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My Experience in the Airport as a Sunflower Lanyard Wearer
A sunflower lanyard indicates in a subtle way that the wearer has an invisible disability, something that is unseen, for example, autism, anxiety, or in my case, schizophrenia. When the opportunity arose for me to go to New York, I was immediately concerned about how I would handle the travel aspect of it, specifically the airports. Airports had always made me feel stressed and nervous but the biggest difference in this trip is that I would be taking it alone. I wasn’t sure this was even something I was capable of.
Gillian CorsiattoPublished 7 months ago in PsycheIf They Wanted to Apologize, They Would
In terms of closure, there are few things more powerful than an apology. Giving an apology after making the wrong choice is a healing balm. It lets the other person know that you feel remorse, but more than that it’s a promise. A promise to change behavior. A promise to be better, kinder, more compassionate or understanding the next time.
E.B. JohnsonPublished 7 months ago in PsycheI Need Therapy
Last night, I watched a movie and it gave me an existential crisis. The movie in question was "The Giant Mechanical Man" curtesy of Tubi. For context, Janice (Jenna Fischer) who doesn't have her life together crosses paths with Tim (Chris Messina) who performs on the street as the giant mechanical man and finds purpose in his street performance because he wants people who don't have their lives together to feel less alone.
Olivia BarkerPublished 7 months ago in PsycheThe void
The void I’ll be honest: there’s nothing more alluring than my oh-so satisfying vices. For some twisted reason, the universe dug a void into every living being on earth and left us here with no clue how to fill it. We’ll continue to search till we reach the ends of the earth for that something to fill the void.
Aathavi ThangesPublished 8 months ago in PsycheJughead Jones Is My Spirit Animal
Some time ago, I mentioned in an earlier story that I'm a big fan of Archie comics, with the fandom beginning with an Archie comic book being a childhood birthday present. In the time that passed, I collected a lot of the Archie comic books, digests, double digest, and even subscribed for a brief period. I've read so many of the comics so habitually that I can even recite some of them. I've read a lot of adaptations and I've seen the Archie characters on various programs, the main one being the CW series, Riverdale. Throughout all of this, for three decades, there has been one constant: my favorite character has always been Jughead Jones.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 8 months ago in PsycheAsperger's Syndrome: What it's Like
A lot more is known about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) now than there was for those of us who grew up in the 1970s and 80s. For one, it's actually called ASD, and it's typically regarded that Asperger's Syndrome, which was itself a little-known condition back then, is at the higher-functioning end of the spectrum. Those of us at that end may not even be aware that that's what we have, we've always just been a bit quirky.
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It is important to be positive. Addiction demands we stay negative. If we don’t heal our trauma, grief and loss,
Denise E LindquistPublished 9 months ago in PsycheMy view on stress
I wrote a little free-verse poem earlier and I wanted to expand on it a little bit here. (i will link the poem at the end)
Mohammed DarasiPublished 9 months ago in PsycheThe Hysteria of Men
Once upon a time, hysteria was a term used to describe an affliction of the womb and a woman’s ovaries. Medical practitioners, such as the well-known Hippocrates, used the term hysteria to describe a tilted womb, ovarian torsions, uterine fibroids and other painful afflictions that are common to women. Hysteria was a very real medical condition that could be fatal to women and sometimes could only be repaired by removing the reproductive organs of a woman. This practice is called a hysterectomy, because it refers to the illness of hysteria that required this type of surgical treatment.
Chelas MontanyePublished 10 months ago in PsycheA Life Improvement I Made That I Wish I Had Done Sooner
When my diabetes developed complications 12 years ago , I could no longer work full time. I spent so much time in bed feeling ill and extremely lethargic I could not trust myself to be outdoors sometimes, fearing that I might collapse. As my doctor put it, my efforts were like trying to walk in treacle! To keep myself busy, and at least to utilise my brain, I took to the computer to do my writing, but that did nothing for my social life, or even basic exercise, which worried me daily, as exercise is often better than medication for that illness.
Elaine SiheraPublished 10 months ago in PsycheLast Night We Said Goodbye Again
He truly didn't deserve that death. He didn't need to die... It's been a trying year already. Let's recap 2023 so far, shall we?
Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)Published 11 months ago in PsycheMy OCD Stole My Writing From Me
I am a writer. More so than I am a human. My mom didn’t give birth to me, she just popped round to the local library and printed me out. It was never a point of me discovering, or becoming, or wanting to be a writer, the same way I never chose to be 5 foot 6, or allergic to penicillin, or a human being. I just am. That’s me. And I wouldn’t change it for this world or any other.