coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
You Can't Win an Argument with a Monster
At 60, I’ve come to understand a lot about myself. Through therapy and determination, I’ve been able to fix some of my brokenness. And I’m a writer, so I'm able to articulate the impact of childhood events. I have a pretty solid comprehension of the horrors of mental illness, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Nonetheless, I can only imagine what it was like to be my mom, who didn’t have the access to the help we do today.
By Catherine Kenwell5 years ago in Psyche
A Bad Headspace
For the last few days I have been in a bad headspace. All I’ve wanted to do is get into bed, shut the world out and cry - cry for a long time and forget about the world. I still sort of feel like this but my perception on life has changed a little. You see the last week or so I’ve been going through a number of quite big aspects and it’s left me a little shaken.
By Simone Pillai5 years ago in Psyche
10 Ways to Cope with Stress
When you're feeling overwhelmed and stressed out, it's important to have some strategies to help you cope. These days it’s hard not to get overwhelmed once in a while. The truth is everyone experiences stress, which can be triggered by a range of events, from small daily hassles to major changes like a divorce or job loss.
By Jessica Miller5 years ago in Psyche
The Problem with Calling Something a Problem
Einstein once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” I’m inclined to agree. If we kept the same thinking we would probably compound our problem. The best we could hope for would be for it to stay exactly as it is.
By Jason Henry5 years ago in Psyche
WWPCD?
I have been listening to When Things Fall Apart for the fourth or fifth time in my life. Technically this is the first time I have listened to it. I read it the other times. I can’t read or hear this work without coming away with something new. This time it had to do with the six types of loneliness. The cool loneliness is what we want our loneliness to be. It is the loneliness that doesn’t shy away from the pain but stops, drops every form of distraction, and sits with the heartache of our being.
By Erica Grafton5 years ago in Psyche
My Death, Decisions, & Dithering
Prologue I have a warped relationship with time. When I was 29 years old, I was diagnosed with a rare sleep disorder. The sleep specialist assured me that my chances of having it were low; in fact, I think he was more surprised by the diagnosis than I was. It’s most common in males over 65, and it's rare even then.
By Alex Casey5 years ago in Psyche
To The Bravest Little Girl I Have Ever Known
You don't like to be called a little girl, and I don't blame you one bit. Your body matured earlier than your peers and men never let you forget it- ogling you from age 10. The meaningless fact that you got your period early and had boobs was a tool used to treat you like a grown-up when people wanted something done, and as a child when no one wanted to take you seriously.
By Bonnie Joy Sludikoff5 years ago in Psyche
Day 21
Day 21 Three weeks sober. It’s only been a week since my 14-day milestone, yet it feels like a year. Time is slower and populated by a consciousness I’ve never experienced. My mind and my body have reconciled and are speaking terms again, finally listening to each other.
By burnafterdrinking5 years ago in Psyche
