family
Family can be our support system. Or they can be part of the problem. All about the complicated, loving, and difficult relationship with us and the ones who love us.
My Brother... My Hero
My brother has always fascinated me. He's three years younger than me, loud, politically incorrect, brilliant, unfocused, hysterical, and incredibly loyal.
Madison ElliottPublished 6 years ago in PsycheTo Mom
I love you. I know I never tell you that enough but I do. I love you with all of my being. You're the one that carried me inside of you for 9 months. You kept me safe, warm, and loved. You sacrificed your dreams for mine. I wasn't planned and you had to do it alone but you went ahead and brought me into your life anyway and for that I thank you.
Melinda LanePublished 6 years ago in PsycheA Reason to Go On
Here’s another night I return to my bedroom, alone, with a face full of streaming tears. Another night of trying my very hardest to muffle my sobs so as to not let my family hear.
Little WandererPublished 6 years ago in PsycheMy Experience With Music and Anxiety/Depression
I am not an avid writer. However, I am a musician in a band called Cape Cub and also a mental health sufferer. Firstly, I have suffered for a long time with anxiety and depression, and as context for this story, my father had daily struggles with these illnesses also.
jack jonesPublished 6 years ago in PsycheFocus on Your Kids
As our generation begins to mature and sprout, we may notice that while some thrive and socialize — others will sit back and almost disappear. As a person who suffers with depression, I can tell you that even though most people believe they know what it is, you probably don't know the details of it. In-depth depression is more then a serious sadness and it has consumed 20 percent of teens before they reach adulthood.
Kiarra DriesPublished 6 years ago in PsycheNo One to Save Me Part 1
No One to Save Me This story comes with a trigger warning. I'm supposed to add that, so there it is. But seriously, if you are sensitive please don't continue.
Jennifer ReinoldsPublished 6 years ago in PsycheWe Moved!
What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do? I've gotten myself though abuse, addictions, and suicidal thoughts; now, I'm getting myself through a move. A month ago, I moved to a new town to start over. A fresh start was something my son and I needed. Like anything, changes has its ups and downs. The only person I know here is my boyfriend, and I am so grateful to be able to live with him and have a new family life, but the change has been hard. My depression has gotten considerably worse.
Dagny DesireePublished 6 years ago in PsycheMy Dad Is Mentally Ill
Today while watching an episode of ER, a sub-story triggered a long held memory. A six-year-old boy had just found out his mother was a paranoid schizophrenic, and although just a show, I felt his sadness to my core...because I, too, have lived this life.
Crystal Damato-PinedaPublished 6 years ago in PsycheNot Just Luck
Beginning my life wasn’t always easy. I was a baby, but everything seemed to difficult. As I began to grow up I would get bullied at school, at church, in the grocery stores, in my own house, my mother never really knew how I felt, my father was always working, and my older siblings could care less how I felt. I had a younger brother but... he was like 3 years old, he didn’t understand what was happening.
Leslie GarciaPublished 6 years ago in PsycheLiving with Someone Suicidal
As I write this, I am in my locked bathroom with the water running so that no one can hear the keys as I type or the sobs as I cry.
Adrianna E.Published 6 years ago in PsycheUnwanted
Dear Loved Ones, Have you ever felt like a ghost... a ghost who is trying to reach out to people, but no matter what she does, they will never see or hear her cries for help. Well if you have felt that way, so have I, and it hurts. It hurts that no matter what you do or say, nobody will see or understand you. All my life I've been invisible, at home, at school, in public, everywhere I went I was the girl nobody even noticed. Even in my own family people didn't even know my mother had a second daughter. I go to work and I feel like nobody wants me around but how do I tell my loved ones my true feelings, how do I tell my loved ones that I need their love right now more then ever?
Shelby SpencerPublished 6 years ago in PsycheGrowing Up with a Mom with BPD 2: All Good vs. No Good
Entry 2: January 25th, 2018 When it comes to siblings, I'm sure we all knew deep down our parents picked their favorites. Parents don't mean to, but we're human, it's natural for it to happen. And even then, usually the favorites can be broken down to as simple as, "my favorite to go grocery shopping with," "my favorite with school," etc. But in the end, we all pick favorites. After all, part of life when you date/get married is picking your favorite human being to spend your life with, right?