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How to make my brain 10 years younger: 03 habits to reverse age:
03 Age Reversible Habits That will change your Brain. Most of the these habits are scientifically related to changes in our brain like stress reduction, sleep, nutrition and meditation.
Mohammad ArifPublished 3 years ago in PsycheTwo faces.
Excerpt One. Realisation without regret. When did I realise something about who I am was different?
Peter CulbertPublished 3 years ago in Psyche- Top Story - June 2021
When My Childhood Trauma Makes It Too Hard to Function
Childhood trauma is a very real thing, and for those living with it you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. One moment you’re sitting there totally fine then, BOOM. You’re sucked down a pit of despair and self-loathing and you’re obsessing over all the help you never got, and all the chances that were denied to you by people too selfish to see that you were drowning
E.B. JohnsonPublished 3 years ago in Psyche Dealing With the Fallout of Severe Bullying: A Personal Story
“MAN-WOMAN” “FUCKING MAN BEAST.” These are just a couple of the many “nicknames” I had at school. On the downside, the constant name-calling and physical attacks in my teenage years have greatly affected me in adult life.
Beth KennedyPublished 3 years ago in PsycheMy Escape
Sometimes I just want to cry from all the thoughts that replay within my head. I want to run and hide, travel somewhere far far away. Where I cannot be found.
J.W. BairdPublished 3 years ago in PsycheWondering
I am just wonderiung where my life will go. I am just wondering when my life will stop being a bad show. I sit and wonder why did life think I was stong enough to go what Job went through.
Gina R (Gibana)Published 3 years ago in PsycheThinking in Movies
There was a lot I'd assumed throughout life. It became one of the neater aspects of my diagnosis. I'd been describing myself as mildly autistic, I just didn't know it. I described myself as a "weird boy" and later as "Mildly to Moderately Spicy". "Only 'weird boys' think those sorts of things," or "I've heard about 'weird boys' that squeeze things they love too hard and kill them,".
The Passionate AutisticPublished 3 years ago in PsycheDistrust
I believe we learn to distrust from an early age. We can hear the lies and deceit, and witness others' actions with our own eyes from the first time we meet.
J.W. BairdPublished 3 years ago in PsycheSmile
Flowers, Quotes, and Fortune Cookies. Three simple things that bring a smile to my face. Life’s little pleasures that allow me to escape.
J.W. BairdPublished 3 years ago in PsycheA Spiritual Journey in Purple and Green
My life is an exercise in energy and chaos: I'm a social dance teacher. That means I am always in motion, always adjusting, and always teaching people to learn how to forgive themselves.
Jeanette WattsPublished 3 years ago in PsycheWhat a day with depression looks like?
Around over 16 million adults in the United States are estimated to have experienced at least a single episode of depression. These are the only those who seek treatment. I dream of a day when we can talk about mental health specifically depression in the same way as we discuss physical health. It would ease off the burden of societal pressure which a patient experiences while going through the process of therapy. Depression hurts. And while we frequently associate this mental illness with emotional pain like sadness and feelings of hopelessness, research shows that depression can present itself physically too in terms of a pain. While we don’t think of depression as physical pain, some societies do, especially the ones where it is “taboo” to openly talk about mental health.
daviddhaskinsPublished 3 years ago in PsycheHow to Make Affirmations Work for You
Affirmations have gained lots of popularity recently, and they can be super helpful. With this being said, however, there are some secrets when it comes to how to make affirmations work. Here are some of the most important ones to help you out wherever you are in your personal growth journey!
Emma Jarek-SimardPublished 3 years ago in Psyche