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Is Suicide Selfish?
**Trigger Warning: This article may be triggering to those struggling with suicidal ideation or other mental illnesses. ** "Suicide isn’t chosen. It happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain. When you wake up in extreme pain and crippling sickness and get mad at God for allowing you to wake up instead of thanking him for the day. Because you don’t want the day… because you have no choice in your life anymore.
By Annalise Mishler7 years ago in Psyche
Living with My Medical Mystery
The symptoms started the summer of 2015. My sleeping was getting worse; I kept waking up every few hours and no matter how long I slept for, I was still tired. It was only until my doctor noticed my thyroid looked enlarged did I start testing for medical problems. Since thyroid problems are already in my family, they tested the thyroid antibodies and the results came back slightly elevated. Then my doctor suggested I get a sleep study to test for sleep apnea since that is also already in my family. Nothing; the test was normal. With nothing obviously wrong, my doctor recommended a gluten free and dairy free diet and various supplements to improve my energy. And with that, I went off to college. Right after I went to the campus, the nausea started. Whenever I ate, I would get waves of nausea. I would spend a majority of the day so nauseous that walking made it worse. It was almost unbearable.
By Sarah Gombold7 years ago in Psyche
How to Use Meditation to Treat Anxiety and Stress. Top Story - September 2017.
Meditation can seem daunting to those who are unfamiliar with the practice, and often people believe that there is no way they can possibly clear their mind for long enough to achieve any benefit. We often visualise meditation as the Buddhist monks sitting with their hands upturned on their crossed legs, chanting 'Um' repeatedly. Of course, this image is correct for some methods of meditation practice, but this is not the image you should associate with meditating.
By Anna Pembrey7 years ago in Longevity
Weathering Childhood Surgery
Hearing that your child needs surgery, for whatever reason, is a scary venture for any parent. It doesn’t matter if it’s emergency surgery for the first time, or the 10th time and scheduled in advance, you’re going to stress heavily. Having surgery can create a scattered mindset that will slow your ability to process information and limit the amount you can process.
By Nicole Blomerus7 years ago in Longevity
Wake Up. You're Dreaming.
Ever since I was little, I can remember having all sorts of dysfunctional ways of being. Even at a toddler, you could see my anxiety in photographs. When I look back on them now, I think, "How the hell could I have been anxious?" Because at that age, I wasn't even having thoughts. I wasn't wondering or worrying about anything, per se, but what I could feel — was energy.
By Kristina Licare7 years ago in Psyche
PTSD
By definition, PTSD is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a shocking, terrifying, or dangerous event. For the most part and what society is used to hearing is that PTSD is associated with the military. A vast majority of veterans have come home with this disorder, many have gone undiagnosed, homeless, and having to face the ramifications of PTSD on their own. Holidays such as the 4th of July have an aching affect on veterans, homeless or not, due to the loud bangs of firework celebrations. Loud sounds such as fireworks when heard by vets with PTSD will mentally send them for cover, as thought the loud sounds takes them back to when they were in battle; the load sounds from gun fire and missiles are what vets are feeling rather than logically knowing at the time they are hearing fireworks.
By Kate Adams7 years ago in Psyche