stigma
People with mental illness represent one of the most deeply stigmatized groups in our culture. Learn more about it here.
On Death
Quick Facts -Death is often considered the ceasing of physical existence, however, death can be considered in a psychological sense as well!
Gabriel MohrPublished 3 years ago in PsycheChanging the public view on Phobias
Before you read on, I apologise if the grammar in this story is bad, but I needed to get this message out there and because of its contents I couldn’t meticulously comb through it for every error. If you continue to read, then thank you for taking the time to read what I feel I need to say.
Matthew KeoghPublished 3 years ago in PsycheADHD Demystified
Everyone seems to think they know all about ADHD and its symptoms. I'll be out somewhere and over hear people say things to their friends like, "I'm so ADD right now!", because they'll be on their phone while also working on their computer, and they cant decide which device to devote their attention to. I've also talked to many people who don't believe ADHD is a legitimate issue or that it was created by big pharma just to sell drugs. What's worse are the numerous stereotypes and stigmas that are associated with having ADHD. When people hear that I am ADHD, cue the eye rolls and endless suggestions of dietary changes, more exercise, less screen time, it's a conspiracy, or worse, "it's all in your head", comments.
Wendy SandersPublished 3 years ago in PsycheSleeping During the Day Doesn’t Make You a Failure
--- I'm waking up stumbling, my eyes half closed as I look at the time, 6pm. It's really 6pm for the second day in a row. I've been trying to wake up early enough to get time sensitive things done for days and I am feeling like I've failed…again.
Kailey DrakePublished 3 years ago in PsycheI’m Not a ‘Real Man’
Growing up, I was told a lot of things about being a man. Most commonly, I heard that men don’t cry, show weakness, or even get emotional.
Stigmas of mental illness
Stigmas of Mental Illness As far as I can remember, I was always an eclectic individual. I wore colorful clothes as a child and teenager. I beat to my own drum and had my own quirks. When it came to school, I bonded with my teachers rather than the other students my own age. I had a very hard time communicating. I was always very anxious. Don’t get me wrong, I was in the top of my class academically and in 11 clubs and activities in my senior year but I still had internal issues.
Sadie ColucciPublished 3 years ago in PsycheWHEN DISEASES HAVE LOGOS
Don’t panic folks. This isn’t just another ill-informed, pub quiz diatribe on COVID19. More an exploratory rant about how, with the help of our relentless 24 hour news machines, we love to turn everything, including diseases, into a brand. Why we do it. And why we surrender so much power to these brands.
Iain CooperPublished 3 years ago in PsycheAbleism in Reading Communities
I have experienced many things in the reading communities I am a part of and not all of them have been wholeheartedly positive. Reading communities, like every other community on the internet often have a certain amount of toxicity. As the reading community is made up of so many different kinds of people, there would definitely be amounts of various things that are problematic in internet communities including: racism, sexism, homophobia, misgendering and transphobia, insults and various other forms of discrimination. But I think one of the worst forms of discrimination I have seen in the reading community is ableism. Ableism is alive so much in the reading community and it comes in the form of 'listening to audiobooks is not reading' and 'e-readers are not real books' or even 'reading on e-readers is not really reading'. I find this behaviour disgusting.
Annie KapurPublished 3 years ago in PsycheI'm Not Lazy, I'm Mentally Ill
There are some days I just can’t bring myself to get out of bed in the morning. For the most part, I usually fight through that and drag my ass out of bed, but to what end?
Meaghan WardPublished 3 years ago in PsycheWhy mentally ill homeless people don't seek treatment
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article appeared on News Break. I hear it all the time. Why don’t mentally ill homeless people seek treatment?
David HeitzPublished 3 years ago in PsycheIt Was Always Ableism
Disclaimer: this is going to be a little all over the place because I haven’t fully processed a lot of what I’m speaking about here. I hope it’s at least a bit coherent.
Van Gogh - Genius, despair and true beauty
Aquamarine blues, golden yellows, an already beautiful scene made all the more enchanting seen through the eyes of Van Gogh. It’s hard to deny that he perceived the world differently, desperately trying to translate the swirling colours of the natural world into art.
Josh Chandler MorrisPublished 3 years ago in Psyche