coping

Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.

The Hardest Person You'll Ever Have to Forgive Might Be Yourself
There are people who spend years trying to forgive someone else. A friend who betrayed them. A parent who wasn't there. A partner who walked away.
By mike3 months ago in Psyche
One Day, You'll Miss the Version of You That's Reading This Right Now
Human beings have a strange relationship with time. When we're young, we can't wait to grow up. We dream about freedom. About having our own money.
By mike3 months ago in Psyche
The People You Envy Might Be Wishing for the Life You Already Have
There is a dangerous habit that quietly steals happiness from millions of people every single day. Looking sideways instead of forward.
By mike3 months ago in Psyche
How to Self-Soothe Anxiety: 12 Calming Techniques
Learning how to self-soothe anxiety does not mean forcing yourself to stop feeling anxious. It means giving your attention something steady, familiar, and manageable to focus on while the intensity passes.
By Jose Mejia3 months ago in Psyche
The Loneliest Feeling Isn't Being Alone—It's Feeling Unseen
People often confuse loneliness with solitude. They think loneliness begins when you're by yourself. When your phone stops ringing.
By mike3 months ago in Psyche
The People Who Change Your Life Usually Don't Realize They Did
Most people believe that changing someone's life requires something extraordinary. Saving them from danger. Giving them a huge opportunity.
By mike3 months ago in Psyche
The Most Important Conversation You'll Ever Have Happens Inside Your Head
From the moment you wake up until the moment you fall asleep, there is one voice that never leaves you. Your own. It follows you through every success.
By mike3 months ago in Psyche
Trauma hurts…
Trauma — is an emotional or psychological response to very stressful, frightening, or distressing events. Trauma comes in different forms. Physical trauma refers to a person suffering a sudden injury caused by an accident like a car crash. Physical trauma heals over time. Bones can be re-set in theater and will heal again. Bruises and cuts can be nasty, but most heal in time with medical attention.
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Psyche
The Emotional Cost of Always Being the Strong One
The Emotional Cost of Being the Person Who Never Falls Apart Always being the person who holds everything together can lead to emotional exhaustion, resentment, isolation and self-abandonment.
By Jose Mejia3 months ago in Psyche
Insight: Why Am I Afraid of Any 'Drama'?
My friend's 18 year old son once asked me why he was afraid of conflict or confrontation, yet he also liked to hang out with friends who always got into fights and sometimes dragged him into them. He wondered how he could avoid the constant 'drama'.
By Elaine Sihera 3 months ago in Psyche
Nothing There
I wasn’t particularly religious as a child. God existed somewhere in the general background, alongside various other things adults seemed confident about and I had no immediate reason to investigate. I didn’t dislike religion; I just didn’t understand what people were getting from it. It seemed like an enormous amount of ceremony devoted to someone who had never made himself especially obvious.
By Suzanne B.3 months ago in Psyche
ADHD: Why Am I Like This? Part 18: Why Am I Like This?
I began this investigation with a question I had been asking for most of my life. Why am I like this? For years, it wasn't really a question.
By Jesse Lee3 months ago in Psyche