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How to cope with your emotions, maintain mental health, deal with life's stressors and help others do the same.
I'm Not Taking It Anymore
I do not want to be me anymore. Is it impossible to change who you are? Let me describe myself a little bit. I am 43. A wife of 24 years. A mom to a 21 year old and an 18 year old. I also just became a grandmother to the cutest little girl in the world.
Emma MerrittPublished 3 years ago in PsycheIm a Water Scryer
Not many folks around here know about water scrying. I have done it for most of my life. It was taught to me by my grandmother. I always wanted to share my knowledge but I kept it to myself. Living in such a small town like Jellico, I was afraid of judgmental people. Water scrying has been considered by some as witchcraft. I want to explain that IT IS NOT! Water scrying is no different than ghost hunting or going to a psychic. I would even compare it to looking for shapes in the clouds. I guess it all really depends on how much you believe in these types of things.
Rebecca Lynn IveyPublished 3 years ago in PsycheA Practical Guide to Dream Questing
Everyone feels lost. At one point or another in their lives EVERYONE will face situations where they’re overwhelmed, or confused, or where they just really need a little guidance. I’ve been there myself, and after much research I’ve managed to devise a simple method to access the input you need.
Eidolon SchreiberPublished 3 years ago in PsycheHow to Trick Your ADHD Brain into Cleaning (with Science!)
My sophomore year in college, my dorm room was invaded by an army of fruit flies. It was my own fault—I had misplaced several avocados a week earlier and they had started to rot. Unfortunately, finding and disposing of the decomposing avocados was not an easy task. The topography of my cluttered room had begun to resemble a J.R.R. Tolkien map: Were the rotting avocados hiding beneath Dirty Laundry Mountain or Damp Towels Butte? Perhaps they had gotten stuck behind the Twin Towers of Loose Papers and Books I'll Eventually Get Around to Reading. Had they sunk into the Swamp of Textbooks of Semesters Past? Maybe they had rolled into the Cave of Abandoned Hobbies—aka under my bed—where a broken skateboard, half-finished sewing projects, a wood burning kit, two manuals on sailor's knots, and a sundry assortment of my other short-term interests had all gone to quietly die.
Sam StraussPublished 3 years ago in PsycheDust Bunnies
I have romanticized, many times, what my life would be like if I were not mentally ill and glued to my OCD rituals for some sense of organization. Every time a friend comes over, they are baffled by my split emotional states. I could be feeling completely down in the dumps, yet trudge on with the usual schedule.
Kyra LopezPublished 3 years ago in PsycheThe Challenge of Being Positive Around Negative People
Quick Fact -It can be very difficult to be positive around negative people, especially if their negativity is strong. However, doing so often makes life easier to live for you, and sometimes, it even helps them!
Gabriel MohrPublished 3 years ago in PsycheWhy It's Important To Know How To Lie
Quick Fact -Knowing how to lie makes it easier to spot liars! It also makes it easier to catch yourself if you’re lying to yourself or others.
Gabriel MohrPublished 3 years ago in PsycheWhat Judgment Is, and How To Handle It
Quick Facts -Judgment is the process of gathering information and coming to a conclusion or decision, and usually, the end result is based on commonly-accepted law and/or morality.
Gabriel MohrPublished 3 years ago in PsycheADHD Productivity and the Pomodoro Method
If you have ADHD as an adult, you know that focusing on the right thing at the right time can feel like winning the lottery. Many adults with ADHD find the act of focusing to be extremely taxing, unlesshey happen to be fixated on something at the time.
Annie KielyPublished 3 years ago in PsycheThere can not be Light without the Shadow
If I had only known this two decades ago. Maybe it would have changed my life entirely. Maybe I would have been going through the same experiences but with a different attitude towards it. Or maybe everything would have happened just the same.
Natalia VaduvaPublished 3 years ago in PsycheShared Secrets
“A little book, that’s all it is”. I keep repeating it to myself. “It’s just a book! A little black book. Nothing more”.
Anthony McaloonPublished 3 years ago in PsycheDrudging through Depression
Whenever I see articles or self care tips of “just go outside,” “take a shower,” “clean anything,” or something else to that effect when in a depressive slump, it just makes me feel worse. Do you know how much energy those tasks take? How much I have to force myself to do these things, only to feel worse by the end of it? Even the thought is exhausting.