selfcare
The importance of self-care is paramount; enhance your health and wellbeing, manage your stress, and maintain control under pressure.
Mindful Strides
Mindfulness, the phenomenon of truly being conscious and aware, too often lingers in the shadows of our perceived realities like a ghost. It lets you know its there through that in-explainable urge to choose one path over the other with the confidence of an omniscient being. It even lets you see it at those moments when you realize you’re truly happy, so happy that it feels as though your heart is smiling and your entire body may literally burst with joy.
By Lana Marie4 years ago in Psyche
"LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!"
Like so many of us today, I have a constant fight with depression. We’ve all had those terrible experiences in our lives which have affected us for the rest of our lives. But rather than dwell on the negative, I want to FOCUS on the POSITIVE.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in Psyche
Self-Care
One of the things that really helps me cope with the woes of depression is making sure that I can recognize myself in the mirror. It is so easy to go deep into that rabbit hole of weariness where you don't brush your hair, you might skip a shower or two and you haven't washed the three day old makeup off your face. One thing for me is that I would go days without making my bed. I would literally sleep on a bare mattress with my down comforter and felt fine with that. I just didn't have the energy to straighten up my room even if it was to just make my bed. As of Monday, I went almost a month without making my bed. My mom would beg me to stop living like that and I was like "my mattress is clean." Looking back two days later, in my extended moment of melancholy, sleeping on a bare mattress because you can't muster up the energy to carry out day to day activities is not ok and that's why it is so important to remember to embrace SELF-CARE.
By Dishanta Lopez4 years ago in Psyche
Something new and something blue
For once the reason I stopped writing for a while was a positive one, I’ve been so wrapped up with making changes in my life. I needed one of those spring cleans but for my mind instead, instead of the empty water bottles on the side cabinet it was negative thoughts and doubt lingering in the air. You could say it was just a mess.
By The Soul Whisperer4 years ago in Psyche
Stress is killing me.
“Engaging with the self, starting to treat ourselves as if we were a living, learning surprise, worthy of existence despite our constant fears, enables us to engage in a real way with others, to see others as possible surprises and even gifts.”
By Ashley Beeby4 years ago in Psyche
The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Competence
Emotional intelligence refers to a person’s ability to accurately understand and assess his or her feelings. It involves being acutely aware of how one responds to different situations as well as how other responds to one’s actions. It involves the desire/motivation to resist impulsive actions or utterances that may cause relational tensions or conflicts (such as anger-motivated verbal outbursts). Therefore, emotional intelligence constitutes people’s capacity for self-motivation, knowledge, and understanding of personal feelings. In addition, it includes the ability to regulate/manage one’s feelings in various social contexts. It also enables to recognize the emotions of others as well as the ability to handle interpersonal relationships.
By Alice Grey4 years ago in Psyche
Inside the psycho
Sh.... They might hear you. Who? The voices..... If there is anything I have learned from being in a mental hospital, it is that the craziest people in the world? Are not within these doors. I have never felt more at home than I have inside these rooms. Every door leading to another place where for the first time in my life, I am not ashamed to be. To simply be, with no contests. To finally, truly, exist in my own right without the added self loathing I am forced to wash myself with every time I shower.
By Nathan Hobba4 years ago in Psyche
Our Obsession With Social Media
Do you ever find yourself aimlessly scrolling through social media to pass the time? Scrolling through countless memes and posts, your eyes glazing over…Does it actually hinder your mental health? We digest countless of messages, posts, videos and opinions every day. We are told we need to care about every single one. Every ‘ping’ of a notification releases a tiny dose of endorphins, which leaves us craving more. But the more we consume, the more it chips away at us. Have you ever completely turned off your phone, or deleted an app and felt a sense of surprising relief? Not because your phone had died – but, because you genuinely wanted to take a break. As a society, we are constantly exposed to everything that is happening around the world, and in our social circles. Social media, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are our common mediums for this. It is important to stay “in the know” – but how much can social media use take a toll on us?
By Priyanka Chandi4 years ago in Psyche
Low Energy Days
Today I woke up to what I call a 'low energy day'. I decided years ago that I would use this term anytime I am feeling low and I am in fear that my depression is resurfacing. After unnecessary panicking, sometimes it turns out that it is just a day or two of feeling disconnected and unmotivated. Rarely is it the start of a major depressive episode. In cognitive behavioral therapy, we learn that our word choices are critically important and can impact how we feel. A ‘depressed’ day feels hopeless but a ‘low energy’ day is something I feel like I can manage through with the hopes of a brighter tomorrow.
By Susan Shier4 years ago in Psyche