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Signs of Stress as a Caregiver
It doesn't matter if you have been thrown into caregiving, or you have had time to gradually become one. Either way, it can be very stressful and hard. Many caregivers still have to take care of their families and their loved ones. They may have their own house to care for, along with their parent's home too. Many continue to work full-time on top of their caregiver duties.
Shelley WengerPublished 3 years ago in PsycheDo You Have A Negative Self-Concept?
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A NEGATIVE SELF-CONCEPT Knowledge Acquisition and the Social Self Social cognition seeks to explain how people perceive themselves and other people. When one understands that cognition is acquiring knowledge, one can then understand the meaning of social cognition. The most straightforward meaning is acquiring knowledge about one's social environment through the impressions formed based on bias and our subjective impressions. Humans function differently in an ever social setting based on the expectations of others as well as their expectations (Bargh &Williams, 2006).
VNessa ErlenePublished 3 years ago in Psyche- Top Story - September 2021
Vocal Is My Therapy
Why do I need therapy, you ask? Well, I'm experiencing a lot of anxiety for two reasons. One, I got a new job that's been stressful. Two, my birthday is coming soon. I will be turning thirty this year (as I am writing this). To be honest, I am not looking forward to it. For the first time in my life, I'm not looking forward to my birthday. Sad, right? To me, thirty is the end of being young and the start of getting old. I know that's dumb, but it's how I feel. I want to either repeat my twenties or stall the aging process altogether. But life doesn't work that way. I got to learn to accept that. Luckily, I have found a place of solace and peace. It's a place of belonging and artistic thinking. That place is called Vocal. Why is Vocal therapy for me?
Sarah LoydPublished 3 years ago in Psyche Working With My People
I had the best career in the world. Helping others. My job was talking and listening to others mostly about their addiction and getting rid of the drugs and alcohol.
Denise E LindquistPublished 3 years ago in PsycheWorking Wordsmiths (Series/2)
What is Writing for Wellbeing? Writing for wellbeing is about exploring and expanding knowledge and understanding of our own health and wellness through the power of words. Too often we dismiss or undervalue our everyday thoughts, feelings and experiences. Yet research has shown that reading and writing activities actively promote health and wellbeing. Writing for wellbeing can even help us manage long-term conditions and can help with a range of issues including mild to moderate depression, isolation, dementia, recovery from stroke and other illnesses that impact on individual identity.
Elaine Ruth WhitePublished 3 years ago in PsycheIntrovert or Extrovert?
Most likely you have been asked "Are you an introvert or an extrovert?" for school or perhaps your workplace for an odd interview. But have you actually thought it through and connected the dots to see how much of an extrovert or introvert you are?
Lovely LuciaPublished 3 years ago in PsycheAwareness
*Motifs of mental health and suicide please do not read if it will bother you Awareness is something that I think a lot of people tend to forget about. Awareness that even when you are kept late at work and have to deal with traffic and suddenly remember that you need to pick up something from the store and have to go through multiple lanes before you can find a parking spot and then have to weave your way through a large crowd of people who are also doing last minute shopping on a Monday night and even though these are all small tedious things, they have piled up and now it seems as if the whole world is against you, that even then, there are people around you who are struggling as well. There is a fight that so many of us seem to have within ourselves and we become so focused on our own fight we forget that there are others who are also fighting something similar, maybe something worse. Sometimes the fight we are struggling to win becomes too difficult one day and all of the emotion and torment that has been building up within us comes out in a torrent of carelessness and lack of compassion for others blinding us from seeing their pain...
Elisa BudnyPublished 3 years ago in PsycheIt’ll Never Happen to Me
”It’ll never happen to me.” That’s what I used to tell myself. Until it did. It happened. Suicide happened. To the last person I would have ever expected. That day will be engrained in my memory, and my famiily’s memories, forever. I was driving to CVS, in between petsitting and babysitting jobs. I know what families I was working for that day, I even know what I was going to CVS to buy. Everything after that for the next 12 hours is a blur. I know I went home, I know there was a lot of crying, and I know I was making calls and packing quickly so I could get to Maine. But I was numb. I was trying not to feel anything but feeling everything at the same time. I was heartbroken and in denial and angry. I just wasn’t able to process anything. Because I always told myself “it won’t happen to me.” But it did, and I had to face it head on.
Hannah YorkPublished 3 years ago in PsycheCarl Jung and Shadow Work: The Dark Side Explored
What happens in the dark will always come out in the light. What goes on in our unconscious will always show itself in our consciousness. So, what if those creatures hiding in the dark aren’t so pretty? Well, chances are, they aren’t. Carl Jung definitely doesn’t think they’re inherently beautiful, but making friends with them can help propel you in your spiritual awakening.
SouluminosityPublished 3 years ago in PsycheLike What You See?
"A picture is worth a thousand words" - A phrase popularised in the 1920s by advertising executive Fred R. Barnard. Was he right?
Caroline JanePublished 3 years ago in PsycheOn Being of Service
Some recent conversations, experiences and explorations into religious themes got me reflecting on the notion and nature of "service" of late. What follows isn't meant to be some great final truth, but rather something that can maybe give us all a little more breathing room.
Emma Scott LavinPublished 3 years ago in PsycheSober Living In Rye New York
Sober Living in Rye NY is a popular way for people to clean themselves up and begin the process of recovery from alcoholism. This is a great place for anyone to go if they are looking for a change of pace, or a new place to live. Many people choose to stay sober during this time because they can't face another day drinking and driving. Others will do it out of a sense of necessity. Whatever the reason is for someone doing this, it can be a very rewarding experience.