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A solid support system is invaluable for one's recovery from psychiatric illness and mental health issues.

Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
Please forgive me for this one. It is only a few days before our semester begins at the college where I teach. I have been in touch with our new coordinator, looked over my notes from having had the same group last year, and deliberately avoided going into the building. Our first meeting gave us the option to be online, and I was hoping I could continue with this particular conceit for the rest of the course. And on top of this, I have been told that I might possibly - just maybe - have two whole courses at the college to teach!
By Kendall Defoe about a month ago in Psyche
Mental Health and High Functioning
Hiding or masking serious mental health struggles (like bipolar disorder) while presenting a “perfect” outward life can happen, and it carries real risks.
By Annam M Gordon2 months ago in Psyche
FORGIVENESS WITHOUT SURRENDER
There is a version of forgiveness that has been handed to the wounded like a commandment to return to the scene of the crime.
By THE HONED CRONE2 months ago in Psyche
THE MILLSTONE FOR THE MANIPULATOR
Congratulations, O Great Hunter of the Vulnerable. You found someone wounded and called it opportunity. You found someone trusting and called it weakness. You gathered intelligence about a stranger’s wounds, family, loneliness, finances, history, hopes, and fears, then used that sacred map not to help her escape the wilderness, but to lead her deeper into it.
By THE HONED CRONE2 months ago in Psyche
How Do You Help a Partner With Low Self-Esteem?
In answer to the question, it is important to appreciate that you really can't help someone with low esteem, except on a detached, supportive basis. They has to help themselves because low self-esteem is a rejection of the self - a loathing for who they are.
By Elaine Sihera 2 months ago in Psyche
Abandoning Reason For Madness
Written by a human, for humans, always. I used to believe. I was told the same story as so many different people. That different universities were desirable for knowledge...
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM2 months ago in Psyche
The Contribution Delusion
Written by a human, for humans, always. This article may lean into some uncomfortable territory. I'll try to qualify what I am saying as often as I can catch.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM2 months ago in Psyche
TheraRuck™: How Andrea Bailey Is Helping Women Carry Less and Find Strength in Every Step
What if the things weighing you down could become the very things that teach you how to move forward? For many women, emotional weight is invisible. It can look like being the dependable one, the caregiver, the professional, the mother, the partner, the woman everyone calls when they need something. From the outside, she may appear strong and capable. Inside, she may be exhausted from carrying responsibilities, expectations, grief, uncertainty, and emotions she rarely has time to process.
By Tammy Reese2 months ago in Psyche
Sometimes You Have to Disappoint People to Stop Disappointing Yourself
For a long time, I thought being a good person meant keeping everyone happy. Say yes. Be available. Don’t make things uncomfortable.
By mike2 months ago in Psyche
You Don’t Need Closure From People Who Hurt You
There is a strange kind of pain that comes from unanswered questions. Why did they leave? Why did they change? Why wasn’t I enough?
By mike2 months ago in Psyche
Some People Only Love the Version of You They Can Control
There is a strange moment that happens when you start changing. You become more confident. You start saying no. You stop explaining every decision.
By mike2 months ago in Psyche
Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts: The Psychology of Quiet Bullying
They picture shouting, insults, threats, humiliation in front of a crowd or physical intimidation. Those forms of bullying certainly exist and because they are obvious, they are easier for others to recognize. It is easy to recognize a man hovering over a woman and using his presence to intimidate her into submission or when an adult does it to a child or even another adult; or even a child to an adult. Obvious aggression is so easy to recognize that it leaves little to no debate when it happens; usually the masses can agree on it quickly.
By Cadma2 months ago in Psyche