coping

Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.

Grieving a Lost Self
Many events that happen in our lives can be explained with a simple idea: psychology. When I first started college I was majoring in psychology and minoring in legal reasoning. In some aspects examining human behavior to predict someone’s intentions and their background has always been a natural instinct for me. The things people will do and say to reveal or cover who they really are have always been a fascination of mine. I am not an expert into the ways a human mind works. I never received my psychology degree. I can only tell you from my own personal experience what my opinions are pertaining to human behavior. I believe that only by truly understanding ourselves can we begin to understand others.
By Schatzie Deal5 years ago in Psyche
covid 19 day 79
I had my test November 30th last year, positive response December 2nd and as of February 18th the bastard is still there. Not a risk to others any more but stuck with tight chest, cough, no energy, insomnia and general exhaustion. I am lucky in some ways that my brilliant partner works from home, I haven't needed hospital and think the risk of getting seriously ill is now low. Still I have had enough, I want my life back.
By ASHLEY SMITH5 years ago in Psyche
Window to the Soul
I've been an actor my whole life, in every sense of the word. I found a home under lights and standing on a stage, and eventually made it my professional career. I've also been a fantastic liar who's been able to pull off a lot more than I probably should. Strict parents made sneaky kids - I was no exception to this. In moments of the highest necessity, I can hide every dead giveaway. But in a state of zapped mental and emotional energy, I found myself unable to hide it from the lens of a camera.
By Alba5 years ago in Psyche
My Fight With Depression and Anxiety
It is hard to relent on pretending to be strong. Not wanting to be the weak link in the chain. Seeing others as both stronger than myself and also in the same desperate straits. Seeing both as possibilities I am ashamed to speak of my own weakness and unable to ask for help, always assuming the answers would seem hollow. Wanting so much not be hurtful in any way. I don't want my mask to fall off. I want to be the upbeat fellow that shields others from the storm that is life. I don't want to break. Or at least not be seen breaking. Life is good. Life is grand. Our fellowships with those we love and care for continually fortify the want to live life. To beat the struggles of day to day life. To shout down the evils that do occupy this world.
By Paulus Volga5 years ago in Psyche
Small Moments, Big Memories
Arizona, as a whole, is a seemingly hot, desolate desert for most. But for me and my mother, it was an escape from the hell we had been experiencing. As abuse survivors, we were looking for a new start, and Scottsdale, Arizona is where we were able to find that.
By MA Bridge5 years ago in Psyche
The South Facing Window
After months of ignoring it, my hip pain had grown to the point that I needed to seek medical attention. The usual pain relievers were no longer up to the task. So I started by asking a good friend of mine for help (who just happened to be a Medical Doctor). Unfortunately, she didn’t live close enough to be able to treat me herself, but she did have a recommendation for a good Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO). After suffering a few more weeks, I finally gave in and made the appointment.
By Carolyn Fields5 years ago in Psyche
Before I Fall Apart
What are you supposed to do when your life suddenly turns on its head? What are you supposed to do when that time comes right before the tutorial for life is finished? Granted, the tutorial we’re all offered tends to be a pretty bad one, but how are we supposed to know the difference until we reach that next stage and realize how poorly prepared we were?
By Richard Belarde5 years ago in Psyche
Thoughts on Feeling Safe
I’ve tried to write this essay on feeling safe like four times now. The last month has been very tumultuous for me. It’s usually really small things that cause the most upheaval too. Back when I still had a job, someone could be harassing women in the store, and I’d be right in their space telling them not to. There was that time when someone pulled a knife on our security guy and blood went everywhere and I was just like, well, then. Startle me from behind and I’ll have a panic attack so intense I might pass right on out. I expect no one has ever said that a panic disorder was even remotely rational.
By Duointherain5 years ago in Psyche
On days like these.
On days like these... I have nothing to say. Nothing to feel. Nothing to give. Nothing to offer anyone, nothing to offer even to myself.
By On the edge of consciousness5 years ago in Psyche
A Lesson in Loneliness
The house was dark. Yet it felt more than that. I stared at the ceiling, time dripping away from my consciousness; my stillness adding aches to my otherwise numb vessel. Tones and shades of gray splashed across my small dwelling, lacking any noticeable sounds of life other than my own insistent breaths. I rolled to my side to sooth the pain swelling in my lower back only to be met with a familiar tinge pinging my shoulder.
By Terrace Gibson5 years ago in Psyche
Love not Hate
Jealousy. Such an ugly and awful emotion. One that I feel regularly. Most of the time it stems from seeing I never had, witnessing a connection that I missed out on. Most of the time it rears its head in the least helpful times. It's hard to explain the pain I feel with it. Even harder to explain why I distance myself in these moments.
By Tabitha White5 years ago in Psyche
A Gasp of Air
We all experience sadness at some point throughout our lives, if it's losing a family member or the end of a relationship. It all hurts. Everyone hurts. And it is important to know that it's ok to hurt, it's ok to feel sad, it's ok to not be ok! But for some it can hit a lot harder in the form of depression.
By Ben Talbot5 years ago in Psyche