anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
Notes from the Mind Palace.
There is a unique brand of madness in choosing a career where your primary tools are the exact things your brain is wired to reject. To spend your whole life knowing you are a writer—carrying a roaring furnace of stories, cinematic images, and sharp dialogue inside your mental fortress—while fighting a daily battle against dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD is an exhausting exercise in stubbornness.
By Syl De'Vil15 days ago in Psyche
How to Improve Mental Health Naturally
There was a time when I thought taking care of my mental health meant booking therapy sessions and reading self-help books I never finished. And while those things definitely have their place (especially therapy, big fan), I started realizing that so much of what affects my mood, energy, and general brain fog comes down to the little things I do, or forget to do, every day.
By Edward Smith15 days ago in Psyche
Recurrence or "Over-Reaction"
The world of Cancer testing has improved since the last update. There is a test called Signatera , which is a blood test that looks for cancer cells that are related to hormone-hungry cancers, such as mine. You get tested every three months. The first time was in January or February. My memory is a little hazy on this part. It showed it was fine. No residual cancer. The second time I got it, I think it was in July, and they saw an increase of 0.07% in hormonal tumor DNA. My new oncologist is far better and more amazing than the shit for brains at the UT Hospital (This can be discussed privately). She really wants to be proactive about this because I have a repeatable history of being cancer-free for a year and then being sucked right back into the monster's mouth.
By Jessie Lynn Nelson16 days ago in Psyche
People Slowly Losing Their Capacity for Happiness Usually Say 8 Phrases in Casual Conversation
Happiness rarely disappears all at once. For many people, it gradually becomes harder to experience excitement, satisfaction, or genuine enjoyment. Someone may continue working, socializing, laughing, and completing everyday responsibilities while quietly feeling emotionally drained.
By Sagheen Khan25 days ago in Psyche
When Sharing Stops Being Connection
It begins generously. Someone across the table tells you something that clearly costs them to say — a diagnosis, perhaps, or the real reason a marriage ended. You lean in. Then comes another thing, and another. The father who left. The manager quietly edging them out. The sister who stopped calling. Twenty minutes pass, then forty. By the time the bill arrives, you know more about this person's inner life than about some of your oldest friends. They have asked you almost nothing.
By Khali Sollis27 days ago in Psyche
