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Lists about all things mental health; explore psychiatric disorders, treatments and mental illness misconceptions from the common to the obscure.
Narcissism And Personality Disorders
Are all personality disorders the outcomes of frustrated narcissism? During our formative years (6 months to 6 years old), we are all “narcissists”. Primary Narcissism is a useful and critically important defense mechanism. As the infant separates from his mother and becomes an individual, it is likely to experience great apprehension, fear, and pain. Narcissism shields the child from these negative emotions. By pretending to be omnipotent, the toddler fends off the profound feelings of isolation, unease, pending doom, and helplessness that are attendant on the individuation-separation phase of personal development.
By kavinda ranabahu3 years ago in Psyche
BookTok
The hashtag #booktok has 96.7B views (as of December 2022), so it's safe to say that TikTok is more than just videos of teenagers doing dance challenges. If you haven't heard of what's going on with the more "serious" side of TikTok, then click on this article to find out: What the Heck is TikTok?
By Angela Schnaubelt3 years ago in Psyche
Five Best Psychology Podcasts Of 2022
Psychology podcasts are tailor-made for podcasting because the “talk therapy” process is inherently an audio system. Instead of a mental health provider speaking with a patient, we have a podcast host speaking with psychology professionals.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Psyche
Mental illness is killing Us
It is very scary to think of the mental illness that I carry in my body and mind. Its effects are devastating, even when we can't see it. People with a mental illness cannot do anything right, can't have friends or be around people. They often feel like they are trapped inside an ice box because their actions don't seem acceptable. In fact, I found myself saying "stop being you," often in times when I felt like someone was judging me. I didn't want to live anymore. My thoughts were all over the place, so I couldn't care about anything else. The only thing I cared about was trying to survive the day. When you're not getting out of bed, walking around the house, or talking to people like you would like to, your world is falling apart. You may ask yourself, what happened? Was it just a bad dream? Could I have been imagining things that scared me? Or is there something wrong with me? How could this happen? Why is this happening to me? A lot of the time I feel alone and depressed, because it is really hard to leave myself alone. I am a victim of depression and anxiety. I struggle to get through the day without feeling weak or hopeless. This can have a negative effect on my work ethic. If I wasn't depressed, I wouldn't be acting so self-righteous at home. Since I cannot control how I feel, I worry that people will judge me by the way I look. What is the first thing you'd notice if you met me? That's not who I am on the outside. I always try to act nice and professional when I'm out. Sometimes I take off my glasses and use fake eyelashes. I try to make people smile. But everything is worthless to me, and when I walk, sometimes my feet hurt. On weekends I go to church after I see other people, and I feel as though everyone sees me as broken. Everyone thinks I'm weird. There was another time I tried to apologize to God for ruining my day. He said to show me you love and then start praying. And I did, but my prayer was useless. It felt so empty because I didn't really believe in him. As a result, one week later some people came up to me and asked me why I didn't pray. Because of my depression, I didn't know what to say. They gave me two options: pray a long prayer, or tell them I wouldn't pray another day. So I told them I wouldn't pray next Sunday. I wasn't sure if they'd understand. It took my eyes off my book, and I started crying.
By Alwina peter3 years ago in Psyche
