten memories, my childhood feels like distant nightmare, its tendrils reaching out to ensnare me in a web of pain and turmoil.
Jenny Grace FanilaPublished 17 days ago in PsycheThe time before she danced on pills
7:00 am Though already awake, her alarm still blares at 7 am; she had risen at 6, watching the minutes crawl by until it reached 7. She watched every single minute bypass. Till then she cuddles her fish plushy tight, she cuddles her plush toy like its her daughter. Something she feels she isn't.
When Everything happens all at Once
Has anyone ever felt overwhelmed when to many things happen all at once? Like it's so much to take in. We don't know what to say or do. Like everyone is moving quickly and we are lingering slowly. Sometimes I wish the world would slow down. For things not to happen all at once so I can catch up.
Louise Blake-Michael (Risen Phoenix)Published 22 days ago in PsycheThe sorrowful life of a man (part 1)
I was happy with my parents, we would go out and have good meals then it was just me and my mum, my dad included. I was his favorite then I would do all sorts of bad things as a child and my dad would just watch me and smile when I was TWO years old.
Charlie williamsPublished 30 days ago in PsycheMental Millennial - Part 1
Part 1 I sat down and a mental brick wall descended right in front of my double display monitors on my desk. I'd just had another excruciating setback I just couldn't override with mental gymnastics.
The Moral Compass: How We Reason, Feel, and Behave
Human Morality 1. The Biology of Morality Empathy and Mirror Neurons: Our capacity to feel for others plays a crucial role. The neurons, brain cells that fire when we watch activities or feelings, are connected to compassion, permitting us to get it the results of our activities on others.