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Advice and tips on managing mental health, maintaining a positive outlook and becoming your happiest self.

In the Most Desperate of Times When There Seems to Be No Hope, Just Live
Sometimes we wonder what our life’s really worth We wonder whether we’re fulfilling our purpose or not. Why do we wake up each morning? Why do we work so hard to make a living?
By Jocleyn Soriano4 years ago in Psyche
3 Not-So-Obvious Signs You’re Dealing with a Narcissist.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) has become the most widely discussed Cluster B personality disorder in recent years. Rightly so considering it is estimated that up to 5% of the population may qualify for this diagnosis. Of course, this percentage can only be estimated because so few people who display narcissistic personality disorder traits ever seek a diagnosis.
By Lena_Ann4 years ago in Psyche
Acknowledge Your Fear and Leverage it to Your Advantage
As someone who has overcome severe depression, yeah duh I struggle with fear. Who doesn't? Fear and other negative emotions like guilt and shame can be powerful indicators when noticed and addressed.
By Nicolette Tura4 years ago in Psyche
How To Fake It When You Can't Find the Words
I tried to remember the words I wanted to speak. I couldn’t recall their meaning, so I went looking for paint. I thought maybe the colors would describe how I felt. The color I was looking for perhaps did not exist. So I was left mute, grey, without substance or adequate description; transparent—no, semi-opaque, glisteningly absent, like a spirit that couldn’t let go. Floating, yet drowning.
By Catherine Kenwell4 years ago in Psyche
This Is How Wisdom Is Truly Earned
We all want to be happy. But contrary to what most people assume - we're not owed happiness. There is this belief that life should break its back for us to be happy, that God should play a harp and throw a party - for us, to be happy.
By Rabih4 years ago in Psyche
When A Covert Narcissist Finds Someone New - Part 1
When a Covert Narcissist finds someone new, it can feel as if we weren’t/ or aren’t good enough. We can feel like our world is coming down around us.
By Frederick Emerson4 years ago in Psyche
On the Intellect of Visual People
I think that there is a general assumption that visual artists are not that smart. Like perhaps they weren’t that good at things like reading, writing or math and that’s why they were left to mess around with their crayons instead of graduating past that like most people. In my career in design I’ve experienced some of the fallout from this mindset—being overly praised for writing a good email or the weird surprise from people if I have anything of value to say as if I only thought in color, shape and fonts. As a caveat to this, I will say that in my observations, there are differences in communication styles among “word people” and “visuals people” and that I’ve had to figure out how to bridge this divide so that I could survive and have any influence in a “word people” dominant environment and lucky for me I have been able to do it because I think I happen to exist in between these worlds.
By Nadya Goest4 years ago in Psyche
How Real Confidence Is Built
The world isn’t always friendly, and no matter how prepared we seem to be — we keep being surprised (not always positively) by Nature’s wild & unpredictable, well, nature.
By Rabih4 years ago in Psyche
Discussing Mental Health
I’ve been depressed. I can say that now as I’ve managed to get to a point where I’ve got a handle of my mental health and I can say I’m no longer in my lowest moment however still being aware of my mental space. Why is it only now though that I feel okay talking about it?
By Matthew Grantham4 years ago in Psyche
So what's next
Dear you, I have one thing I have wanted to scream out loud for the past couple weeks. I am twenty-four years old; I have a Master Degree and I am, pardon my French, f****** scared to ask myself:
By Bérengère Balteau4 years ago in Psyche
Gratitude as the only pain relief
To one of my closests friends, I can’t tell you how much I’m grateful for the way you saved my life, just sorry I couldn’t have done the same for you. Rest In Peace.
By lifeintheshadows4 years ago in Psyche
Baby steps.
“Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase.” Unknown. If I was able to give just one piece of advice to those who currently face mental health struggles such as anxiety and depression , it would be to take it one day at the time. The mind dislikes the present moment and prefers to jump between the past and the future, which is not serving us at the best of times, but when the emotionally heavy states are present, this tendency can weigh one down even more.
By Eva Smitte4 years ago in Psyche