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It Feeds...
I went through this and continue to go through this. She's family. She's worth it. He was my friend first, boyfriend next, and then someone I now realize I should have never introduced him into my life.
Gabi LaureanoPublished 5 years ago in PsycheGetting Better Together: The Benefits of Group Therapy
Mental health issues are not new, but many of the ways that we think about, and deal with them, are. Society has changed quite a bit, and the ever-learning mind has a lot to process, in this ever-expanding world. Traumatic experiences, depression, and intense anger complicate the process of life, exponentially.
Claire PetersPublished 5 years ago in PsycheThinking About
I always wonder why we let ourselves be confined to such a linear and boring story line. I mean nobody here would play a game repeatedly if it sucked, right? Obviously, things happen throughout our lives that keep it interesting (kids, other good/bad shit) but the way things are today overall is just so... exhausting.
Paul Sampson JrPublished 5 years ago in PsycheCreative Anxiety
As a human on this wonderful planet, you would be lying through your teeth if you said you have never experienced or felt anxiety. It is just a sensation as real happiness or sadness. This sensation can be felt while trying to be creative. Let us delve into what anxiety really is by it's formal definition.
Tips to Tackle Anxiety
Shaking. Heart racing. Sweating. Dizziness. Disorientated. Panicking. Overly hot or overly cold. Anxiety is like being at the edge of a cliff, about to fall. And why does it happen? Because you’re about to pay for your items in a shop, because you’re taking the bus alone, because you’re one minute late, or because you’re walking to work even though you’ve done it for two years, but this random time you’re going bloody crazy. Half the time I feel like I’m insane and ridiculous, it takes a while to realise it's just my anxiety.
Who Needs a Therapist When (Pt. 15)
So, as I may have mentioned previously, I have only been medicating with basically a little THC and some lifestyle maintenance things.
Haybitch AbersnatchyPublished 5 years ago in PsycheTips to Help Your Anxiety
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues in the world. However, it is still under-evaluated, under-diagnosed, and under-developed. Learning to live with anxiety can be complex. However, overcoming anxiety or at least managing it is possible through recovery practices. Our ability to obtain inner peace is important to our well-being. Stress and anxiety are the conditions for people to calm down or stress mental health. Stress and pain are harmful to the body. Excessive anxiety and stress disrupt the streptococcal hormone cortisol. It causes body aches such as headaches, nausea, decreased appetite, decreased appetite, and other signs of the body. Animal therapy, such as by visiting Dr Marty Pets on Facebook, can be very soothing.
Paisley HansenPublished 5 years ago in PsycheParent. Separated. Borderliner
Dear reader, my name is Irma. I am a separated wife and mother of three. Life's circumstances gave me unusual gifts of certain mental illnesses which are borderline personality disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depressive disorder.
Irma GonzalezPublished 5 years ago in PsycheAdulting
It's exactly 7:37 AM on a breezy Saturday morning. I'm feeling pretty upbeat on this very fine day. No hangovers or headaches. And for some strange reason, the streets are awfully quiet today.
I'm on the Verge of a Breakdown...
I will never forget the first anxiety attack I ever had. Everything seemed, well, fine! I escaped the wintry gloom of New York City after what seemed like an endless stretch of bad weeks. Fights with friends, bullsh*t tickets from the NYPD, a bad internship, and an even worse living situation. I was broke, tired, and ready to get out.
Anthony MaronePublished 5 years ago in PsycheI Love You
It is with a heavy heart that I write this final piece. This final blog post of mine (it won’t be the last thing I write, just the last of this series; you can stay up to date with my writing on this website) is a rather hard and uncomfortable topic. It is a topic that makes many people feel useless and sad because looking from the outside, you always assume you could have done more.
sarah cay smithPublished 5 years ago in PsycheI Can't Afford Therapy
There are a few pretty widespread affordable therapy options out there: Talk Space, Open Path, Better Help, etc. But, if your pockets look anything like mine, you still can’t afford them. While paying $30 to $70 a week is an enormous decrease in price, it can still cost up to $300 a month, which is just an extra bill that many can’t afford. In some cases, healthcare will cover therapy and mental health services, but I know that I can’t afford healthcare and I’m sure many others can’t either. So, what do you do when you can’t afford therapy, but you don’t want your mental health to climb aboard a sinking ship?
Azaria BrownPublished 5 years ago in Psyche