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- Top Story - October 2021
How to Help People
My friend’s mother committed suicide. I knew her well. I was always staying over at the family home when young, it was a beautiful, double-fronted property on a hilltop overlooking the town.
Jamie JacksonPublished 3 years ago in Psyche 30 New Things To Try Each Day.
Who would have thought that when I was a 7 year old prissy child that I would have learned the most important lesson of my life.
Ansley MariePublished 3 years ago in PsycheI Lived a Double Life for 19 Years
The thing about living a double life is that there is always a moment that you fear- a singular moment you know is bound to happen that will cause the two worlds to collide. I did not know exactly what my moment would be, but I knew it would be cataclysmic. Let me paint you a picture of what my life looked like 26 months ago, at least from the outside looking in. I had a successful career, drove a shiny new car, was engaged to a wonderful man whom I loved more than anything, and had a small circle of friends I knew I could count on. I was dependable and reliable at work, funny and outgoing to my friends and family, successful and ready to settle down with my fiancé. I paid my bills on time, voted, and was a model citizen. I had never even been pulled over. My life was perfect, or so it seemed. What no one knew, was that I was harboring a secret that if discovered, would cause my world to implode. Well, twenty-six months ago, the lie that I had been living for nineteen years completely blew up, ruining the perfect persona that I had worked so hard to maintain. It destroyed me, but it also saved my life.
Hollie AnnPublished 3 years ago in PsycheOur CEO Was a Prisoner of His Past
Let’s call him Milton Boring. He was rather boring, but it was not his fault that he was like he was, as you will see if you read on.
What Keeping A Dream Journal Can Do For You
I started my dream journal way back in 2014. It was a kind of a spur of the moment thing because -at the time- I actually only wrote my dreams down in order to tell it them to my sister. She'd always complained about my horrible ability to explain stuff on the fly and I figured that it was a sound solution.
Anna MillerPublished 3 years ago in PsycheRisk Factors of Drug Addiction
What are some of the risk factors of drug addiction? In a drug rehab clinic, doctors and staff will answer questions about drug addiction. One of the most common questions is what are some of the risk factors of drug addiction? It is important to find out what these factors are so that you can decide if you or someone else you know might be susceptible to becoming addicted to drugs. Inpatient drug rehab in Santa Cruz CA are very careful not to reveal information regarding these risks because they want patients to leave the premises of the drug rehab clinic knowing that they are safe.
Daryl HeiderPublished 3 years ago in PsycheI sit. I wait.
I sit. I wait. A sterile beige room taunts me as a cocktail of bleach and dust swirl around the air. Fading framed photographs fill the tragic walls. Battered reupholstered chairs retain the shadowy concave imprints of the people who waited here before me.
Bianca ShawPublished 3 years ago in Psyche10 Signs That You Are a Highly Sensitive Person
Are you a highly sensitive person? Being a highly sensitive person means you’re sensitive to internal and external stimuli. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is not a psychiatric diagnosis.
Kirsty KendallPublished 3 years ago in PsycheMen in midlife crisis: How to use the phase positively
The desire for change … … grows in many men around the age of 50. This can be, for example, a new job, the motorcycle license or other things. However, the midlife crisis becomes a problem for men when they start looking for sexual adventures, for example on Parship.
HOW TO AVOID NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
Do you feel negative thoughts when you are on your lowest or in general? According to the sources, 95% have negative thoughts when they are sad. But if you are having extreme negative thoughts then it can be harmful to you and others.
chahat sachdevaPublished 3 years ago in PsycheMy Antidepressant Became My Girlfriend and Soulmate
After 17 years of battling both anxiety and depression, I am 35 now, and not knowing what was happening to me exactly, I decided to go for the head-med about a year ago.
The Soulful ScribblerPublished 3 years ago in PsycheWillard Hershberger Has Just Destroyed Himself
Content Warning: Theme of suicide. In 1928, 18-year-old Willard Hershberger returned to his Fullerton home after a day of hunting and left the shotgun at the foot of the stairs.