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I Experienced A Panic Attack for the First Time
Today I went to Sam’s club to get my COVID 19 booster shoot. My laziness to do so gave up to the constant whining from the wife.
Gaurav JainPublished 2 years ago in PsycheWhy the Male Gender Is the Worst, and How It’s Not Even Close
The male gender is the worse, more violent, and less balanced of the two traditional male and female genders. It’s not even close.
Jason ProvencioPublished 2 years ago in PsycheThe Writer's Mind
"For me, writing is such an escape, and I felt very lucky to have this to run away to." – Rachel Joyce Sometimes I wonder, is it only when a person has mental difficulties that they have the talent to write. Most famous authors suffered from mental illnesses and many of them ended their lives because of it. Sylvia Plath was trying to use writing to overcome her struggles but ended up gassing herself in her kitchen. Virginia Woolf has to be institutionalized because of the loss and the abuse she went through. Hemingway who loved boxing, hunting, and sailing, shot himself in the mouth, making his fans wonder if the image he was drawing of himself was just a mask for all his insecurities.
Marina BesharaPublished 2 years ago in PsycheAddiction in Adolescence
“Batista was charged with Possession of a Concealed Firearm, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Petit Retail Theft, Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, and Grand Theft of a Firearm” (Farrow 2022). Unfortunately, and sadly, news lines like these are very commonplace. This story took place in central Florida, and it involved three teenagers who were caught having stolen alcohol, firearms, drug paraphernalia, and a vehicle. It is evident that alcohol and drug abuse in early adolescence is not just a localized problem, but a national problem. “Adolescent alcohol use represents an ongoing public health issue in the United States. In 2019, almost one in five (18.5%) Americans aged 12–20 were past month alcohol users and over one in ten (11.1%) were past month heavy episodic drinkers (i.e., drinking five or more drinks in one occasion for males and four or more drinks in one occasion for females…” (Russell 2022).
Rowan FinleyPublished 2 years ago in PsycheWhat I Learned From My Out of Body Experience
Why I Did It Back in the day, when I was about 12 years old, all of the kids were doing this challenge. The challenge called for you to press down on the heart of a person in order to stop it (for about 12 seconds).
Erin MixonPublished 2 years ago in PsycheWhat Is Social Media Addiction?
Explaining What Is Social Media Addiction and its Effects Checking and taking a gander at virtual diversion has changed into an unmistakable development over continuous years. In actuality, assessors check that upwards of 5 to 10% of Americans meet the exercises for online redirection abuse today. Online diversion inclination leads to reliance on being incredibly stressed over virtual redirection, driven by a wild craving to sign on to or use electronic amusement, and committing such an immense heap of time and work to electronic entertainment that blocks other huge life regions. Social media addiction is increasing day by day research shows the best addiction treatment center in Islamabad.
Willing WaysPublished 2 years ago in PsycheI hate you, I love you
You're often taught at some point in your life that the emotions, Love and Hate are two sides of the same coin. Neurologically speaking, that is kind of true. When you are in love or loving on someone or something, you aren't judging them, it is a deep passion of loving the existence of another person no matter whom they are. Hatred is the same passion, but reverse, you are judging someone, if you ask someone who hates you, they are heavily judgemental and will never run out of reasons to hate you. Most people, don't really hate anyone, not personally anyway. We of course as people, in Society have people whom exist that we heavily dislike or "hate". However the reality is that of a distant hate, a backburner hate, since the subject of the hatred is someone whom you are unlikely to meet.
Quaker-nomicsPublished 2 years ago in PsycheExhausted
I've been feeling exhausted, not tired, not sleepy, but a better descriptor would be that I feel absolutely, utterly, entirely; drained. I feel like a dead battery, but unlike a dead battery I'm forced to keep a source of energy pouring through each and every cell in my body.
Sober Living in Albany, NY
If you live in Albany, New York and are considering getting sober living for yourself or a loved one, you have a lot of options. There are sober living homes in Albany and other towns in New York that can offer safe, stable environments for recovering addicts. In addition to ensuring safety, these communities can help addicted individuals regain their lives and learn healthy ways to cope with the challenges they face. Here are some tips to help you find the right program for you and your loved one.
Dewey LunaPublished 2 years ago in PsycheDepression
Should I even bother writing any of this down? I feel like it will just be discovered, read, and then used against me. These would be my feelings, my thoughts, and my emotions. These are not to be read then used against me yet somehow I feel they will be. Nothing feels safe anymore or should I say private.
Teresa HemingwayPublished 2 years ago in PsycheFinding a Sober Living House in Alabama
The state of Alabama offers several sober living houses for recovering addicts. These houses provide the addict with the time and space to get on with their lives and establish jobs and go to school. The houses also provide support and accountability to those in recovery. Many of the Alabama sober living houses are accredited by the American Sober Living Association. To learn more about Alabama sober living houses, please visit our state resources page. It's a great place to get started on the road to recovery.
Shelly PolingPublished 2 years ago in PsycheMy Trouble With Small Talk
Small talk has never been my strong point. Maybe it's the introvert in me talking - the last personality test I took pegged me at 82% introverted. So you can put me on a stage to sing or give a talk and I'll be fine, but drag me into a crowd or in front of a stranger and my shyness just... skyrockets.
Marie SinadjanPublished 2 years ago in Psyche