depression
It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.
Smeared Glasses and Broken Screens
Click play to enjoy or be repulsed by a reading of the piece by me: My Dad wasn't a bad man, not intrinsically. He was a deeply flawed, old-school Glaswegian 70s/80s Dad who was not the most emotionally available. By my late teens, he became a social alcoholic. I resented him for that because I didn't feel a connection beyond blood and recognising he was a hard worker. My go-to thing was to say, "I got my eclectic music taste from my dad." That was it.
By Paul Stewart6 days ago in Psyche
How Do You Know When It's Time to See a Psychiatrist Instead of Managing Depression Alone?
One thing I've noticed in conversations about depression is how long people can wait before asking for professional help. Not because they don't take their mental health seriously.
By Chesky Breuer11 days ago in Psyche
A Forensic Therapeutic Analysis of Relational Avoidance, Spiritual Bypassing, and Self-Referential Defense Mechanisms in Maternal Dynamics
When an adult child attempts to express a profound, unmet emotional need or address chronic relational imbalance, the maternal response serves as a diagnostic window into the psychological structure of the parent. In healthy parent-child dynamics, expressions of pain from an offspring trigger curiosity, empathy, and a posture of repair. However, in emotionally avoidant and covertly self-absorbed dynamic structures, such expressions are perceived as existential threats to the parent’s self-concept.
By Sai Marie Johnson14 days ago in Psyche
Four Years Sober, 24 Years Old, and Still Trying to Catch Up
I remember pulling my car over to throw up on the side of the road on several occasions. These particular memories are from the early days of my recovery, when I was driving to intensive outpatient treatment meetings. I was shaking, sweating more than usual (which was particularly unpleasant because I already sweat a ridiculous amount), and dealing with constant nausea and headaches.
By zane faour18 days ago in Psyche
