Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
More Cruelty
What do you do when people only ever seem to offer you more cruelty along with that which they've already put into your life? I wish I knew, I really wish I knew. Maybe you turn the other cheek, or simply shrug it off? Maybe you combat cruelty with cruelty, or with love and compassion? I just don't know.
By Tim Lawson8 years ago in Psyche
Thirty Stitches, A Concussion, & the First Day of my Junior Year
It is pitch black and I cannot tell if I am dreaming. I remember a bike, a car, a curb, and then, did someone punch me in the eye? I wake up disoriented in the backseat of an ambulance. Sirens are blaring, and a man I’ve never seen before is dabbing my cheek with what I assume are cotton balls with some form of antiseptic on them. My facial expression remains stoic, but internally I am panicking. I touch my face, then look at my hand and see blood. It has a watery consistency, not at all like the blood in the movies. He asks me questions to keep me present and distract me from the blood, and it works. He asks me about school, and I actually laugh. Even with a gaping wound, I could not escape the irony of this happening to me the day before my first day of my junior year of high school. My mom shows up at the hospital and I end up with thirty stitches and a mom scared half to death.
By Giselle Omar8 years ago in Psyche
The Little White Lie...
I can't really pinpoint where it started to fall apart, but I have a general timeline over the last two years. Reflecting on this past year, I've recognized that it's probably been one of the most challenging, boring years I've ever experienced in my 30 years of living. Honestly though, this last year I don't think qualifies for "living" but more like "just making it through another exactly same day."
By Rachel Hill8 years ago in Psyche
Living on the Edge
In America, 1.6 percent of the population suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). In Canada, 2 percent of the population are effected by this "dramatic and erratic" personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by intense mood swings, impulsivity and severe problems with self-worth. Borderlines also suffer from bouts of inappropriate rage, fear of abandonment, suicidal gestures, unstable relationships and chronic feelings of emptiness. Unfortunately, like most mental illnesses, BPD is often coupled with other mental illnesses, and treatment options vary from person to person.
By Hailey Gumbley8 years ago in Psyche
The Odd Fact That Reading Save Lives
I was around five years old when I completed my first book. And funnily enough, it made no sense. Not because it was a child's book and they are general nonsense anyhow, but because it was actually a Shakespearean novel that I picked up solely because I liked the cover. The classroom assistants laughed and refused to help me read it, but I did anyway. (And boy, was it confusing.)
By Paige Martin8 years ago in Psyche
Life with BPD
Everything ends. You either do it until you die or it leaves. The choice you make it how you cope with the end, and how long you prolong the inevitable. It isn’t about denying the end; it’s about avoiding it. You run from commitments knowing you’ll ruin them prematurely. Only you last until death. Everything else leaves.
By Kat Kaplan8 years ago in Psyche
I Hate You. Don't Leave Me
Relationships with BPD are anything but simple, both the person with BPD and the one without it can feel as if they are always treading on eggshells in a constant war zone. People with Borderline Personality Disorder have extreme difficulty maintaining a healthy relationship with anyone. From intimate relationships to relations with family members due to the dreadful symptoms that the disorder causes, which are mood swings, risky and impulsive behavior, and what I believe is the most severe, the cognitive-perceptual symptoms which involve suspicion, paranoia, and illusions. All of these symptoms make the person with BPD feel as if they are ticking time bomb that they cannot control. As a person with this disorder, I know and have struggled to maintain a healthy relationship with the people I love due to the fact that I have a hard time trusting others because I am so afraid of them leaving me and abandoning me, which is the root cause of this disorder.
By Sierra George8 years ago in Psyche
Drugs vs. Emotions
As a former user, I’ve come to the realization that my drug use stemmed mostly out of being unable to control my emotions. I was unable to handle the power inside of me that controlled me. Prior to using, I had sleep problems since an early age. My brain seemed to never shut off analyzing this and analyzing that. I pick up on other people’s emotions, too. I’ve been called an empath by a shaman. I was given these gifts, and had no idea how to handle them, control them, or what they even were, so I turned to drugs.
By James Gaines8 years ago in Psyche
