selfcare
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Isolation
The sun blared through the open blinds as the maddening tapping from melting snow obliterated the young student’s train of thought every minute or so. The beautiful day taunted her as she sat in the poorly lit cave of a bedroom. As an insufferably happy couple passed the window, their unsettlingly bright smiles and annoyingly excited voices nearly pushed her to give up on trying to work all together. Just one more page of notes and she would take a break. She attempted to force herself to pay attention to teh meaning of each word.
By Yanna Ferrance5 years ago in Psyche
The daily mind of an average human. Can you handle it?
There really isn't an easy way or right way about sitting in front of a computer and looking at a blank word document or hell even in looking at a blank page of a journal on a desk or even in your lap. As someone who suffers several mental illnesses life is sure of one thing. How to make my life as miserable as possible. I live my life the way most do, I get up in morning, find some kind of breakfast and begin my day with signing into my job at home. Is it easy, most days, others are hell and it never feels like it will end until it does when I finish my day at a decent hour. I eat dinner and then spend half my night lying awake in my bed as my soon to be husband sleeps like a damn baby next to me and I won't say that I blame him or myself for my inability to sleep but I wish I could fall asleep as fast as him some nights. But the process begins again the following morning, and its a never ending cycle and undoubtfully a long one. It won't end unless I were to magically die the next morning for some unforeseen circumstance or I retire when I am of age. Maybe even with the possibly with disability but I may still work to provide an extra amount of income at some point down the road. Right I am so gonna do that who am I kidding to most average every day people I am an abled body human being that can still work and take of herself without any kind of help. That's what you would like to believe but in reality its not like that. And because of that is one of the few reasons why I turned to writing. It's one of the few things that allows my mind to set free of its thought process and I thought what better way to use my mind and make some kind of money off it by sharing it to the public eye. Don't judge me, I haven't slept in a week and if I have slept its only been about an hour maybe two if I am lucky.
By Hazel Taylor5 years ago in Psyche
I Sat in Silence for 10 Days
January, 2020. I flew from Toronto, ON to Calgary, AB. From there, I drove 4 hours East, straight to the middle-of-nowhere prairies. It was icy, bare and windy. The horizon stretched for miles ahead. The sky and land blended in tones of gray, brown, pink and powder blue. Patches of ice and snow filled in the depressions in the fields, whispers of dried-up lake-beds and glaciers of the past. Every once in a while, a gnarled and barren tree would dot the rolling fields that sprawled ahead, behind and to the sides. Not much shelter from the wind that roared across the open space. My heart beat faster and faster the further I drove into that expanse. Until I arrived. At the Alberta, Vipassana centre in the village of Youngstown. Population of 154.
By Samantha Kaszas5 years ago in Psyche
You Are Exactly What You're Seeking
Sometimes, I wish I was an easier person. There are times when I long to be less intense, less driven — when I long to turn the volume down and just rest. I have a deep need for security, and lately, I’ve been asking myself what it would take for me to feel more secure in the life I’m living.
By Crystal Jackson5 years ago in Psyche
Crazy Creativity - A Women's Journey
The answer to both of these questions is no. Because we don’t pull out creativity, we find creativity. It’s a combination of what surrounds us and our own soul’s unique interpretation and expression of what we receive from our environment. It, indeed, is in all of us. It is much easier to look at others on social media and get distracted by what others are producing rather than creating ourselves. Rather than discover ourselves.
By Beth (Halo) Hanson5 years ago in Psyche
Time to Dispel the Myths About Mental Health
It is very important that we commit to getting rid of the myths that are associated with mental health. Can you pinpoint the difference between a myth or fact about mental health? One of the biggest myths about mental health is, “It does not affect me.” This is false. Mental Health can affect anyone; it doesn’t matter your race, gender, rich or poor. According to MentalHealth.gov, suicide accounts for the loss of more than 40,000 American lives each year, which is more than double the number of lives that are lost to homicide.
By Ernest Waith5 years ago in Psyche
Triggered
Disclaimer: I am not a therapist or counselor, and I do not have training in trauma therapy. I am a survivor of domestic abuse and am sharing my experience of what has helped me in the hopes that it might help someone else. If you are experiencing suffering as a result of trauma, please seek help in whatever way you can. For Domestic Violence resources, click here
By LJ Livingston5 years ago in Psyche
Psychospiritual Healing & The Dark Night
Disclaimer: Possible Triggers Pertaining Mental Illness The content of this article will be varied, if not somewhat scattered and hopefully intriguing, informative. These are ideas of mine and no way are they meant to trigger or otherwise deleteriously affect mental well-being.
By James B. William R. Lawrence5 years ago in Psyche
