humanity
Mental health is a fundamental right; the future of humanity depends on it.
The Lonely Hollow Mind
They say that if you want to write, you need to read. To grow your knowledge, develop your intellect. A flowing intellect mind is capable of various approaches of the world. Essentially to understand and issue them correctly. To comprehend the different perspectives of human mentally, yet not to celebrate them but to separate them.
By Mila Bedoya6 years ago in Psyche
1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health issue each year
It is said that the Greeks have four different words to describe love. Germans can select from fifteen words to describe anger[1]. Humans are complex beings, created with multiple diverse elements. A problem or difficulty in one element of the self has the potential to have a negative impact on all elements of our being, be it physical, mental, relational or spiritual[2].
By JoJoBonetto6 years ago in Psyche
Thinking about mental health.
According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) common mental health problems include depression and anxiety disorders such as generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (called OCD for short) and post-traumatic stress disorder (called PTSD for short). Other common mental health problems include phobias about a specific thing (such as spiders) or situations (such as being embarrassed in front of other people). These mental health problems are called ‘common’ because combined they affect more people than other mental health problems (up to 15% of people at any one time in the UK). Some people may have more than one mental health problem (such as depression and anxiety).
By JoJoBonetto6 years ago in Psyche
What Is It Like To Be Mentally Ill?. Top Story - February 2021.
To be mentally ill is to be physically ill. The organ that houses your soul fails you. The most complex biological structure in the animal kingdom succumbs to rampant dysfunction. It is a part of the human body that can never be transplanted, never truly repaired, never understood adequately. Your personality and perceptions fluctuate with its chemical changes. Crippling imbalances in neurotransmitters and life-altering abnormalities in structure indicate disease, but are referred to as mere issues- a vague, nondescript, near-demeaning phrase. The behavior associated with brain tumors and diabetic crises is understood to be a result of a natural disease process, but “mental health issues” scare those lucky enough to enjoy sanity out of any sympathy. A sacred few try to offer compassion, they try nobly, yet they cower in fear as you step close to them and shift their weight awkwardly in your presence. You’re frightening. You’re weird. It’d be more comfortable for them if you’d go away.
By Samantha Marin6 years ago in Psyche
Don't Fight! Run Away
The first time I almost got abused from bullies(besides the whippings I got from the belt from my mother at home) was in fifth grade when two girls in my class followed me home. They started pushing me and making fun of me and I kept walking and trying to ignore them. I just wanted to get home to my grandmother and be loved and safe. There was two of them against one. I had never even been in a fight and I wasn't about to take on two Spanish girls for my first fight. The next day I told the teachers, and after that they left me alone.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman6 years ago in Psyche
Who Am I?
Tell me this… Why am I the way I am? Why am I so different from everyone around me? I can feel the difference in my head. I think in a way no one I know does. I can see the possibilities of everything happening in my head. From the worst to the best. Everything I see I can find the beauty in. I have songs that I think are so beautiful they almost bring me to tears. I have seen the sun between trees as I look out my car window. The black silhouette the light causes to the trees make me smile everytime. I’ve always had really strong feelings towards things, but I never put them out there. I always stay neutral to everyone around me. It’s caused me to be someone who is standing in the background.
By Skylar Miller6 years ago in Psyche
I guess it really runs in the family
I have lived with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder for about five years. I was diagnosed by a psychiatrist in 2016 when I accepted the fact that I needed the help. Mood swings, irritation, irrational thoughts, and manic depression were taking over my life. The truth is it’s still an everyday battle. I have had highs lasting several days, weeks, and even months. The lows have taken me to rock bottom, where I felt like I was losing everything, myself included.
By Anthony Anthem6 years ago in Psyche
It doesn't always do what it says on the tin.
I have subscribed to VOCAL a platform for writers and artists alike. After being told 'for the majority of my life' I am a terrible writer, I can't spell, I can't punctuate, I can of course perform. Always the joker at the party, the one with the bottle to go first at presentations, doesn't need a drink to perform or to present.
By Kelly Marie Francis6 years ago in Psyche
Are You Out There?
I woke up in a dream once, either mine or someone else's... I wonder if it was yours. I opened my eyes to see a breathtaking sky, pink and golden and endless. The blades of soft, green grass tickled my fingertips and my toes. I sat up to find myself in a field of dew sparkled flowers, and just beyond the horizon, a tall, glittering forest. I stood up and looked down at my bare feet. "How small," I whispered, and then noticed the same about my arms and hands as I stretched them out before me. I started walking toward the forest, and soon thereafter, I stepped in a small puddle. Startled, I withdrew my foot from the cool water, and watched as it calmed itself. I was shocked as my reflection revealed, not the grown woman I am now, but the small child I was so many years ago. "Wow," I whispered, and then "Wow!" again louder, as if the child's voice escaping from my lips would confirm that my body had indeed, somehow, reverted in time. Excitement took hold of me. I looked back to the horizon and like a streak of wind, I bolted for the forest ahead.
By Stacey Price6 years ago in Psyche
Shattered past
Falling internally though my past, I am in slow-motion, free as a bird although I know this emotional state will not last long. There is an essence of misdirected tranquillity to cherish as I begin elegantly twirling, whirling to my eternally, doomed destiny. As I reach terminal velocity my conscience begins to fade and with a final grimace of the world I unintentionally constructed, I begin to hallucinate…
By The Lioness6 years ago in Psyche
