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Two Women, Side By Side
The photo on the left was taken in January 2019 by my daughter. I remember that day clearly. It was 12pm and I had just woken up.
Caitlin FladagerPublished about 10 hours ago in Psyche
Learning to Drive at Twenty-Two
I was 23 when I finally got my drivers license. I am now 26, and this is my hand after I drive on the highway. Driving is definitely one of my biggest fears. One that I had to overcome.
Caitlin FladagerPublished 4 days ago in Psyche
Steve Jobs Shared These 3 Life Lessons in His Momentous Stanford Speech
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” These were the last words of advice Steve Jobs gave to the graduating class of Stanford University during his 2005 commencement address.
Alema LjucaPublished 5 days ago in PsycheVocal Media Helped With My Depression
My earliest memory of having had suicidal thoughts was when I was ten years old. I don’t remember what triggered it but I remember not wanting to be alive anymore. I was so done with life and I just wanted out.
Dharrsheena Raja SegarranPublished 5 days ago in Psyche
May is For…
There are so many May Awareness initiatives it can be a bit cumbersome for sure. There are of course graduation goals, Mother’s Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Mental Health Awareness; just to name a few. I look to May for signifying Mental Health Awareness because it is so near and dear to my heart. I have and still am learning how to ‘deal’ with issues of my own. Through guidance and advise from others I know I will prevail; however, I worry about others too. Mainly, I am concerned about some I work with. I really think this is because we see our ‘work family’ more than we see our ‘bio’ family; so, we get to know their mannerisms very well.
Kristina RiggsPublished 19 days ago in Psyche
Who Am I?
A Psychotherapist and Author wrote the following about children of narcissistic mothers: “Sometimes, if the abuse in early childhood is severe enough, children of narcissistic mothers will never develop an authentic self. Their identity doesn’t coalesce and they don’t know who they are. They may rely on others to prop them up, or base their identity around a professional role.”
Casey Promise ThompsonPublished about a month ago in Psyche
What Is Mirroring: A Manipulation Tactic?
Contrary to popular misconception, mirroring is not copying the other person or their body language. It’s giving someone what they want based on your reading of them.
Hey Writer, You Good?
Check on us writers from time to time...we may not be "okay". Why? Well, contrary to belief or to be frank, common ignorance outside the writing community, writers go through many mental and emotional woes than your traditional 9-5 working class.
Abigail McFarrlenPublished about a month ago in Psyche
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Mushrooms Abuse
People abuse mushrooms in many ways, including cooking them or drying them out, crushing them, and eating the powder. While the effect can last for up to three days, it is not uncommon for people to abuse them over again. Mushrooms affect the central nervous system by interrupting nerve cell interactions and the function of serotonin neurotransmitters. Depending on the variety, people may continue to abuse mushrooms for days or even weeks after they consume them.
Postnatal Anxiety: A Raw, Honest Account of How it Happened to Me
"It is known that anxiety disorders are more common in postpartum women than in the general population, with estimates of its incidence during the first 6 months of postpartum ranging from 6.1% to 27.9%. Unfortunately, treatment rates for postpartum anxiety are low, suggesting that more work is required to identify women who may benefit from treatment." -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5983016/
Rebekah Sian CrawleyPublished about 4 hours ago in PsycheTwo Women, Side By Side
The photo on the left was taken in January 2019 by my daughter. I remember that day clearly. It was 12pm and I had just woken up.
Caitlin FladagerPublished about 10 hours ago in Psyche
How to Shift Timelines in Order to Experience Your Best Reality
There’s been a lot of talk about timeline jumping and how to do it, lately. I’ve heard advice that ranges from drinking two separate cups of water as a way to send out the old and bring in the new to scripting a phrase a thousand times a day for 21 days.
Erin MixonPublished about 10 hours ago in PsycheAdjust The Balance Between Study And Psychological Safety
Life is all a matter of balance and rhythm, not only in study and psychological safety, but in work, marriage, social relations, and other various issues of human communication and the ways of linking with the biosphere around us. Whether it is educational, emotional, work-related, or something else. However, the student is the most sensitive element, as he is still at the beginning of the journey, and piles of books and lectures piled high on his head. In addition to the desire of the parents to obtain the highest grades, and to attend the best universities, which makes the burden very heavy on his back. Then all of these responsibilities could affect his physical condition, even before his psychological and mental health!
Judith IsidorePublished about 10 hours ago in Psyche
4 Reasons Why You Had to Go Through a Spiritual Awakening
Some years back, I embarked on a spiritual awakening. The process started off extremely rocky. My entire life unraveled and was shaken to the core.
Erin MixonPublished about 10 hours ago in PsycheDiet and Exercise is Not the Answer to Everything
I have been obese most of my life. Yes, some of it is my own fault—I have always loved things like cookies and ice cream. However, almost all of the women on my dad’s side of the family are large. It’s in the genes, a theory backed by my doctor after discussions over my weight. Most of the women on my dad’s side have the shoulders of linebackers and the excess padding that often goes with a larger frame. It didn’t help that my mom is from a Mennonite family, with the traditional delicious baked goods being forced upon me by my grandmother, especially around the holiday.
Jen SullivanPublished about 11 hours ago in PsycheStrength of Weakness and Your Elusive Creative Genius
Perhaps today is not the best day of your life, you have woken up sluggish, suffering internal defeats and despair and frustration dominate the throne of your thinking. It's not just that you woke up irritable and upset; You try by all means to drive away your dark thoughts; Just a little to see a thread of optimism pierce the wall of despair towards you. You think that everything around you is now unable to revive the spirit of vitality and activity within you! But it is not so! Think a little about the impact of some buzzwords on you, in a motivational speech containing the best international TED lectures, instilling in you a spirit of hope, and instilling in your depths small seedlings of optimism that grow to grow and control you.
Judith IsidorePublished about 12 hours ago in Psyche
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