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Most recently published stories in Psyche.
Dear Me
Dear Me, I know right now feels like hell. I know pretty much all the time feels like hell. I know that you're in pain; you're in so much pain that you are willing to die just to make it stop. I know that you're constantly choking down a sea of tears, because God forbid you let anyone else see the storm that dwells inside. I also know that sometimes will seem that the war isn't worth it anymore, because all you ever win are scars and more pain, and the monsters you fight against will win everything; your dignity, your energy, your time, your will to live.
By Justine Lagos8 years ago in Psyche
There’s a Demon on My Back
Something inside me was blunt: my eating disorder had separated me from the real world and I was living inside its perpetual bubble. My world was the echo after the firework: there, but only sort of. Not the real thing. Not reality. The muffled goings on of day-to-day life didn’t touch me if I had anorexia to play with. Akin to a drug addict, weight loss was my high. If I didn’t get my fix daily my world would crumble. I wouldn’t be able to leave my room for fear that people could ‘tell’ that I had failed. Anorexia would create looks of disgust and judgement that I now realise didn’t even exist. If I did lose weight the only thing that could possibly worry me was how to lose more by the next day. I felt like I did not have a choice.
By Meg Crawshaw8 years ago in Psyche
Depression? Who's That?
For weeks now, I have been running a million ideas through my head. For weeks now, I have known I need to write something. That crappy prof, the power of perception, living a good life... All valid. With #BellLetsTalk having just passed though, I think this is the perfect opportunity to write about living with depression.
By Renelle Dion8 years ago in Psyche
Signs Your Friend May Need Professional Help
Suggesting to your friend that they might need to see a psychologist is not the ideal conversation to have over coffee. There is always the chance that they may get extremely offended and ultimately resent you. It’s an awkward interaction that could cause more harm than good.
By Kassidy Brown8 years ago in Psyche
Me, Myself, & The World
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Interesting. I wonder how many words a feeling is worth. Some days I feel like the colours outside are a little more dull than bright. On those days my coffee usually tastes really bland and I don't really have an appetite for breakfast. This usually brings forward drag your feet movements as if I'm stalling getting to my destination and the never escaping feeling of running and hiding under the covers in my bed. I would love to tell you that this passes and I eventually snap out of this zombie like state - but that would mean that I have this all figured out which to both of our luck I do not.
By Chelsea Perron8 years ago in Psyche
My Eating Disorder and Me
Experts say girls as young as 5 and 6 develop eating disorders. They worry about their figure, they pick out clothing they think looks “slimming,” they even cut down on foods they think are “fattening.” I don’t know about you, but when I was six, I was more concerned about going to the gas station with my grandpa to buy debbie pies, and whether or not my younger brother had gotten into my things. It is indescribably sad, that any girl at such a young age should ever have to worry about such things.
By stupid weenie8 years ago in Psyche
Living with My Mental Illnesses
What I want to talk about today are my mental illnesses. They are the reason I started writing. I have anxiety and depression. As a result of these, I have an on/ off relationship with food and have great difficulty sleeping. I also suffer from sleep paralysis.
By Rebecca Jones8 years ago in Psyche
Trapped Inside
Depression... What’s the first word that pops into your head when you hear that word? Sadness? Suicidal? Attention? For me, when I hear the word depression, I think of times that were supposed to be happy, numbness, and a fake smile. Depression is a disease that kills whether people want to believe that or not.
By Heather Wilson8 years ago in Psyche
5 Ways Depression Affects Motivation
Over the past few years, cases of major depression among teens and young adults have climbed at a staggering rate. Although typically stigmatized as being non-severe and an excuse for the indolent, major depression is a serious mental disorder that affects your ability to think, focus, and rationalize. Depression also typically coexists with other mental illnesses, such as anxiety or mania, making the effects of depression and its treatment much more difficult to handle.
By Lucius Holmes8 years ago in Psyche
Suicide Prevention
If a student comes up to you and tells you that they want to kill themselves, how can you tell them that there is nothing you can do for them? 1 in 6 high school teenagers have thought about harming/killing themselevs. Just thirty years ago, this wouldn’t even be a topic that we could discuss. Let me tell you a story.
By Heather Wilson8 years ago in Psyche
Purging in the Dark
I remember it as though it was yesterday, it's so clear in my mind. I'm laying on the floor in my bedroom crying uncontrollably because I ate too much for dinner and feel bloated. I'm upset because my stomach is no longer flat. I am seven years old. I wonder to myself why this doesn't happen to my mother. I also wonder why I can't be thin like the twins in my class. They are so skinny that they have that coveted thigh gap, although that's not what I call it at the time. This continues through my school years. Never feeling good enough. Maybe people will like me better if I'm skinnier. Blah, blah, blah.
By Vanessa gillis8 years ago in Psyche
