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Thoughtsoutloud
Introduction: When there are high levels of stress or excitement, my mind goes into an uncontrollable chaos. So intense, that conversations begin to play loudly in my head, taking a life of their own. Over the years, they have begun to be a part of my daily life, anticipating which voice I’d hear the loudest. Responding to them out loud, would certify me as crazy, so, I observe them. Taking note of which is dominate or submissive. Voice one is my normal one, the everyday Jackie voice. Voice 2 reminds me a lot like Louise from Bob’s Burgers. Sarcastic. A youthful, playful energy yet at times can be extremely annoying, Voice 3 is the spiritual “dark cloud” that appears when I am the lowest. With the deepest blue eyes, she’s cynical and sad. The following is a scenario in which all of these voice came together and actively played loudly my mind.
By Jay Williams8 years ago in Psyche
Empty
It seemed like the perfect time to die. Alex had been thinking about his death for a long time now, fantasizing about the way he would do it, imagining the look on everyone's faces, the silent vigil and tiny shrine his classmates would come up with. Would they regret not talking to him? Would they regret the way they seemed to look through him? He wondered if anyone at school would truly miss him.
By Astha Writes8 years ago in Psyche
Holiday Gift Ideas for Someone With Anxiety
As someone who has been clinically diagnosed with anxiety, I understand how every day can be a constant battle. Anxiety can ruin your life, if you let it. The mind races, the heart beats faster, and it can even become difficult to breathe.
By Dr. Ethan Levi8 years ago in Psyche
Best Books on Overcoming Anxiety to Read
Anxiety disorders can make even the simplest everyday activities seem like an impossibility. And, if you don't start taking care of your mental health, things will only get progressively worse over time. However, don't think you are alone and there is nothing you can do about it. Millions of Americans are in a similar position, and there are things you can do to overcome anxiety.
By Stan Kubler8 years ago in Psyche
A Self-Care Guide
Sometimes, you go through so much it affects you in ways you can't even begin to explain. And if you're lucky, you have "your person" to talk to. But even with a support system, you may feel like you don't want to share too much, afraid that your person might begin to feel what you're feeling too deeply, or afraid that you can't trust that whomever you pour your heart into won't judge you and walk away. I know that feeling all too well as it's happened to me over and over again.
By Aurea Gonzalez8 years ago in Psyche
My Depression
Depression is a hard thing to go through. I have been through depression since I was really young. When I lost my grandma in 2002, and my grandpa in 2012, I felt so miserable and depressed. I felt like I lost two of my best friends. I was really close to my grandparents. When I lost my grandma, I started hanging out with the wrong crowd. And I also was getting into a lot of trouble at school. I skipped school and my attitude was very horrible. Then, I was sexually assaulted from when I was 7 to 16 years old. My depression got worse and worse by the minute. I thought nobody loved or cared about me at all, because people I trusted with my life would hurt me. It was hard for me to trust other people in my life. When I started dating my husband, he would try to hold me or try to get close to me. But I would always push him away because I just got out of a very abusive relationship before I started dating him. I was so scared that my husband would hurt me just like my ex boyfriend did. But he was so patient and kind with me. It took me about a good year to finally let him get close to me.
By Shante Hernandez8 years ago in Psyche
A Crazy Writer
A Reflection On a whirlwind high… I had been published—a thought that had became foreign to me. An achievement that I have often compared myself to others in judging what it meant to be successful. In any field that I find an interest or passion in, I begin to compare my desires to others. Yet, on a manic high, I decided to take the very thing I have kept private and expose it to the world—that I have a love for the arts, writing being my passion, and I wanted to share with everyone and anyone…who would listen. Normally, I would start to worry about opinions that others may have in reading something as raw and as deep as my blogs, poems, or stories. The worry feeling would become so suffocating that I would then retreat back into the “shadows,” never to be heard from again. However, I took one note that my mania behavior causes me to believe; that, in the act of determination and being carefree, inhibition would be thrown to the furthest wind and continue to stay there. After some time, I would return back to reality and I would do anything to rectify the actions that had occurred. In my writing, I had gone against that thought and just allowed everything I had written to float around the net in hopes that someone—or anyone—would understand where I was coming from, be shocked, laugh, or even take heed to what I had written.
By Jay Williams8 years ago in Psyche
5 Ways to Help with Mental Health Breakdowns
The majority of the people I have met in my life do not know what to do during a mental health crisis. And from what I heard from others who go through mental health issues like myself, this is the norm. Stigma is no longer an issue -- the issue now is that our allies are not equipped with the right tools to help. It took my romantic partner 3 months of being constantly by my side to finally learn what I needed during my breakdowns. There was little that the Internet could provide for him.
By Aelita Yoon8 years ago in Psyche
