list
Lists about all things mental health; explore psychiatric disorders, treatments and mental illness misconceptions from the common to the obscure.
5 Times When I Can't Help But Be Myself
I cannot isolate one instance out of the millions of moments my true self has burst through the shell I inadvertently encase it in. My joy, rage, creativity, sorrow, and passion are sealed into an enclosure with no windows, circulation, or sunshine. I will refuse to diminish all the times the best parts of myself were able to escape captivity. So, here are 5 general times when I can’t help but be myself.
By Jada Ferguson4 years ago in Psyche
There Are Over 50+ Alters Inside My Mind: Here's a What It's Actually Like to Have D.I.D.
So, let us begin with why we are writing this for you today — Medium, that's right. Medium! Well… Not the website. Now let us elaborate… it is because of the medium newsletter from we think, the Medium Creators Hub, and in today’s newsletter, it talked about writing when you are vulnerable, essentially is what summarizes the gist of the moving newsletter.
By Cyanide Chaos4 years ago in Psyche
10 Easy Ways to Reduce Anxiety
1. Meditation This one is my favorite if you are feeling super-anxious and you aren't at home. All you need is a pair of headphones, your cell phone, and a place you can sit down. A relaxing and peaceful setting is ideal, but I've even had decent results on a seat in a crowded train in New York.
By Victoria Long4 years ago in Psyche
Tending to Your Mental Health in Sobriety
For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with anxiety and depression. While I was always an anxious child, my anxiety didn’t get serious until my teenage years. Around the time that I was 16, I was officially diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder.
By Taylor Moran Writes4 years ago in Psyche
10 Mind-Blowing Psychology Tricks That You Won’t Believe!
Let us begin. 1. Fewer Choices Are you unsure? Do you struggle with making difficult choices? Consider the following scenario: you’re in the market for a new mattress for your bed. You visit a mattress store and try on a dozen different mattresses before deciding which one is right for you. You may be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of available options. Fortunately, there is a simple trick you can use to make more informed, intelligent, and timely decisions. The majority of people are incapable of making a choice because they provide themselves with an excessive number of options. If you have a dozen different mattress options, your brain will be unable to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each.
By Claudiu Cozma4 years ago in Psyche
10 Things I Won’t Forget After Listening to People’s Problems for 7 Years. Top Story - December 2021.
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” — Ernest Hemingway I will never forget the lessons other people taught me by confiding to me their problems. For the past seven years, I’ve had a section at my blog titled “Dear Joyce” where I offered to listen to people who needed someone to talk to. While I have not officially been a life coach, I had that precious opportunity to know people better, deeper. By entrusting me with their concerns, I have gained much more than I have ever thought I would.
By Jocleyn Soriano4 years ago in Psyche
Some of My “Inappropriate Accidents While Living”
I was aware there was a likely reason for doing and saying so many of the things I did and said relatively early on. My parents told me I was an early talker. I now know that what my 6th grade teacher called my inappropriateness was a characteristic many of us on the Autism spectrum are blessed/cursed with. In almost every instance, I was blissfully unaware that I had said or done something “wrong.” (If you can practically feel me using air quotes, it’s because I still don’t understand why most of the things I said or did were considered wrong.) I also don’t believe that these that these inappropriate accidents while living are characteristic only to those of us with autism. I’ve encountered many neurotypical people who say and do pretty much the same kind of things that I’ve said and done, but with none of the shaming of inappropriateness. (This discrepancy has been explained to me as those people just “being honest” or “telling it like it is,” to which I always find myself asking “why isn’t that what I’m doing?”) I guess the question of appropriateness depends on which kind of person says or does the thing. I know which kind of person I am. If you’re sitting there, reading this and asking yourself which kind you are, then I’m sorry but you’re a Natalie…you’re a me…you’re an us…you’re not just being honest or telling it like it is…congratulations…you’re inappropriate.
By Natalie Forrest4 years ago in Psyche
