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Finding my Mama in an MRI Machine
Today I participated in a brain injury research study conducted by a local health sciences university. Parts of it were fascinating (I experienced virtual reality for the first time) and other parts were exhausting (moving items around on a computer screen). But the best part, by far?
Catherine KenwellPublished 6 months ago in Psyche
On Reading "Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief"
This month’s book recommendation is a little different, a little more personal. I wanted to focus on one book that appeared at the time I think I needed it most. I recently returned to my office for the first time in two years. I keep books everywhere, so unsurprisingly there was a bunch waiting for me when I came back. Sitting on my desk, the first book at the top of the pile was Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief. I immediately put it in my tote bag to bring home.
Self-Care Sundays
Two stories high and made of bricks, the first rays of sun light shine through the frosted glass windows and beam into my bedroom, lighting it up brightly. It’s Sunday morning.
I Am Alien
I wrote this short piece as a free-form exercise back in November of 2017. The goal was to write about what it would be like if you could step outside of reality and visit your own mind. There are so many elements of this writing that I used as personal inspiration and reference when writing The Caretaker: https://www.amazon.com/Caretaker-David-J-Badurina/dp/B08N5MX3N8/
David BadurinaPublished 6 months ago in Psyche
A Colorful Mind
“I know he’s out there mother. His noise is compelling. I can hear it! How do you not hear it?” My eyes opened wide as I calmly took a deep breath and didn’t turn my head. The dampness of the sheets stained onto me as I tried my best not to move a muscle.
A. Bellavoix Jr.Published 6 months ago in PsycheTaking a Step in Knowing the Mind, Body, and Spirit
Towards the end of April, in the year 2019, I learned a lot about myself. I learned more than I thought I would, learned about my mind and why the things I thought happened the way they did. I came to understand why I was so different from the kids I grew up with, why I always felt strange and alien even as I pretended I was "just like every other girl."
Brittany MillerPublished 6 months ago in Psyche
Why you feel sad out of the blue
Do you ever wonder why you're in a bad mood for no apparent reason? Feel your good moods begin to turn south out of the blue? Has forcing yourself to always be happy left you emotionally exhausted? A possible answer is that you are not properly regulating your emotions.
How I Help People With Anxiety
Anxiety today could be considered a universal experience. Nowadays it seems as though if you aren’t anxious, you are considered to be the exception rather than the rule. Anxiety has become such a huge part of our experience that it would be almost strange to think that it might not have as much power over our lives as it does.
Dustin WalkerPublished 6 months ago in PsychePillows, Comfort Objects, and the Elephant in the Room
At my last counseling session, I asked my counselor for a throw pillow perched on a chair. As she handed it over, she called it her "elephant in the room" pillow, so clients can acknowledge hard issues in their lives. The elephant pillow is one large blob with flappy ears and a stuffed trunk. It has soft fabric that's soothing to rub too.
Eileen DavisPublished 7 months ago in Psyche
6 Mental Health Workplace Myths
When it comes to having a mental illness and having a job, there are, understandably, a lot of fears. There are also many different myths that we begin to believe as truths because, when you have a mental illness, the negative thoughts feel like the truth to us.
Richard BaileyPublished 7 months ago in PsycheCan Accepting The Truth of Childhood Trauma Lead to Forgiveness and Healing?
My Dad never had a chance. He was one of seven kids. He had more trauma in his childhood than you could imagine. I understand that not all abused people end up harming others, but some do.
Chris FreylerPublished 7 months ago in Psyche
Mom's Window
As recently as October, 2021, Alzheimer’s and Dementia stepped up their game and began working hard to take our mother away from us. A lot of people know and love my mother as someone with an infectious smile and a laugh larger than life. Most would remember playing hide-and-seek at the big house in Fort Wayne, or playing “Red Light/Green Light” in the yard at my grandmother’s house in Augusta, or her singing, laughing, playing pranks, etc., but one thing is certain, they’d definitely remember mom having to get the first and last hug and then waving good-bye until she couldn’t see their car any more. Those closest to mom understood her insatiable love of art and natural light.
Veronica ColdironPublished 7 months ago in Psyche
