recovery
Your illness does not define you. It's your resolve to recover that does.
Youth, Depression, and the Endless Ocean
On a clifftop in Hastings, half a mile from anywhere stands a bench made from the logs of nearby trees, joined with large, rusted bolts. Ten paces south, the cliff gives way to open air; a dead drop onto crumbled, jagged rocks entwined in seaweed, mossy stones, flotsam, jetsam, moist sand. A fence — decaying wood, blunted barbed wire, no more than five feet tall — skirts this precipice. Sparse cirrus clouds wisp gently, framing the midday sun.
Daniel RedfordPublished 13 days ago in PsycheRaw materials.
I suddenly realised that I don’t have to feel great in order to write. Nor do I have to be inspired and connected to the higher power. It is ideal of course to create from that place. But this world is far from perfect, and so am I. If anything, I doubt that a truly creative person can feel great at all times; their sensitivity is a double edged sword after all. And for the most part, we don’t live in the society that accommodates those with a deeply feeling nature.
Eva SmittePublished 14 days ago in Psyche- Content Warning
Happy At Last.
I have been reflecting on my life a lot recently. I have been looking back on those years from the 90s when I was constantly fleeing violence, in and out of hostels, struggling to be a parent, and struggling with my mental health.
Carol TownendPublished 16 days ago in Psyche - Content Warning
Last Night I Went To See Take That And Olly Murs: A Mental Health Account, Part Two.
This is my second part about my night seeing Take That and Olly Murs. In this article I want to talk about the pyrotechnics which involves the use of fire, or fireworks.
Carol TownendPublished 19 days ago in Psyche 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 20 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 24 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 26 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 29 days ago in PsycheI am clear
I am clear, thanks to L. Ron Hubbard, Willy Chirino for leading me to Scientology, indirectly, and Scientology itself. I have solo syndrome and I had a problem with picking and reading how to go clear it saved me and for that I am truly grateful. For a great while I needed something to help me cure my problems due to Sotos syndrome and skin picking on all of this and I had sent away for the free introduction to Scientology book and I would read it and study it and in that book, I found the cure for myself, a eureka moment if you will.
Rikki la rougePublished about a month ago in PsycheThe Invisble amongst us
"In January 2021, I was driving to see my mother at a local hospital. Traffic halted suddenly, and I was so happy I did not strike the vehicle in front of me. I gazed up in my rear-view mirror just as the vehicle behind struck my little sub-compact vehicle. "
Bruce Curle `Published about a month ago in PsycheUnveiling the Mysteries
The clandestine corridors of secret societies and clandestine fraternities hold tightly guarded knowledge that has been passed down through the ages, shrouded in mystery and secrecy. This ancient wisdom, dating back to the dawn of civilization, was once widely known but has since retreated into the shadows, accessible only to the select few initiated into these esoteric orders.
Forster AsamanyPublished about a month ago in Psyche- Content Warning
Breaking the Silence: My Healing Process
I had a teacher who taught me how to be passionate and how to stick out because I wasn’t very confident. Now he should be on a list of adults children should not trust. I don’t know why I thought I knew him that well. I believed in all of his lies because I thought that he would never do what he did. He used to tell me that “ I would understand when I’m older. I wonder if it ever crossed his mind that if I was young enough to talk down too maybe I was too young to be sleeping with him. It was a very confusing time in my life. I felt all alone and he was there.