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I Was Bullied as a Kid and Then This Happened.
I had been bullied and harassed all day. Like most days. I was at the end of my tether and had a PE lesson to wrap things up.
Leon MacfaydenPublished 2 years ago in Psyche- First Place in The Remarkably Real Challenge
Choosing My Own Mirror
I step out of the shower and grab the towel hanging right next to me. My reflex is to cover my body immediately, so he doesn’t see it so clearly in this bright LED light.
Taru Anniina LiikanenPublished 2 years ago in Psyche How I Stopped Having Food Guilt and Anxiety at Christmas
Gingerbread people and sugar cookies, heaps and piles of boxed chocolate at work, grandma's Christmas pudding and don't forget about that yule log after that huge fest you're about to indulge in... okay you get it.
Victoria BezzegPublished 2 years ago in PsycheHow 'Dear Evan Hansen' Helped Me Find My Inner Self as Someone Who Struggles
Dear Lewis Jefferies, today is going to be a good day because you've accepted that having social anxiety is okay. The pain I've endured in the past of declining invitations to go out with people because I couldn't bring myself to going is unimaginable.
Lewis JefferiesPublished 2 years ago in PsycheBe(a)ware the Energy Vampire
Disclaimer: This article is only for those who are ready and are willing to understand and/or make real changes to their own energy. Do not read if you are unwilling to accept some controversial material.
Nadia IrisPublished 2 years ago in Psyche6 Ways My Life Changed in My First 30 Days Sober
The first 30 days of my sobriety were full of ups and downs. From day one, my decision to give up drinking changed everything. For over a decade, booze, and activities involving booze, had comprised so much of my life; so, it should have been no surprise that its absence would spark such widespread evolution. And yet, I never expected it.
Taylor Moran WritesPublished 2 years ago in PsycheCounseling And Therapy For Addiction and Mental Health
I was meeting with a man for the first and last time in a session that usually did not go this way. He asked if I could hear his confession. I told him that I was not a priest and that if it was a crime or involved hurting himself or another, I could not keep that secret as a priest could. As he started to talk, he made it clear enough without saying it that he had killed someone. Or that at least he was paid to hurt others and paid well to do that. I told him that people in recovery will often make amends by offering to not do that thing anymore. Then he said, “I probably couldn’t do that. I believe that if I’m paid to do this again, I will.” I was thinking how I really didn’t want to carry around his crime or crimes with me. I then said that I would like to help him but I was sure that his best bet would be to speak with a priest and I encouraged him to do that as soon as possible. Our session ended. I think back on that day often. I was new to the position of counselor. A few years later, I was told in a high-speed chase with law enforcement, with him on a motorcycle, he went off the road and became paralyzed for the rest of his life. I was told he is living in a nursing home and that is probably where he will live out his days. Could I have done something different. Something that may have prevented this from happening? This time and others I would look back to see if there wasn’t something that may have changed the circumstances.
Denise E LindquistPublished 2 years ago in PsycheSurviving My First Sober Party
I quit drinking well into the throes of the Covid pandemic. We had been on quarantine orders for months at the time and while small, safe gatherings were finally being allowed, Sean and I were still spending 95% of our time at home away from others.
Taylor Moran WritesPublished 2 years ago in PsycheHoliday Gift Guide for Deaf People - It's Not What You Think
Know a Deaf or Hard of Hearing person and would like to get them a holiday gift? Sometimes our best intentions have the wrong impact. You give something that a Deaf or Hard of Hearing person will either find useless, insulting, or repetitive.
Tracy StinePublished 2 years ago in Psyche10 Things I Won’t Forget After Listening to People’s Problems for 7 Years
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” — Ernest Hemingway I will never forget the lessons other people taught me by confiding to me their problems. For the past seven years, I’ve had a section at my blog titled “Dear Joyce” where I offered to listen to people who needed someone to talk to. While I have not officially been a life coach, I had that precious opportunity to know people better, deeper. By entrusting me with their concerns, I have gained much more than I have ever thought I would.
Jocleyn SorianoPublished 2 years ago in PsycheThe Pain in My Heart Pushed Me to Start the Speaking Bipolar Site
“And he's bipolar. You know what that means.” My boss was 10 minutes into his gossip fest. Today's victim was one of his oldest friends. I heard a litany of all the things his friend had done wrong, and all the poor choices he had made. My boss boasted of their 20-year friendship, but I couldn't help but wonder if it really was a friendship.
Scott NinnemanPublished 2 years ago in PsycheI Discovered My True Friends When I Went a Little Cray
Since my series of brain injuries, I’ve thought a lot about friendship. I’ve learned who my friends are, and who they’re not. And I treasure relationships more than ever. I appreciate the love of my friends, but I’ve also had to distance myself from friendships that are emotionally or mentally unhealthy.
Catherine KenwellPublished 2 years ago in Psyche