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Thinking 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 PsycheCourage isn't the lack of fear
Dear beautiful loving people My name is Huzaifa and I was asked to share my story. I’ve dreamt about sharing my story to a large audience many times before but now that I’ve been asked, I don’t know how to begin. So let’s just begin.
Huzaifa MalikPublished 3 years ago in PsychePatty Locket
PATTY LILPATTY LOCKET 6/24/2021 January 13,2006 at approximately 7pm…the phone rang. It was my sister. The oldest one. She almost never calls so I didn’t answer. There was something airy about it all.
Bullying Made a Hell of My High School Years
It was only three years of my life — a drop in the ocean in the grand scheme of things — but every day I spent as a student of “R.R” High School was a gut-churning, vomit-inducing, tear-stained lesson in dread.
Jupiter GrantPublished 3 years ago in PsycheMy Angel
February 4th, 2019 was the day my life as I knew it came to a screeching halt. Our lives were torn to shreds. Our family ripped apart. My heart, destroyed. Your trust in me, obliterated. Your heart and soul, so filled with light and love, joy and passion, kindness and caring, crushed. That was the day they took you away from me. The day they kidnapped you. Didn't they see that you were so loved? Couldn't they hear that you WERE in the best home for you? Your 5 year old little body faught so hard to try to get out of their arms and run to the police car, screaming for mommy and bawling your eyes out. I still hear it as if it's happening every minute of every day, over and over again. My Little Love, I'm so sorry. My heart will never be ok. I know you're doing well with your adopted family, and I'm thankful for that. So thankful. But oh how I miss you!
Cricket KnottPublished 3 years ago in PsycheSide Quests
When I was diagnosed with ADHD at the start of March this year it was not a surprise. What did surprise me was the intense emotional rollercoaster the diagnosis set me off on. What was really shocking was that within a matter of days of finding the correct medication type and dosage for me, that I could suddenly write again. A kaleidoscope in my mind's eye stopped turning, the beads settled and I could draw breath calmly. The creative thoughts and ideas which for over two decades had been running riot in my head could find an output. I can now write, draw, compose or sketch. It was such an unexpected bonus that it drew tears as I considered the lost time and the missed opportunities.
Ellie MayzePublished 3 years ago in PsycheBecoming Fiercely Vulnerable
Mulch: the shit that makes us grow I am passionate about the shit that makes me grow. A little over a year ago I started a project called Mulch. Mulch started as a place I could be honest and tell my fiercely vulnerable stories about codependency, alcoholism and self-development. Instead of looking at my childhood experiences and my failed relationships as a hindrance, I wanted to look at them as something meant to nourish me, and support my growth. Something like mulch.
Jessica JonesPublished 3 years ago in Psyche