stigma
People with mental illness represent one of the most deeply stigmatized groups in our culture. Learn more about it here.
The Truth About OCD
OCD is NOT Obsessive Cleaning Disorder. OCD is NOT Obsessive Christmas Disorder. OCD is NOT a choice. OCD is not a cute little quirk.
Josey PickeringPublished 2 years ago in Psycheelephants in the sea
So they say we live our lives recklessly because we don't have a sleep-rise schedule. They say we're a tribe of elephants playing in the sea giving an ethereal performance to the whales. We're just a spectacle to them. How many times will their chaos cause them destruction? But what they don't acknowledge is the world that comes from this broken binary code. It isn't perfect and that's the sheer beauty of our existence, right?
SouluminosityPublished 2 years ago in PsycheStop Misrepresenting the Mentally Ill
It's all in your head! I mean, you're right, it is. It's almost like my brain, which is inside my head, can be affected by illness the same way my body can. Who would have thought?
ghostsandrebelsPublished 2 years ago in Psyche30 Struggles of ISJFs
The wonderful ISFJ is the martyr of the Myers–Briggs personality test. It stands for introversion (I), sensing (S), feeling (F), and judgment (J). This type is influenced by introverted sensing and guided by extroverted feeling. People with this personality type either like you or couldn’t care less about you. When they do like you, however, they’ll move mountains to make you happy.
Andrea LawrencePublished 2 years ago in PsycheThe 24 Year Haul
Simply put, my life hasn't been easy. Its been quite tough, actually. This is unfortunately the way it is for so many young people due to the fact that the world just plain sucks. I'm so tired of talking about mental health and therapy as if it's a bad thing. It's still a taboo topic which is why many people, young and old, including myself are scared to talk about it or to get help. I personally think about mental health as if it's a disease, because it is but instead of it being physical its emotional/mental. I think that employees should be allowed to take mental health days like any other sickness but unfortunately big corporations like Taco Bell (speaking from experience) don't care how you feel and think if you need a mental health day that you're just trying to get out of work. To them you're just a number.
Jordyn RachellePublished 2 years ago in PsycheMisconceptions about Schizophrenia
I have schizophrenia, and I am sick. Sick of stigma. It cripples me more than the disease, and that’s saying a lot. I’m tired of people with schizophrenia being thought of as violent, creepy, stupid, and incapable.
Samantha MarinPublished 2 years ago in PsycheI'm Not "Dramatic", It's Neurodivergence!
As a society, we absolutely need to stop using functioning labels to describe autistics. Here's why. 1. They're ableist. Functioning labels are independent of intelligence, and don't do a great job considering the abilities of an individual. By saying someone is low-functioning or high-functioning, we isolate them from their non-disabled peers by implying defectiveness. Think about it. We speak of autistic people the way we speak of a malfunctioning machine, which diminishes humanity and encourages stigmatization. Let's use the term low-functioning as an example. By referring to a person as low-functioning, we imply they can't get by on their own, and that their success in life comes only from the assistance of others. We degrade them to a term, a disability, rather than an independent person with ideas and talents. With each disablity hurdle comes an overwhelming skill.
ghostsandrebelsPublished 2 years ago in PsycheObsessive Compulsive Disorder
This piece is about mental health awareness and the struggle many people face every single day. It is not meant as a diagnostic tool or to give any medical advice whatsoever. Every individual has their own story and their own treatment plan, so even if you see part of yourself in this piece, it's vital that you seek the help of a trained professional. It IS okay not to be okay.
Analise DionnPublished 2 years ago in Psyche- Top Story - February 2022
5 B.S Reasons Why Men Don't Go To Therapy
It is about time that the stigma of therapy is slowly diminishing. Within the past few years, more men have become more accepting of starting the conversation of, "I need help."
Chandi PeardonPublished 2 years ago in Psyche If You Kill Yourself, We Can’t Watch Heathers Together
Dear JJ, It was Tuesday when I found out, 2:26pm to be precise. “Can you call me ASAP?” the Twitter DM read. Of course it was Twitter.
Laura GentlePublished 2 years ago in PsycheCommon Myths And Misconceptions About Anorexia
People have many misconceptions approximately anorexia. Due to bad know-how of the phenomenon or because of various popular myths surrounding eating problems, the majority assimilate denatured ideas concerning anorexia and the men and women it impacts.
Writer TigerPublished 2 years ago in Psyche- Top Story - January 2022
How to Fly with Two Wheels
Dear Stranger, You ask why I bike fast. Maybe you didn’t exactly ask, but your tone told me your comment was a question. Humans have long envied birds. We have an instinctive hunger to experience the unknown and push the limits of impossibility. In this instance, it manifests in a desire to harness the wind. We see the birds wheeling above; we see trees bending and snapping under the strength of simple air. And we want it. Children fly kites and make paper airplanes – when they grow up, they build jets and helicopters and hang gliders.
Starlight StormPublished 2 years ago in Psyche