coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
Gaslighting By Parents
Gaslighting is hard enough to deal with when it comes from an outside source such as a partner, boss, co-worker, or friend, but when it derives from the source of where and when we develop our sense of self and how we fit into the world, it becomes core-level damaging.
By Elizabeth Carver4 years ago in Psyche
F*ck Approval
I'm going to start this story off by admitting something to you: As you know I was in an abusive relationship for 6 years. I never felt good enough for my ex. Even now I'm still seeking approval from those around me, because even 2 years later I still don't feel good enough. I still don't feel like people like me. I still don't feel like I'm doing anything correct. But here's the thing: I'm doing all I know how to do with the resources and knowledge I have. I'm still learning and I will forever be learning. But at the same time I don't feel like I'm doing anything right. But here's something I'm trying to learn: I'm trying to learn that there's only 1 person I need approval from. And this person I've known my entire life, we've been through shit together. We've done some stupid things. We've recovered from some dark shit together. That person knows me better then anyone. That person is me. I have to constantly remember that the only person I need approval from is me. The only person whose opinon of me matters is my own. The only person who knows me well enough is me.
By Amanda Nicole4 years ago in Psyche
A Sordid Business, Sanity
Mr. Price, Three years ago I became the thirty-millionth person misdiagnosed with ADHD in the United States. The first feeling I imagine people have when they hear this, and even what I feel myself, is pity. I am yet another person tragically harmed by the overzealous Big Pharma-influenced healthcare system. Had I not been fed medication from the age of seven, persuaded to ingest greater and greater amounts of amphetamine to mitigate what was clearly insidious inattentiveness, I would Today have been Sane and 10 years of age. Instead, I now sit in a psych ward; removed from society, evidently for its (and my own) safety, I am the death of potential.
By Natan Sahilu4 years ago in Psyche
The Nurturer Versus The Buddy
For seven years I have built a career working with youth in residential settings. I began my career when I was nineteen working in a Psychiatric Medical Institute for Children, then moving to a correctional group home for youth, and on to my current role as a Milieu Lead in a crisis center. I have learned many ways to therapeutically serve youth in a variety of settings. I have built a reputation that I am proud of, and at this point in my career I find myself turning my focus from the clients to the staff who support them. I want to find an effective way to put the knowledge I have gained through experience working with at-risk and traumatized youth and put it into the brains of my peers. One of the first things I teach new staff is how to interact with the youth and create a healthy relationships with firm boundaries.
By Maggie Justice4 years ago in Psyche
Another 'No'
I had my drink ready, hard apple cider that tastes like wine. I put it next to the test because I just knew. Now obviously I’m not trying to put negative thoughts out there, I have been wanting to have a baby for a very long time but every month it’s the same thing. That ‘yes’ that we got last year went away and everyone forgot about it but me and my husband. Ever since then I have been waiting for the ‘yes’ or the + or the double lines and it is always ’no’, negative, one line. I did wait a few days, been taking tests all week but this ‘no’ from today was it for me.
By Alejandra Mora Hendler4 years ago in Psyche
Covid diary, day 600
To start with I had a positive covid test on December third 2020. I am suffering still and day 600 sounded a reasonable guess. It was a bad start, I found out I hadn't had a deserved promotion and went to bed disappointed. I woke up feeling rough and so took a covid test. Three days later covid was confirmed.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Psyche
ADHD controls my anxiety
As the internet has stated for decades, adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may find it challenging to concentrate and prioritize, resulting to unintentional missed deadlines and shirked meetings or social plans, which are sometimes neglected without the person's awareness.
By Thick Butterflies4 years ago in Psyche
A Chapter of Change, A Season of Goodbyes
A chapter of change, a season of goodbyes. That's what the past couple of years of my life have become. In my recent venture with blogging, I've written an informational series about my immigration from the US to The Netherlands (you can find the beginning of it here). It explains the requirements I had to meet for the visa I applied for and all the tips and tricks to navigate the process on your own, but what I didn't mention were the struggles involved. Sure, I shared the fears and inconveniences I experienced throughout the visa process, but I wanted to remain positive because moving can be a wonderful experience, and for me it still is. My adventure in The Netherlands has been the greatest experience of my life and the opportunities moving somewhere new can offer are bountiful.
By Nicole Kunefke4 years ago in Psyche
5 Ways Journaling Can Improve Your Mental Health (And Change Your Life)
I never thought I’d be the kind of person who kept a journal. In fact, I used to think that journaling was only for tween girls. I pictured pink books with gold locks and pages filled with descriptions of cute boys written with bright-colored gel pens that smelled like fruit. As an eleven-year-old boy trying to find his place in the world, it didn’t look like a road I wanted to walk down.
By Scott Ninneman4 years ago in Psyche
