pop culture

Representations of mental health in pop culture; dissect and discuss popular psychology, mental illness stigmas, and media depictions.

Blinded To The Truth
Written by a human, for humans, always. I remember being so angry when I received the paper back. Let me go back to the beginning.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHMabout 9 hours ago in Psyche
Three Wishes
I don’t believe in wishes. I wish I did and that they were real, but they aren’t. As a child, I believed in the tooth fairy, a wish on a shooting star, and a wish list for Santa. The reality, though, is that you can’t wish anything into existence, and you can’t wish things away. Every time I was told to make a wish as I blew out a birthday candle, it never came true. When I was asked what I wished for as a gift, it never materialized. Really, I don’t understand why people set children up for disappointments like this.
By Alexandra Granta day ago in Psyche
Are You What You Claim To Represent?
Written by a human, for humans, always. Who are you? It seems like an easy enough question to answer... One that we frequently give to others when we introduce ourselves...
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM7 days ago in Psyche
Institutional Abusive Relationships
Written by a human, for humans, always. I used to wonder how someone could allow themselves to become trapped in an abusive relationship…
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM8 days ago in Psyche
Anger Is for the Young
I see the news every day and listen to conversations people have about just about anything. Most of the time, the tone is angry, confrontational, and divisive. One side is pitted against another, one generation against another, one color against another, one race against another, one lifestyle against another, and so on. I don’t have time to be that angry. I’ve learned I don’t want to waste another minute on anger. Who needs it? It takes your time, does nothing to make the world better, and blows away years in discontent.
By Alexandra Grant9 days ago in Psyche
Grief, "If You're Here You Must Be Dead", and Straw Hat Pirates
I wasn't intending on publishing anything while I worked on my Scroll No More entry because this cold is sapping my energy and it's taking long enough without additional distractions.
By Paul Stewart15 days ago in Psyche
Your "Motivation Problem" May Be Something Else Entirely
Written by a human, for humans, always. So many people say that they want to change some aspect of their lives or to accomplish some goal...
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM16 days ago in Psyche
Why A Monkey Will Never Write Shakespeare
Written by a human, for humans, always. What is required to create a masterpiece? It is an interesting question that people have wondered about throughout time.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM18 days ago in Psyche
Possession
Possession What is possession? What is meant by possession? Mind, body, and soul? It seems like a transient question. Something left to another world, spiritual by nature. Some methodology best swept under the rug, left alone within our minds, our lives, and between one another as a silly story meant for children.
By Chase McQuade26 days ago in Psyche
Beyond 2016: Why Fraternity Is the Unbroken Engine of Patriarchal Power
Every time a horrific headline about violence against women breaks into the public consciousness, the cultural discourse falls into the exact same predictable loops. On social media, in news segments, and across comment sections, the explanations are flattened into convenient, short-sighted narratives: “It all started in 2016.” “It’s just partisan politics.” “It’s just that the media is reporting on it more now.” “We just need harsher prison sentences.”
By Sai Marie Johnson26 days ago in Psyche
Desire
Consider what moves within us. Fear, greed, love, envy, curiosity, shame, guilt, regret, joy, bliss, happiness, pride, sadness, loneliness, and others. We encounter these in different measures, under different circumstances, and sometimes struggle to find a name for what we feel. Yet through them we recognize something of one another: that we share the same consciousness... a human consciousness. Being in the wonderment of being human and the human experience.
By Chase McQuade29 days ago in Psyche
Therapy Through a Screen:
Therapy Through a Screen: The Hidden Risks of Virtual Mental Health Care Convenience should never come at the expense of privacy, safety, or the human connection that makes therapy work.
By Lilithea Adasiaabout a month ago in Psyche