selfcare
The importance of self-care is paramount; enhance your health and wellbeing, manage your stress, and maintain control under pressure.
Still Learning
Three years ago, I was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 disorder. The disorder brought a lot of chaos, mania, depression, anxiety, and heartbreak. The illness came out of nowhere and even stumped doctors in Spain as to what I had. I went into detail in my book that I self-published. It felt great to get it out there so that other people suffering could relate. Even with therapy and medicine, I'm stuck in a place I don't want to be. It’s hard for me to relearn how to think. What many people don’t understand is that fateful night I blacked-out a healthy person and woke up bipolar- my brain was overloaded and now is in recovery mode. Even though it has been three years, it feels like it all happened yesterday. I’ve been going to therapy and even went to a cognitive behavior program to help me get to a healthy place. I’m stable again but I have noticed I still struggle to do things that pre-Bipolar were easy. For instance, grocery shopping has become a hard task. Pre-Bipolar, if I needed something, I would go get it. Now, I hesitate to leave the house. Maybe, it's because it's easier to order groceries or maybe it's because my brain got used to not leaving my safe haven. I stay home because I am unemployed and that comes with a plethora of issues for me. Now, I have zero hobbies because I have no interests and my children are all grown up and don’t need me like they did when they were younger. I tried making friends through various apps but that didn’t go so well. It felt like bad dating apps, lol. I stay home doing chores and some days I pass the time watching tv. I don’t want to be a couch potato. I want to be adventurous again. I loved going out and exploring the city.
By Noemi Diaz4 years ago in Psyche
It's Not Aquaphobia?
Simone stood in front of the bathroom mirror, her reflection staring back at her. She examined the dark circles under her eyes, then the slight oiliness of her hair. Picking up her hairbrush, she sighed deeply, and stared at the bristles for what seemed like eternity before running them through her raven tresses. Once she started brushing, it felt wonderful on her scalp, scratching and scraping the itchiness away. Tiny flakes of dandruff followed the bristles through her hair, sitting like snowflakes against its inky darkness. Lightly brushing the flakes away with her fingertips, she set the brush back down and turned to leave the room.
By Sheila Sellinger, Author4 years ago in Psyche
How Buffy Helps Me Process Big Emotional Themes
One thing that I learned from the mentors of my past that seems to hold very true, is that you have to feel your stuff in order to heal it. The feelings have to be present. And you have to acknowledge them and feel them in order to heal the associated wounds. Otherwise they just stay under the radar and keep coming back to kick your butt. Avoidance is really not a strategy that was ever intended to last for very long.
By Ursula Faye4 years ago in Psyche
Why are You Always Lying?
“Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.” – Alain de Botton Everyone lies, but mostly, they lie to themselves. Even those couragous characters who go to therapy and undergo rigourous personal examination will be lying to themselves soon enough if they don't pay attention.
By Jamie Jackson4 years ago in Psyche
We Are All Dying in Our Own Private Vessels
I woke up from a deep sleep with some weird dreams and a case of the Sunday Scaries. I don’t mind my job. I like it in fact. I connect with kids and it brings me joy, but it takes a lot of my time. Sometimes after work, my brain is too fried to write or have any creative ideas. Sometimes my brain is too fried to have enough energy to engage with my own kid or to head to the gym.
By Melissa Steussy4 years ago in Psyche
Are You An Echoist?
Narcissism is something we hear about alot these days. Narcissism is a developmental stage in childhood, but ideally we move through this stage, and have a healthy sense of narcissism. Then there is Narcissistic Personality Disorder which is an unhealthy sense of narcissism.
By Kate Strong4 years ago in Psyche
Self Empathy — The Healing Power of Witnessing
In many healing modalities witnessing what is happening on the inner level is the healing. The changes happen on the inner planes, we see the changes in our minds eye, or feel or hear them, which helps create the transformation.
By Kate Strong4 years ago in Psyche
10 Ways To Care For Yourself
When you hear the words self-care, what do you think? Maybe you think: Great! That means I can eat chocolate cake and lounge around in my pyjamas all day! But wait a minute. Sorry to say, that isn’t really self-care. That’s more like pseudo-self-care.
By Caitlin McColl4 years ago in Psyche
The Curious Case of Not Wanting Unconditional Love
I just spent the last hour and a half crying to my mother for reasons she doesn't even know. She just assumed it was my severe depression acting up again like some rash flaring up. But I realized something, it didn't feel good. It felt upsetting. it honestly made me angry knowing that I had her unconditional love. The caring words she said only made me angrier. It's when I come to realize, in an over-psycho-analyzing way that don't want love, at least just simply handed to me. I may be grateful for it, somewhat, but I just can't shake the feeling for me that love shouldn't just be there.
By Kevin Williams4 years ago in Psyche
A Love Letter for When the Societal Pressures Flood In
In an age of manufactured individuality, it is difficult to hold onto your uniqueness. It is easy to become ensnared in the matrix when we have standards placed in our faces every single time we reach for our phones. It is essential to be true to yourself, no matter what the world tries to do to you. As if striving for perfection wasn't enough, we also have to conform to social pressures. Social media allows us to see how and what our decisions are being scrutinized by the masses.
By Hannah Wilkins4 years ago in Psyche
