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Most recently published stories in Psyche.
INCOMPREHENSIBLE
It is the instinct of the smallest brain reptile to protect their young. It is second nature to almost every living being to do that no matter what the cost. And most of us would not give a second thought to giving up our own lives, so that our children, get a chance in this world. So what happens when a mother kills her children. Is she evil, is she mentally is, or did she simply want to rid herself of the responsibilities of parenthood. Maybe it is all 3, for myself personally I think in some cases it could be a combination of them all. One thing is for sure there are few who have a lot of understanding when this happens. We are going to take a look at a couple of cases and we can draw our own conclusions as to what the case may be.
Adriane KirbyPublished 3 years ago in PsycheI Crave Fairytales
For many, it is time to re-parent your inner child. When considering Bedtime Stories for this writing competition, I took, frankly, more than a moment to revel in the nostalgia of the bedtime routine. Do you remember the safety of it? Of being held and read to. Just for it to one day, without even noticing, stop.
Tatum HalliganPublished 3 years ago in PsycheOpening Back Up
Over the last two weeks, we are slowly getting back to “normal” life as theaters, restaurants and other public venues, are opening back up due to COVID-19 restrictions being loosened up just in time for everyone to enjoy the summer. Last week there were Juneteenth celebrations held outside and with the upcoming 4th of July holiday (in honor of the Original Illegals, aka the “Founding Fathers” and the Declaration of Hypocrisy) will surely bring about more festivals, outdoor activities and chances for people to come together.
From the Mind of NobodyPublished 3 years ago in PsycheSix Weeks of Pending Doom
I have a lot of rage right now that I don't know what to do with. I have been struggling with it for the past four days. I don't know where to channel it, so I decided to write this piece.
Candice CainPublished 3 years ago in PsycheMoon Light
I woke up suddenly in a cold sweat, shooting straight up in bed with my heart still racing from my nightmare. I look around my bedroom and it is dark, so I assume it is the middle of the night. I slowly make my way into the kitchen to pour myself a glass of water, only to realize my fridge light is out. I turn around and flick the kitchen light on, but the room remains dark. The power is out. I step onto the back porch to look for the glow from streetlights. I realize the only light source is the moon light.
Autumn BradleyPublished 3 years ago in PsycheMagical Thinking, Mundanical Thinking
We’re all familiar with the problem of magical thinking. Magical thinking is generally used to refer to superstitious beliefs which ignore basic things like causation or evidence. But we can expand the definition slightly, to encompass any belief which ignores reason or evidence in favour of something nice, or comforting, or optimistic. (This is sometimes called wishful thinking but I irrationally like the feel of ‘magical’ as a cover-all term). A good example of this is the belief that human history will necessarily turn out well; that it is inconceivable for humanity to drive ourselves extinct or otherwise royally screw-up our future. In many cases it can involve a kind of positive fatalism: “things will turn out okay”, “God has a Plan”, or “lots of bad things like extreme poverty have been decreasing for a long time so things will probably just keep getting better and we don’t need to worry too much about existential risks” (looking at you Steven Pinker). Magical thinking often involves a poorly considered, naive optimism that spares the details in favour of fantasy.
Conor McCammonPublished 3 years ago in PsycheLeave Britney Alone!
What's the story? Well, it's not the story I was trying to write, that's for sure. Here I am, minding my own business, working on an article, and my poor little hamster brain keeps repeating on Britney. It's a topic that hits close to home for so many of us.
J.B. MillerPublished 3 years ago in PsycheThe Other Woman
“The opposites are the ineradicable and indispensable preconditions of all psychic life.” — C.G. Jung Write to be free of it. Or understand it. Or perhaps just to be at peace with it.
Delaney JanePublished 3 years ago in PsycheBipolar
We got home from work and he grabbed ahold of me and held me; tears welling up in his eyes he said “I should be the strong one, but it’s you, you’re the strong one,” then asked me to have Alexa play “Atlas Falls” by Shinedown. All the while he held me, sobbing.
Kari KinzlePublished 3 years ago in PsycheLoving me
My heart breaks as I write this because, I really believed I would marry him. I suffered, narcissistic abuse, (listen I’m not saying Betty Broderick was right, I’m saying I understand) the abuse left me broken, lost and absolutely my mind fromii my mind. Some might call it my Freudian fate.. See, this story stared way before me, way before him, way before mymy parent’s story, way before hismy parent’s, way before their parents story and before that.(YouTube channel coming soon). But today we’re talking on the NEED of self-love.
The Bird Cage
The foundation was never built on being successful together. From the beginning the plan was to separate us, uproot our families and force us to bond with chaos herself. The plan worked perfectly. Look at us… fighting among our selves like rabid dogs. Everyone only wants best for them. Their sons and daughters, their check, their relationship. Life is a journey, but the paths we take have long been manipulated by our own species, turned into something heinous and foul. We’ve never seen eye to eye with each other; starting war after war killing our sons and daughters for the sake of land, money, and overall power of the world. As humans this is our common denominator and has been for millennium. Why is that? Is it because history repeats itself so were destined to continuously duplicate our timeline? Are we just evil beings with nothing better to do than procreate and eliminate? Great questions, but none of the answers matter. Why they ask? Isn’t that how we would begin to solve problems? No, the way to solve problems is not to answer large on topic questions about a broad subject. Solving problems is to force change and for something to change something, or someone must take action.
Tetrenius CobaltPublished 3 years ago in PsycheChinese Deep Tissue Massage.
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Richard BerlinPublished 3 years ago in Psyche