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How to cope with your emotions, maintain mental health, deal with life's stressors and help others do the same.
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
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
How To Cope With Long-Term Unemployment & Underemployment Without Losing Yourself. Top Story - July 2026.
Needless to say, the current economy does not really give two f*cks as to whether or not you have secure employment right now. And it has absolutely nothing to do with your skills, knowledge, experience, work ethic, references, attitude, and qualifications. Your CV can be polished many times over, and it does not keep you immune from being told that you are overqualified one minute, underqualified the next. And you can easily spend one hour on one tailored cover letter not knowing if its going to be read by a human being on the other side. Not a complaint, rather an observation.
By Justine Crowley3 months ago in Psyche
How Habits Shape Our Lives - And Sabotage Our Progress
Our daily habits (the way we do things) often become so rigid and unchanging that we tend to forget the huge impact they have on our quality of life, the limits they place on our potential and opportunities, and our general progress.
By Elaine Sihera 3 months ago in Psyche
I Thought I Needed More Discipline. I Needed to Feel Safe
For a long time, I treated every unfinished task as evidence that something was wrong with me. If I procrastinated, I assumed I was lazy. If I abandoned a routine, I told myself I lacked discipline. If I spent an evening searching for comfort instead of working toward my goals, I saw it as proof that I could not be trusted.
By Jose Mejia3 months ago in Psyche
