personality disorder
Personality disorders are as complex as they are misunderstood; delve into this diagnosis and learn the typical cognitions, behaviors, and inner experience of those inflicted.
“I Quit Social Media for 30 Days — It Changed My Brain, My Routine, and My Reality”
Introduction: Let me be honest—I didn’t plan on quitting social media. Like most people, I’d scroll through Instagram the second I opened my eyes in the morning, check WhatsApp before I even brushed my teeth, and fall asleep with TikTok sounds in the background. I wasn’t even enjoying it anymore. It was just... a reflex.
By huzaifa Khanabout a year ago in Psyche
Silent Hands, Loud Truth
In a small town wrapped in foggy mornings and quiet streets, lived a boy named Haris. He was eight years old, with soft brown eyes and a silence deeper than the sea. No one really knew him. His classmates barely noticed his presence. Teachers marked his attendance, but he was just a shadow in the corner—always quiet, always watching, always hiding.
By ArshNaya Writesabout a year ago in Psyche
I Tried to Meditate and Accidentally Summoned a Panic Attack
The Great Meditation Experiment (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Chaos) Let me set the scene: It’s 3 AM. I’ve just watched a YouTube video titled "10 Minutes to Inner Peace!" featuring a man who looks like he’s never once stressed-eaten an entire pizza while crying over a spreadsheet. Inspired, I sit cross-legged on my floor, close my eyes, and prepare to ascend to a higher plane of existence.
By Just One of Those Thingsabout a year ago in Psyche
Meet Your Sexual Shadow: The Hidden Desires That Secretly Run Your Life. Content Warning.
We almost never want to kill ourselves. We want to kill the 'things' that torment us: the despair, the nagging sense of failure, the fear, the insecurity, the relentless inner critic, the envy, and the crushing lack of confidence.
By Selina Khatun about a year ago in Psyche
"I Don’t Want to Die. I Just Don’t Want to Keep Waking Up Like This."
It’s not death I’m chasing. It’s silence. A break. A pause in the unbearable hum of existence that starts the second I open my eyes. It’s not that I hate life. It’s that I’m exhausted from surviving it. I wake up already tired, like I’ve lived a full day in my dreams — a nightmare marathon I don’t remember running. My body wakes up before I do, and by the time my mind catches up, I already wish it hadn’t.
By Noman Khan about a year ago in Psyche
Breaking Free: My Journey Beyond Chronic Illness
Years of chronic illness were my constant companion. Beyond just diagnosis, chronic illness became more of a shadow that followed me around; whispering limitations, doubts and despair. Instead of just giving up jobs or plans; I had to give up who I once was as well. Today however, wellness is no longer just a dream but an established reality in my life.
By Robert Brownabout a year ago in Psyche
