coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
How to Date Someone Who Holds a Different Political View
It’s no secret that dating can be difficult. But what if you fall for someone with different political beliefs than you do? Is it possible to date someone with opposing political views and still have a healthy, happy relationship?
On Loving Ourselves Through Our Triggers
Just before I went to get dressed yesterday evening to attend a show my partner has been raving about, I got a message from the friend of a friend. Or former friend of a friend. An acquaintance.
Martha MadrigalPublished 2 years ago in PsycheYou Don't Have To
I’m going to start off by saying I will be mentioning Autism, wanting to unalive myself, and some other potentially sensitive content. So if you need to check out here, please do.
Sweet NothingsPublished 2 years ago in PsycheADHD and Shame Resilience
ADHDer, you may think back on your past and shudder. I know I did. My past is full of guilt, embarrassment, and shame. I spent many nights awake thinking about all the ways I wish I could have done better.
Taucha PostPublished 2 years ago in PsycheON GOD
The road out of Los Angeles and into Palm Springs is a road that separates worlds. Tents, shoddy houses and humanoid creatures shamelessly flaunting the derelict parts of themselves fade into pristinely kept hedges and spotlessness. Where Los Angeles urges its inhabitants to consider their own veiled form of schizophrenia, of a paranoia that forbids even an inkling of imagined solitude, Palm Springs quiets those ideas in a fell sweep. If not for the hum of cars that pass these 1960s post-modernist living sculptures, I’d believe I was alone here. A planet away from society.
How My ADHD Mind Navigates a Complicated Remote Job
My job is very complex and, as someone with ADHD, things can be even more complicated, especially since I work remotely from home. However, I have managed to secure promotions, become a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and win a major company award in 2021 because of my excellent performance.
Ginger GillenwaterPublished 2 years ago in PsycheMisUnderstood
From early on in life, many empaths' are misunderstood. Their traits may be seen as flaws until they learn how to work with their extraordinary gifts.
Liza SpiridonPublished 2 years ago in PsycheWhy You Should Stop Forgiving Others
The most heard phrase that pops up once you escape any sort of trouble from others would be: “Forgive and forget…” Yeah yeah, it’s easy to say!
Shalin ThomasPublished 2 years ago in PsycheThe Incredible Stunning Many of the Year Johnny Depp
This man has been through hell and survived it all. He makes all of those survivors gain strength. He was abused for years by Betty Sue Palmer his mother.
Louise Blake-Michael (Risen Phoenix)Published 2 years ago in PsycheWhy I am raising money for “Young Minds” charity.
It is not a secret for anyone at this point that I feel very strongly about the subject of mental health, as well as destroying the stigma that surrounds it. I mean, it even says in my bio, both here and on Instagram that I am a mental health advocate. And since I started a fundraiser for YoungMinds charity on my birthday last month, I thought this is a good time to elaborate on the subject a bit more. To make it more personal, more transparent. To tell a story about a real life experience.
Eva SmittePublished 2 years ago in PsycheHow I Overcame Stammering for Good
The Worst Nightmare of My Life 30 years ago, on a cold Monday morning, I was facing the worst nightmare of my life. It was the first day of my engineering undergraduate course. Surrounded by the group of 18-year-olds, I was meant to be studying with, I was struggling to tell them my name.
Peeping_SoulPublished 2 years ago in PsycheHow I Live With Cancer
First things first. If dear reader you are reading this because you or a loved one have been diagnosed with cancer, I'm sorry and I wish you well. Second if you are looking for advice about treatment options or advice on managing side effects this is not that story. I am not qualified to give that advice. These are just some thoughts I have after six years on this journey.
Heather LunsfordPublished 2 years ago in Psyche