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I never really fit in
I’ve never really fit in. I was always the nerdy kid with his nose stuck in a book reading the stories because I wished I was living those stories. I was the teenager who wore the black trenchcoat before it became infamous to do so, because it was a way to protect myself from all the jocks and preps who decided the geeky outsider needed to be picked on each day. Even as an adult, I find it hard to fit in. Forget small talk. I really don’t know do it all that well. With my conversations, we either go deep or I go home.
Taylor EllwoodPublished 3 years ago in PsycheFactors of schizophrenia
Nowadays, there are more and more friends suffering from schizophrenia, so more people are beginning to care about the main cause of schizophrenia. We know that there are many reasons that can cause schizophrenia. Let me introduce you to the factors of schizophrenia.
Paula J. SpencerPublished 3 years ago in PsycheHidden depression is hard to find? That’s because you don’t know these 6 signals
In the world, 70% of patients with mental illness have not received treatment. A large part of this is not because of the limited medical level, but because the patients themselves ignore or even deliberately conceal it. Depression is a very common category!
Francisco AriasPublished 3 years ago in PsycheInnocence
I would simply do anything for my innocence back. Even for a piece. I crave it like I am having a withdrawal, almost like I need it. Truth be told I do not remember what it feels like to be innocent. I had my innocence stolen from me at such a young age. From being exposed to many horrible things it left me scared. Through many battles and invisible battle scars, the trials and tribulations, somewhere along those lines I lost it all. As if my innocence packed its bags and moved far away, never to be seen again. I felt so lost, like I was sailing a ship without my compass. Even though I was young I was grown because I matured from pain not age. I believed there was something wrong with me, this left me feeling empty. I tried to fill the void with anything I could. With the wrong guidance I went spiraling down a path no young girl should go down. Once I realized that the empty could only be filled temporarily. I was so broken I gave up for a long time. Thinking back to those times I do not even remember anything. Until I got to the age where I knew enough was enough, I could not keep going through the same toxic cycle. I had to learn from my losses and take those lessons and not repeat my mistakes. It was time I make something out of myself. So, I took time and really discovered who I was, I am no longer lost, and the trials and tribulations made me the person I am today and for that I am thankful. If I can do it so can you. My purpose for writing this is for you. Whoever is reading this and is going through this right now and feels empty, lost, or even hopeless. I hope somehow this message will find someone who needs to hear it. I am here to tell you that the pain does not last forever, one day what you are going through right now will make you who you are meant to be. Life may not always be easy but it sure is beautiful. So please do not waste one second more dwelling on whatever it may be that comes to mind when you read that. Healing takes time, so be patient with yourself and keep one foot in front of the other as you choose to heal from what broke you. When you are ready to say I am no longer a prisoner to my sorrow, is when you will be totally free. I believe in you because you are capable of changing your life right now. You can get up and say that you will never let your mind control you. Instead control your mind and find peace of mind from within. Let these words inspire you and may you find the motivation from within. Remember that the healing process looks different for everyone only you know what you need healing from. Forget all about your past because it does not exist anymore, look around in this present moment and notice that the only thing you have is this moment right now. So, live in it and do not waste a single moment more. You have this one life to be or do anything you want. So go out and get it and remember that you will never see success without failure, use your failures as motivation instead. Count to 10 and take a deep breathe on every count, and remember that everything will be okay.
Vanessa MarinPublished 3 years ago in PsycheConquer inferiority and surpass yourself
Inferiority is a kind of negative self-evaluation or self-awareness, and inferiority is a kind of negative emotion that individuals have low evaluation of their own ability and quality. The root cause is that people do not like to use realistic standards or standards to measure themselves, but believe or assume that they should meet certain standards or standards.
JESSICA MCNEILPublished 3 years ago in PsycheHow Twerking Saved My Life
I began twerking as a way to come out of my depression. I was sitting on a couch for almost six months straight and felt like someone would after sitting on a couch for that long. My body ached, I was overweight, and I was tired all the time. I was hurting and I needed a fighting chance. I needed inspiration because I was battling constant suicidal thoughts and ideations.
Can I edit the memory by tracing the mark left by the memory?
Based on previous research, scientists have found causal evidence of memory imprinting at the level of cell collection for the first time: by killing a specific group of cells in the amygdala, they successfully erased the specific memory in the mouse brain, thus confirming The memory imprinting cell is indeed the physical trace left by the past experience representation in the brain.
Gina RojasPublished 3 years ago in PsycheIs Is Just Me
I think as we are little, we make friends more easily. No one judges each other it is just that simple and intuitively. But as we grow up and continue to learn. Our experiences start to shape us. We are no longer the same person when we were first born.
J.W. BairdPublished 3 years ago in PsycheWhat does ADD feel like?
"So, what does ADD feel like?" The title illustrates a good question--an imperative one, actually. But what frustrates me--I mean really frustrates me!-- is that when you Google that very same question, the results are too ambiguous or too technical to comprehend.
Melissa ArmedaPublished 3 years ago in PsycheA LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF: Why I came out of the mental illness closet.
Dear 30-year-old Napoleon, At 10 AM on April 3, 2006 you will try to kill yourself. Ya, you heard right...suicide. But don't worry, you'll make it. Just try not to ingest the Clorox Bleach. That stuff tastes nasty!
Napoleon "Bo" PerrishPublished 3 years ago in PsycheOCD
I had a conversation today about my OCD. It’s kind of weird, you know? Most people think that it’s rearranging, and shuffling shit around till it’s the perfect shape or size. I really can’t blame them for their perception of what it is, but I wish it was as simple as fidgeting.
Cory DeAn CowleyPublished 3 years ago in PsycheI am 23.
Content Warning: discussion of hospitalization for suicidal thoughts I am 23. “It smells like something is burning.”
Chaya SteinbergPublished 3 years ago in Psyche