Carly Doyle
Bio
Writer, Librarian, Researcher, Activist. I could keep listing things but, hey, why don't you just take a gander at my writing?
Stories (13/0)
Get Back, Honky Cat
I have never been a cat person. From a young age I developed allergies to cat dander and affectionate cat licks that felt like sandpaper. Just being in the house of a cat owner for a few hours left my throat red and scratchy, my nose perpetually running, and hives popping up like goosebumps on my pale forearms. Aside from physical reactions, I also didn't particularly like the personality of most cats. I always felt a twinge of annoyance while cat-sitting for a family member or friend; a sense that I had to prove to the cat that I was the superior intellectual being. I didn't like that they perched high up like Snoopy from "The Peanuts," and observed me scooping out their nauseating wet food and waited until I left to stretch leisurely down to the latest Fancy Feast flavor and fresh water.
By Carly Doyle2 years ago in Petlife
Panic! 5 MORE ways to Alleviate Panic Attack Symptoms and Anxiety
About a year ago I published a piece on Vocal, Panic! 5 ways to Alleviate Panic Attack Symptoms and Tips on Dealing with their Aftermath, and it became my most read piece on the site, eclipsing my short stories, poetry, and memoirs. I had started it in an attempt to write something that would qualify as "click bait," and found myself hours later, old notebooks and folders of print-outs from years of personal research fanned around me, trying to convey just what Anxiety and Panic Attacks were, and things I had found that helped. I had to narrow it down to just 5 bullet points, so I combined, connected, and coalesced as much information as I could and came up with my list: Ride it out, Move, Breathe, Mantras, and Recovering. I have only re-read it a few times, but in doing so realized just how much I had left out about Anxiety in general in my effort to focus specifically on Panic Attacks.
By Carly Doyle2 years ago in Psyche
Book Review: "Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation"
On January 5th, 2019, Anne Helen Petersen, a news reporter for Buzzfeed, published an article, "How the Millennials Became the Burnout Generation," and within hours it skyrocketed to the top of the site's most read articles, and had amassed thousands of discussions in the comment section. The result of the amount of feedback is this book, published in September of 2020.
By Carly Doyle3 years ago in Geeks
Make Money On Vocal!
I first heard about this site from a coworker; they sent me a link knowing I had an undergrad in creative writing, had been published, and wanted to get back into the writing world. I gave the site a once over, decided if I got enough traction and views on my account, I would consider starting the free trial and if things kept up, pay for the Vocal+ account. My first submission was a memoir piece that had just won a writing contest, unanimously selected by all of the judges out of hundreds of submissions. Vocal approved it (after verifying I didn't steal it off of the contest winner site) and I followed up quickly with a few poems, and a short story.
By Carly Doyle3 years ago in Journal
Detained on Wall Street
All names have been changed for privacy protection. Any photographs that are not my own are credited in the caption. In October 2014, New York City saw the largest climate march in history, with an estimated 311,000 participants now known as “The People’s Climate March,” with smaller marches in major cities all over the world.
By Carly Doyle3 years ago in The Swamp
Panic! 5 ways to Alleviate Panic Attack Symptoms and Tips on Dealing with their Aftermath
My first panic attack was during my sophomore year of college. I had experienced anxiety before, the rapid heartbeat, sweaty palms and numb fingers, loss of appetite and spinning thoughts. But I had never had a panic attack. I was sitting on my bed and noticed my breathing was shallow and rapid, restricting oxygen from my brain. My thoughts became cyclical and I wasn't able to focus fully on any one particular notion that could explain these unfamiliar feelings. I felt disconnected from my body, a physical dissociation from the world and the items around me. I was paralyzed. I realized, with no small amount of terror, that I couldn't bring myself to even move a finger. I was stuck sitting on my bed, feet dangling and teeth gritted shut, my jaw protesting under the pressure. After about 5 minutes I finally was able to turn and grab my laptop, tears starting to stream down my face. I opened Google and typed into the search bar, "feeling crazy." The first result was the Wikipedia page for Panic Attacks:
By Carly Doyle3 years ago in Psyche
