Holiday Gift Guide for Deaf People - It's Not What You Think
Know a Deaf or Hard of Hearing person and would like to get them a holiday gift? Sometimes our best intentions have the wrong impact. You give something that a Deaf or Hard of Hearing person will either find useless, insulting, or repetitive.
Tracy StinePublished 2 days ago in Psyche
10 Things I Won’t Forget After Listening to People’s Problems for 7 Years
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” — Ernest Hemingway I will never forget the lessons other people taught me by confiding to me their problems. For the past seven years, I’ve had a section at my blog titled “Dear Joyce” where I offered to listen to people who needed someone to talk to. While I have not officially been a life coach, I had that precious opportunity to know people better, deeper. By entrusting me with their concerns, I have gained much more than I have ever thought I would.
Jocleyn SorianoPublished 2 days ago in Psyche
The Pain in My Heart Pushed Me to Start the Speaking Bipolar Site
“And he's bipolar. You know what that means.” My boss was 10 minutes into his gossip fest. Today's victim was one of his oldest friends. I heard a litany of all the things his friend had done wrong, and all the poor choices he had made. My boss boasted of their 20-year friendship, but I couldn't help but wonder if it really was a friendship.
Scott NinnemanPublished 3 days ago in PsycheI Discovered My True Friends When I Went a Little Cray
Since my series of brain injuries, I’ve thought a lot about friendship. I’ve learned who my friends are, and who they’re not. And I treasure relationships more than ever. I appreciate the love of my friends, but I’ve also had to distance myself from friendships that are emotionally or mentally unhealthy.
Catherine KenwellPublished 3 days ago in Psyche
Tapping Into the Core of Me
Much to my surprise nearly a decade ago I participated in my first big obstacle race. The first of two Tough Mudders (and I did a Spartan for good measure). It wasn’t something I ever thought of myself doing back then, until a friend decided she wanted to lose weight and her goal was to complete a TM. She dragged a group of us into her goal and I found myself committing to it, no matter how ridiculous it sounded. In the end she didn’t do the race but the rest of us did. Somewhat unexpectedly I found I loved it. When the event came back the following year, I was happy to jump right back into that starting pit.
Kylie CalwellPublished 7 days ago in Psyche
Everything’s Going Well in Your Life but You Feel Miserable. Here’s Why
Yesterday was objectively a good day. I woke up naturally at 7:30 am, read with my first cup of coffee of the day, meditated, journaled, wrote just over 1,000 words for my book, wrote a post for Medium, and found out that one of my articles was getting more views than usual. Then I had lunch, took a short nap, tackled some freelance deadlines, and celebrated the end of my day reading in the grass while sipping a ginger beer in the Buttes-Chaumont park. Finally, my girlfriend came home from work and we spent the evening together.
Auriane AlixPublished 9 days ago in PsycheBoulevard of Broken Dreams
I was in a mall bookstore in Delhi many years ago when the Green Day song Boulevard of Broken Dreams started playing on the radio. I flinched. I felt the familiar flutter in my gut and before I knew it, my heart was racing and my feet felt like lead.
Natasha Khullar RelphPublished 9 days ago in Psyche
Stop Waiting for Everything to go Back to Normal
You’ve probably heard it before, or maybe you’re the one saying it. “When will things go back to normal?” Everyone wants to go back to a time before the pandemic, when they were comfortable in the life they were living, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen.
Nicholas McKennaPublished 11 days ago in Psyche
Behind the Scenes
Exploring mental health in the public eye; celebrities and the spotlight that has been placed on their personal lives and their mental health.
In Treatment
Discovering the ins and outs of treatments and therapies. Join the conversation today.
Beyond the Blues
Understanding depression is difficult; hear from Psyche's community of peers on their experiences with this mood disorder.
Philosophy of Life : Volume 2
Imagine a blind boy in a room. His mom is so angry that he is blind that she keeps yelling "why are you blind?". The first few times, he was fine. Then he got traumatized. Yes, there should be a limit to the number of times you repeat things. You can't be repetitive endlessly. So, being blind is not the kid's fault. Having BPD is also not my fault. I couldn't do good in school. My mom was repetitive each and every minute. In my early childhood, she over emphasized on grades to the point that I traumatized myself at a tender age of 6. I don't remember the exact number but it is not an exaggeration to say that mom shouted on me a total of 50 times on the day I got 9th rank in a class of 40 children. My rational mind never developed.
Shreya KellyPublished about 6 hours ago in PsycheA Proven 5-Step Formula to Stop Overthinking
Have you ever had a feeling that you’re trapped by your thoughts? Like your mind locked you up like a prisoner? Or maybe you felt like thoughts were racing through your mind? Or maybe you were sitting down with a cup of coffee ruminating about an unpleasant event that happened in your past?
Kristina SegarraPublished about 6 hours ago in Psyche
The Terrible Misadventures of the Clinically Depressed
This first entry is an attempt to give a sort of baseline for what my depression looks like. In my 29 years I’ve been given many opportunities to describe my depression, and it still isn’t quite right or it still doesn’t quite capture what it's like but I’m going to try. Through stories and thoughts, but first I want to try to describe it with these words. What my depression feels like:
Amariah BrownPublished about 7 hours ago in PsycheA wonderful life
It was a late summer's day, the kind that makes you feel grateful to be alive. Yet all I could think about was death. I was surrounded by ghosts. The long, balmy days stretched out before me as I tried to come to terms with the death of my family.
Jen Nobuko McPhersonPublished about 10 hours ago in Psyche
The First Step to Get Clean
A Sober Living Home near St Charles MO can be difficult to find, but it's worth looking into if you are seeking addiction treatment. The services provided at Harris House are state-of-the-art and designed to help clients achieve sobriety and health. This facility is in-network with 10 private insurance companies, including Medicare, and offers five types of treatment for its clients. Here's a closer look.
Behind the Wall
Building Walls "One day, a little girl woke up in a house, but no one was there. She walked outside and saw buildings, cars and trees, but no people. She wandered into the forest and still found no people. Suddenly, she heard something make a noise. A sign of life! In her excitement, she ran towards the sound only to find a snake that wished to kill her. The girl ran deeper into the forest and began to build a home to protect herself from the snake. As she worked, she considered all the ways in which the snake might get in. She built no windows, no door, and sealed every crack. Finally, once she felt safe, the girl sat and relaxed. After some time, the girl realized that she was hungry and thirsty. But she had neither food nor water. She panicked because she had built no door to get out. No window to climb through. She yelled out for help, but she feared there was no one around to hear her…"
Destynie IrelandPublished a day ago in Psyche
We Only Hurt Because We Feel Hurt
I have this strange friend. I call him Rabbit because he has big ears and laughs all the time, like Bugs Bunny. Apart from being a special specimen, Rabbit is very skilled in technical matters, especially in computer programming. But — he sucks at being accountable. No one’s perfect.
Your Seven Days of Magical Beingness
Shall we have a wonderful week? Could we make this week be one of the best? I love that happiness is merely a thought away. I love the idea that magic is everywhere and all we have to do is tap into it. It's all about mindset. This is a schedule of short, easy-to-do daily practices - I want you to have seven days of magic.
Creators We’re Loving
The creative faces behind your favorite stories.
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Danielle Eckhart
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