family
Family can be our support system. Or they can be part of the problem. All about the complicated, loving, and difficult relationship with us and the ones who love us.
Before She Goes
The wind felt like sand grazing her skin as she fell. Down. It didn’t whistle, it roared a deep bass. A terrifying sound. There was a twisted type of beauty to it all, being weightless for a fleeting minute, flying. Yet flying downward ends in collision.
By Jenna Sedi3 years ago in Psyche
Live in the Now if Your Mental Health is Suffering
In the time my Bride and I have been together, I’ve learned a lot from her. She’s been a counselor for about 22 years. I’ve picked up a few tips and pointers about mental health struggles. She’s helped many people deal with the challenge of living in the now.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in Psyche
Talking about psychological counseling
1. Whether psychological counseling is effective No one can guarantee it, just like when you go to the hospital and ask the doctor, "Can you cure me of this disease? No doctor dares to give you a definite answer. The same goes for counselors, who dare not give you a guarantee that it will work and what effect it will have.
By Diane Dora3 years ago in Psyche
At Some Point, You Have To Own Your Shit
One common thing in life we share as human beings is the ability to be hurt. I don’t mean falling down and scraping our knees. I’m talking about being really, really hurt. Stuff that affects us negatively as adults.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in Psyche
Children's Mental Disorder
Unhealthy relationship in a family as cause of children’s mental disorder, yes or no? Our definitions of family vary from person to person, though if you ask, most will say family is about trust, acknowledgement, learning, solidarity, and love, at the very least. Yet, it would also not be surprising that some of those same individuals could describe periods of childhood in which the family relationships were not healthy. This might be parent to parent relationship, parent to child, or anyone that is close enough in daily life to have familial status. Yes, they could say there were less than ideal relationship dynamics, though adults often do not see their family life as having been ’out of the norm’, usually because they survived it, even when problems of neglect or abuse existed.
By LP Steinbeck3 years ago in Psyche
Negativity Killing My Vibe
Everyone says that America has bad reputation for new immigrants. My husband because of his skin tone he fears he will be beaten and killed by corrupted police, and government officials in power. Yet he is willing to put his fears aside to make sure we can both have a good life in America. His fears are common though racism is everywhere.
By Emily Curry (Rising Phoenix)3 years ago in Psyche
Do Depressed People Want Actual Help or Just Sympathy?
One thing I’ve seen constantly over 16 years of using social media is the number of people talking about depression. Specifically, how depressed THEY are. I can often detect a pattern of these kinds of posts from a handful of the same people.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in Psyche
Why the Verdict Concerns Me
WARNING: I'm very sensitive about this topic. I can imagine most won't care to hear my long history of being relentlessly exposed to DV and IPV, both as a victim of mental, emotional, verbal, physical, and sexual abuse and a witness to it.
By Sai Marie Johnson3 years ago in Psyche
