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Suicidal Thoughts
I want to talk about suicidal thoughts. I think they are serious and soul crushing. I’ve never had such strong suicidal thoughts the way I’ve had this year. It’s been the worst by far; let me explain why. Every morning I wake up and I literally just feel lifeless. Throughout my entire day, I imagine it, and I see it in my head. Every scenario I could ever run into and how it could hurt or kill me. For example, I’d be at work carrying dirty plates and seeing a knife sticking towards me; I'd think, “what if someone ran into me and it penetrates right through me?” I then imagine the scenario actually happen, and sadly, it makes me smile.
By Amanda Damico8 years ago in Psyche
The Struggles of an Empathetic Bipolar
Close your eyes, now imagine you are extremely on top of the world happy, like that feeling when you have accomplished something that you worked your ass off for. Maybe it is a job promotion? Or a top score on a test? Pr that person you have had a crush on for ever finally asks you out. You feel unstoppable, extremely happy, and proud of yourself. Now all of a sudden a huge billowing wave of emotion crashes through you.
By Jessica Daugherty8 years ago in Psyche
The Beautiful Curse of Agoraphobia
It was not uncommon for me to not leave the house for weeks on end and it was not uncommon for me to avoid going outside completely. Total isolation from everything was not uncharted territory for me and actually was a natural occurrence in my life. The need to do this constantly over shadowed any reason that could occurred for me to venture outside or leave the house. I guess it became common for me to put this exigency above anything, anybody and everyone. For example, today I skipped school again.
By Reid8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety at Its Finest
For everyone who lives everyday with anxiety, know you are not alone. You act not yourself or are fearful of everything around you. I am one that have to live with it everyday. It is not something I want to have in life, but it is something you must learn to manage. Recently I have gone to group counselling, learning about mindfulness and self-compassion. It is a learning curve, to learn to live with anxiety everyday. Be as positive as you can, keep your head up high; move forward and don’t look back. Live in the now and not the past. Your life matters; only you can be the judge to fix you the way you want to. I have recently downloaded an app and have started meditating. It has been helping me in the moment, and that is all you can hope for. Treatment is a long process that is never ending.
By Danielle Leopold8 years ago in Psyche
How We All Live in a Depressed World
Those days you wake up and would like to scream but realise you have no voice so an inner voice from inside yourself screams itself allowing yourself to feel better. This situation does not allow yourself to leave but you really have to be strong enough to allow it to leave. It is like you do not want it to leave but then you do. It all starts off with a feeling of slight loneliness which you try to erase. However, after a few days you realise there is nothing to erase as it was not just a thought but a true fact. This intense feeling makes you believe that there is no one and that you are truly alone. Alone from the inside of your heart to the outside of your soul. It is hard to believe but this feeling comes to a lot of people once in a lifetime and it is about time to share this feeling with the entire world. People experiencing depression will relate to this because it will allow yourself to awaken as it is not the best place to be in at any point of your life. You start to question everything in your entire life, the good that you have done and the bad that you have committed. When deep down you know that good is good and bad is bad but you still end up questioning the good to make yourself feel better. Sadly, it does not work and you start to realise that nothing in this entire life makes you feel happy. This feeling can occur to anyone at any age and its very depressing when you are young and have to go through all this. I guess it is a sad fact that allows you to understand the concept of reality.
By Z K8 years ago in Psyche
5 Things That People with Mental Health Issues Should Know
In this day and age it's hard to come across someone who isn't/hasn't suffered from an mental illness. In America alone, 1 in 5 people will have anxiety, depression, or PTSD at some point in their life. I suffer from all 3, and have been for years. I am in no way perfect, or out of the storm called mental illness, but over the years I have learned somethings that make this battle a little more bearable.
By Kegy S8 years ago in Psyche
The Newest Green Lantern's Battle With Mental Illness In 'Green Lanterns' #15 Shows Why Comics Have Power
The world's changed a lot since I was a child in the 1990s, and one of the most remarkable ways is that comic books have become mainstream. Back in the '90s, if you were a comic book fan you were something of an outsider. The assumption, you see, was that comics were for kids. Nowadays, with the MCU becoming the highest-grossing film franchises of all time, the argument has lost a lot of force. In truth, though, it never had much force in the first place; anybody who reads comic books has always known they're not just for kids.
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Psyche
Mercury Retrograde: The Good, The Bad and The Truth!
Have you ever wondered if the planets could actually have an affect on your life? It's not as far-fetched as one might think it is. Mercury is more than just a mysterious planet in the far away galaxy. Even though Mercury is an average distance of 48 million miles (77 kilometers) from Earth, it's presence is felt by all of the people that are living on planet Earth.
By Silena Le Beau8 years ago in Psyche
The Monster In My Head
The first time we met, it was freezing cold outside and I was wearing my school uniforms' thin pants, and an old winter jacket. I had been out there for two hours in the minus thirty weather and I couldn't feel my entire body. I was sure I was going to die, but then I heard a voice. HE came to me and simply said:
By Hailey Gumbley8 years ago in Psyche
Living with Mental Illness
We all know living with a mental illness is a struggle. It is one thing we can never get away from, even with all the help we seek. It's the one thing that latches on to us and never leaves. Once you have it, you can never get rid of it. Make yourself stronger? Of course, but you need to learn to cope with it and maintain your happiness. You never know if something or someone will set it off again. You will always be a ticking time bomb.
By Danielle Leopold8 years ago in Psyche
Strength in Fear
There are approximately 361,481 children born in the world every single day. We all start out the same—a blank canvas.We come into this world new, clean, untouched, and yet somehow the darkness finds us all. Think about it. Over 300,000 children born each day and at some point, they all fear the same thing—the monster underneath the bed. We've all been there, laying under our duvet, curled up, telling ourselves that if our limbs are brushed by the cool night air, even in the slightest, that the beast lurking beneath the bed frame will steal us away from our families and, ultimately, our childhoods. Now, eventually, these thoughts and fears drift away as we grow older and realize that the only monster that lives with us in our bedrooms is our imagination. Or is it?
By Final Thoughts8 years ago in Psyche
Illness Anxiety & Parenting
“My tummy hurts,” My three-year-old will say. Panic mode sets in. For those of you who don’t have kids, sometimes that phrase turns into the whole house puking and pooping their brains out. It’s not fun. Sometimes they just say it for attention. For me and my lovely friend named anxiety, it always means the first option.
By Samantha Londo8 years ago in Psyche