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Most recently published stories in Psyche.

A Life of Trauma
I was always known as the "hard child." Wouldn't sleep, always misbehaving, skipping school, I had all these "problems" but no one ever thought about getting me the help I needed.
By Brittany Stanley8 years ago in Psyche
What to Do When Your World Stops
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed that you wished the world would stop just so you had time to catch up? Things aren't going your way, people and things are starting to disappoint and hurt you, and you just wish you had a moment to stop and breathe? As sad as it is, this happens a million times to millions of people. Anger, depression, fear, anxiety, stress—we all face it. It's normal to feel these things because we are human and we're all linked to each other by these emotions... but it's not normal to sweep them all under some dusty ass rug.
By DeOndra Davis8 years ago in Psyche
Depression: The Truth
"Depression is like wanting to paint a bright canvas of yellow and orange, but you can only afford black and grey." This is an example of the language some poets will use to try to describe depression to everyone. Someone with a flower icon with some kind of vintage filter on Twitter will create the quote, and then share it to all of their followers. The same account will post hundreds of tweets that say the same message. "Depression is beautiful and relatable." The tweets will get 10k retweets, and then hundreds of copies will be found on Tumblr, within blog posts and in bios. After Tumblr has their share of mediocracy, the quote will be the face of teens on Facebook and in the descriptions of photos on Instagram.
By Brianna Ryan8 years ago in Psyche
The Stairway
The jolt of your grocery basket shocks you awake, your hands clutching the handle, your mind slapped awake, your eyes widening, your pupils adjusting to the influx of light. You look up to see the woman who walked right into you without care or remorse to leave just as easily. Her child sticks her tongue out at you, not in the silly way you’d expect, but angrily, exerting pressure to stick his tongue out because that's how much he detests you. She clutches his arm with her motherly instinct, quickly taking her child to her protection.
By Ahmad Ameen8 years ago in Psyche
It Really is the Little Things
Ah, I can see it now! An elementary school in an annoyingly close-knit town: Hopedale, Massachusetts. I often think about the playground, because it was the only place where I could get away from my classmates if I wanted to. It was also the place where we learned ways to cope with our everyday lives; the largest issue, of course, being anxiety.
By emily green8 years ago in Psyche
Manifestation
Anxiety. It manifests in many different ways and in many different people. For some people, anxiety is something that is quick, and is only a worry over a date or their final exam. For others, anxiety is brought on by specifics, like meeting new people or public speaking. For people like me, anxiety is general and never ends.
By Brianna Ryan8 years ago in Psyche
Empathy 101: A Beginner's Guide to Thrive as an Empath
Life for the unknowing Empath can be extremely difficult to maneuver through when you're not educated to what's actually happening right in your own skin.
By Silena Le Beau8 years ago in Psyche
Education vs. Mental Health
Monday. That dreadful day will always capture my mind and make me reverse my thoughts to how this all started. I'm constantly screwing and unscrewing the cap of my brain to try and configure what caused all this misery. I haven't been to school in three years. Last time I went was the last day before Thanksgiving break 2014. I never went back that following Monday.
By Hailey Mattson8 years ago in Psyche
Intentionally Alone
Avoid SAD by being intentionally alone this winter Effectively, that shallow, but still hollow feeling you might get once a year— especially in the cold winter months — very well could be classified as seasonal affective disorder.
By Megan Ehrhardt8 years ago in Psyche
Sleepless Night
I know I'm not alone in this struggle that consumes me randomly, this struggle to find sleep. I know it exists and I know that I should be tired after the long day being up and working hard and yet I seem to be more willing to fight sleep than to submit to it.
By Tim Lawson8 years ago in Psyche
Musings of a Mental Mind
It seems so simple to those living on the outside living with mental illness isn't an excuse they say. Not caring that some days it's hard just to drag myself out of bed. I have heard it all my entire life. “It's all in your head,” they say. Yet they don't see the demons constantly following me. Mentally I am trapped and unable to escape the mental hell I live in everyday.
By Silver Voranjin8 years ago in Psyche
Depression Doesn't Have to be Postpartum!
Yes, I just recently had a baby. Yes, I’m depressed as fuck. No, I DO NOT have postpartum depression. Postpartum Depression is depression suffered by a mother following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue. I’m already a mother, so there’s not much of a psychological adjustment needed there, and sure I’m tired and fatigued, but I was more tired and fatigued before the baby was born due to a pregnancy induced liver disease (Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy, or ICP for short) that made me constantly itch all over my body. I actually sleep better now that the baby is born. Oh yes, the hormones are plenty, but they aren’t all bad. Oxytocin isn’t bad. The hormones are not making me depressed either, although I blame those for the waterworks that occur during sappy commercials and the sentimental sadness I experience when I think about my babies growing up on me.
By Jessa Mae8 years ago in Psyche