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Helping My Mind This Year
So I have started to have a new mindset this year and I hope that it will continue… Since I can remember I have suffered from anxiety and even before it was diagnosed, I knew that something wasn’t quite right inside this little mind of mine.
By Annalise Jones8 years ago in Psyche
My Depression
I shall start from the very beginning. I was only ten years old when things took a very terrible turn. To this day I suffer from PTSD, clinical depression, and anxiety.
By Samantha Burgess8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety
Anxiety. My guide to understanding and coping with it from my own experiences. I hope this is helpful to many. When a person is panicking is can look like so many things.
By Hannah Harrison8 years ago in Psyche
Borderline Personality Disorder: What They Don't Tell You
Being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) was both a relief and a living nightmare for me. On the one hand, I knew I had most of the symptoms of the mental illness, and it explained a heck of a lot for me. I knew deep down that now I had a diagnosis, I could get the much needed treatment. But on the other hand, I knew I'd be living with a stigma looming over my head. I knew that people would judge me once they found out about my diagnosis. I was to become the "crazy" one of my friends and family.
By Skylar Rose Pridgeon8 years ago in Psyche
Facing an Invisible Foe
When you struggle with anxiety, the things most people take for granted become overwhelming obstacles. It affects so much about your entire life; your schedule, how you interact with your family, how many—if any—friends you have, how you interact with your spouse and your children, even affecting your job and career path.
By Michael Bauch8 years ago in Psyche
Should Mental Illness Be Treated the Same as a Physical Illness?
The short answer: Yes. Please allow me to persuade you to agree with me. The Long Answer: Mental illness affects an astounding (and increasing) number of people across North America. 1 in 5 people in any given year in Canada will experience a mental health or addiction problem. By the time Canadians reach 40 years of age, ONE HALF have or have had a mental illness (1) . These numbers are absolutely insane and cannot go ignored. Lately I have noticed employers and family friends treating individuals with mental disorders improperly, and I have a goal to fix that habit. I'm going to prove the above statement by first allowing you all to see just how horrible living with a mental disorder really is - and then justify why it should be treated just as if the individual had a physical ailment.
By Lorah Catherine8 years ago in Psyche
Self-Destructive or Self-Preservation?
When it comes to my adventures with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), one of the biggest things I struggle with is the poor impulse control and self-destructive behaviour.
By C.A. M8 years ago in Psyche
Living With BPD
Eighteen years of intense mood swings, emotional breakdowns, and euphoria like this world has never seen: a brief synopsis of my life story. If you're reading this, I'm sure BPD (bipolar disorder) affects you - or has affected you - in some way. For some of you, it fluctuates more intensely than others. I, myself, experience intense fluctuations, so I want to use this a way of encouraging others to not only educate themselves on what BPD is and does, but also on how to get the necessary help. I've tried these things myself, and found that they work much better than I anticipated.
By Ricky Brewster8 years ago in Psyche
Swimming in a Sea of Sorrow
Growing up I always knew my life was a little different from everybody else. My clothes were from the salvation army, my hair was in the same afro puff every single day of school, and my mom had bipolar disorder. Life wasn't always easy as a kid, but it also wasn't always hard. I had a mother who loved me dearly and grandparents that helped keep us afloat. It wasn't until I was in my third year of college that I finally realized, or let myself realize, that I was suffering from depression.
By Saber A’ly8 years ago in Psyche
Fearing Death...
Have you ever feared death, but wanted it at the same time? At one point in my life, I didn’t exactly fear the idea of death. I was so depressed that the thought of dying wasn’t a big fear of mine at all. I constantly have the fear of someone I love, or am close to, dying suddenly. This thought for anyone is not pleasant. I get more anxiety over the thoughts of someone else dying rather than myself. Recently, I found out one of my old friends had gotten shot to death. The only thing I could feel coursing through my body was not that of sadness, but rather how getting shot to death would feel. I know, who would think this, right? The things I felt during this time seemed very unnatural. I imagined various scenarios of me dying, including that of getting shot. It made me want to experience what he felt. Granted, the result of the experience would be me lying in a coffin, six feet under the ground, or being the ashes in an urn placed courteously on a mantle.
By Rhani D.8 years ago in Psyche
Winter Blues
Seasonal Affective Disorder, otherwise known as seasonal depression or S.A.D, is a mood disorder where those who are diagnosed experience depressive symptoms occurring around the same time every year. The majority of people who have this experience it during the colder months, but it does happen to some in the warmer months, as well. In order to get a proper diagnosis and/or self diagnosis, you need to experience depressive symptoms around the same time each year consecutively for two years. This is when you experience symptoms associated with depression which vary from person to person, as it does for Major Depressive Disorder or any other mental illness.
By K ➶8 years ago in Psyche
Depression. Top Story - February 2018.
Why do I not want to get up? Why do I feel like a failure? Is this how society sees me, or is this how I see myself? Can I no longer enjoy the things that I used to? There is an epidemic, not just in America, but in the world. Depression affects millions of people. Some people do not even realize they have it, or choose to ignore it. Some of the questions above are symptoms of depression. There is also loneliness, fatigue, loss of appetite, among other symptoms.
By James Howell8 years ago in Psyche