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Stories in Psyche that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
The Secret Life of Dreams: The Ins and Outs of Sleep.
I’ve always been interested in other worldly topics, often wondering whether there is life after death? Do ghosts exist? And is that demon I see in sleep paralysis really trying to possess me?
Emm MargaretPublished 3 years ago in PsycheA letter to my young self
This is a letter to my young self & all persons who feel the oppressive weight of living under cultural and patriarchal restraint. Especially for those journeys that have been made more arduous due to intersectionality and for those who seek to heal from experienced traumas. It can feel like a lonely road travelled when our song feels dissonant to those around us. When individuality that follows the social norm is what is expected of us. When we are asked to be everything and expected to question none of it. When we keep space with those that do not keep space for us. When we find ourselves seeking other’s approval over our own. When we stop being crafters of our own story, stray from our path, and allow others to dance us along on marionetted strings. When we continue to witness the collective pain of marginalizing policies.
What is dating someone with BPD like?
Question #1: Before we met, what information did you have on Borderline Personality disorder? Oh god. Very little. Very very very little. All I knew about Borderline is that it was the mental illness with the highest successful suicide rate and that's about it.
Brianna St. ClairPublished 3 years ago in PsycheI Had to Write Words Backwards for 2 Whole Years Or Else My Friends Would Die
My OCD stole my writing from me. No seriously. A mental illness versus my existential purpose and still there were no winners. Just a loser. Just me.
12 Ways to Fight Depression That Aren't Medication
As a crisis worker, talking with patients in multiple hospitals, and while working in private practice as a licensed counselor, the two most common concerns I see people come in for help with are depression and anxiety. Ninety percent of the people that I work with suffered from one or both of these concerns.
Shana GalbraithPublished 3 years ago in PsycheComprehending the Incomprehensible
I recently learned of the tragic passing of one of Vocal’s very own beloved creators Tom Bradbury. I’m sure many of you who are in the various Vocal Facebook groups are also aware of the tragedy befalling Tom’s home in rural France to a violent fire in which a victim was recovered. I’m not going to go into anymore because trauma does not need to be re-trodden. Suffice it to say, tragedy can be difficult, or seem almost impossible, to wrap your head around.
Caitlin McCollPublished 3 years ago in PsycheHow a Fear of Missing Out was Detrimental to My Health
Fear of missing out (FOMO) is a social anxiety disorder wherein the sufferer believes they are missing out on important events. Usually the sufferer will compare their life to the lives of others, feeling inferior that they are not sharing in similar experiences. FOMO has been made worse by social media culture. With a constant stream of your peers successes fed to you through your phone, it’s no wonder that so many people feel inadequate, worrying that their life is not as fulfilling as it could be.
Jade HadfieldPublished 3 years ago in Psyche- Third Place in Coming of Age Challenge
I Partied Like it was 1999...until I Couldn't
Some of what I’m about to share is not my memory, but what has been pieced together with what I’ve been told by those who were there; I don’t actually remember some of it.
Jess BoyesPublished 3 years ago in Psyche Self-love in and After an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Well Hello! Welcome to the metaphorical psychological frogging (unraveling a project in fiber art lingo) of my long term relationship that, turns out, was emotionally abusive.
Christine HollermannPublished 3 years ago in Psyche- First Place in Coming of Age Challenge
Rogers: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Overcome the OCD.
I was 10 when it first happened. When this specific fear first appeared and drilled its way through the folds of my brain and stayed there. I was sitting on the couch while my mother worked her second job and just for a moment I looked over at the kitchen. Then, an intruder came into my head, a quick image of me plucking a knife from its block and stabbing myself in the gut.
Lucy RichardsonPublished 3 years ago in Psyche Understanding Neurodiversity: A Dyspraxic Viewpoint
Introduction Hello, my name is Chloe Urquhart or some of you might know me by my pen name, Amber Forest. Today I’m going to explain what the terms neurodiverse and neurotypical mean. I have what is considered a neurodivergent condition or developmental difference called dyspraxia, otherwise known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD). I am going to start off with some basic definitions and facts regarding neurodiversity and neurotypical. Next I will go into the theories and validity of the terms then I will give you my perspective from a dyspraxic (DCD) viewpoint.
Amber ForestPublished 3 years ago in PsycheVocal Is My Therapy
Why do I need therapy, you ask? Well, I'm experiencing a lot of anxiety for two reasons. One, I got a new job that's been stressful. Two, my birthday is coming soon. I will be turning thirty this year (as I am writing this). To be honest, I am not looking forward to it. For the first time in my life, I'm not looking forward to my birthday. Sad, right? To me, thirty is the end of being young and the start of getting old. I know that's dumb, but it's how I feel. I want to either repeat my twenties or stall the aging process altogether. But life doesn't work that way. I got to learn to accept that. Luckily, I have found a place of solace and peace. It's a place of belonging and artistic thinking. That place is called Vocal. Why is Vocal therapy for me?
Sarah LoydPublished 3 years ago in Psyche