pop culture
Representations of mental health in pop culture; dissect and discuss popular psychology, mental illness stigmas, and media depictions.
Silenced Voice
Think We Have Freedom of Expression?- Think Again I had worked all day on my writing and then on my art drawings to get the writing posted before the deadline and to have my art of the day shared with my followers across all social media platforms I participate in. I’ve been working tirelessly for months to grow a following and monetize my accounts. Diligently, I have met the daily challenges and requirements imposed by each platform, and today was no exception.
By Alexandra Grant4 months ago in Psyche
How Much Power Do You Really Have?
People often complain that they feel powerless. There are, of course, many definitions of power, but when people complain of powerlessness they are most often using the word power as a substitute for control. They feel like they do not have any control over either their own lives or events happening in the wider world or both. The ability to control their own destiny has been taken from them and they are too unimportant to influence or change in any way events in the wider world or happening to the people they know. Whenever people say they feel powerless I feel compelled to disagree as I believe people have a lot more power than they think they do. Recently however, I have begun to question more deeply exactly what it is that makes me think that and if it is true.
By Everyday Junglist4 months ago in Psyche
Blood and Ink. Top Story - July 2026.
Spiders are my favorite animals. I've always loved them for as long as I can remember, ever since I was a little kid. Charlotte's Web was one of my favorite books and cartoons. This also partially inspired my passion for animal rights, including a decade of vegetarianism.
By Cheryl Lynn4 months ago in Psyche
Redirecting Media Narratives Of Mental Health Disorders. Content Warning.
Content warning: This article contains discussion of stigma towards mental health disorders, self-harm, and suicide. More people than ever are grappling with some form of mental disorder. However, some receive more grace and acceptance than others.
By Teguan Harris4 months ago in Psyche
THE SECRET OF DREAM - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
The Dream is not an object to be decoded, nor a message patiently awaiting the appropriate interpreter to reveal its content. The dream occurs prior to every distinction between subject and object, between reality and imagination, between meaning and absurdity. The interpretation of the dream can reach only a certain limit, and this limit is neither technical nor epistemological; it is ontological. What is at stake is not the inadequacy of a method, but the inability of any form of thought to fully grasp that which emerges from the unnameable depths of existence. The dream is the trace of a region where language has not yet solidified into concepts, where being has not yet crystallized into forms.
By alexis karpouzos5 months ago in Psyche
