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Most recently published stories in Psyche.

What To Expect From A Loved One With Anxiety...
The only way to describe anxiety to someone that doesn’t suffer from it is asking them to imagine the worst possible thing that could ever happen to them, whatever it might be. Now imagine that it is happening right now, about to happen or has just happened. That miserable, panic stricken, utterly hopeless feeling, that is how I feel 98 percent of the time… for literally no reason at all.
By Samantha Bentley8 years ago in Psyche
10:05 P.M. Thoughts
Side note: I made this for an educational purpose so people can understand depression through my thoughts. It talks about topics that might trigger someone who goes through similar situations. I hope you find this beneficial and to not feel alone.
By Logan Jara8 years ago in Psyche
Choose Life
“Choose life” was the well known slogan of an anti drug campaign in the 1980s as well as the well-placed marketing technique for the wildly popular cult classic movie Trainspotting. For those who know the movie and its sequel T2, then you know the compelling speech made by the movie's main character Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), but for those who aren’t familiar then here is the speech made in the first movie:
By Sydney Riggle8 years ago in Psyche
Stressed Out
This is what it is like to be stressed out all the time. It is like wearing a ten ton backpack every day. It is always looking behind you to see if someone is laughing. It is pretending like you are the happiest person in this world. Always smiling until you are too tired to pretend. You will wake up every morning and be fine, but as the day goes on you will get tired. You will worry more and not being able to concentrate. If you are in school this is very annoying. If you are like me you wake up tired and you will not be able to sleep. You feel like you are letting everyone down including yourself. You feel as if you just don’t work hard enough. And even when you do it isn’t enough.
By Unknown Love8 years ago in Psyche
My Driving Phobia
Attempting to drive this car in the snow would be my nightmare scenario. However, driving along the motorway or round the mountain tops would be even more of a nightmare for me.....
By Sarah Seddon8 years ago in Psyche
Self-Harm Urges (and How I Dealt with Them)
Self-harm is a major part of mental illness. Usually linked to depression and suicide, it is a difficult thing to have to deal with. The act of harming yourself has had much spotlight in the recent years, however, in this article I will not only be explaining self-harm but the ways I learned to deal with the urges and how I got to stop.
By E ☄8 years ago in Psyche
What Does the Therapist Say?
That Feeling in Your Chest— I have been wanting to talk about this for some time and nothing but my own insecurities and fears have been holding me back. I'll often lay awake at night reviewing things that I've noticed which tend to go unnoticed by others who aren't experiencing the same things.
By C. R Watson8 years ago in Psyche
Walking Into a Room
As the knob twists and the door whips open, the music fills my ears and the steady drumming of my heart quickens. My lungs draw in the warm air that flows around me. It smells of the heavy perfumes of girls seeking attention. One foot in the room and the stares that I felt could have bore a hole through even the thickest winter jacket. Why is everyone looking at me? As I take a second step, the blood rushes to my cheeks and I know my face is flushed. Holding back the urge to leave, I search the room for a friendly face, with little success. Why did I come here?
By Samantha Brett8 years ago in Psyche
BPD and Me Part 1
I guess I've always known that I wasn't "normal" from a young age. I always felt things more intensely than other people, and held onto those emotions longer. I had difficulty making and keeping friends. Due to my mixed ancestry, I had a constant identity crisis, never knowing where I fit in. I also had a very tumultuous childhood in which I experienced traumas that still affect me to this day. I always wondered what was wrong with me. Was it something that I could fix, or would I just have to suffer my whole life? It was not until I was 27 that I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, the most commonly diagnosed personality disorder. Where I live (the United Kingdom), it's estimated that seven out of every 1000 people have this disorder.
By Matti dos Santos8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety, It's a Nasty Thing
Anxiety, it’s a nasty thing. Today I woke with an anxiety attack. My heart was pounding, I felt shaky and on edge. To make matters worse it was also really windy out and I could hear something tapping against the house.
By Janet Rhodes8 years ago in Psyche
The Black or White Thinking, Dramatic and Erratic Personality
The term Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD isn't the most well-known mental illness, compared to Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Anxiety but it affects 1.6 percent of people in the United States and 2 percent of people in Canada. BPD is a Personality Disorder which, by definition, means: A deeply ingrained and maladaptive pattern of behaviour of a specified kind, typically manifested by the time one reaches adolescence and causing long-term difficulties in personal relationships or in functioning in society. Personality Disorders have three Clusters; Cluster A (Odd, Eccentric, Bizarre), Cluster B (Dramatic, Erratic),and Cluster C (Anxious, Fearful). Our friend BPD falls under Cluster B and can not only be debilitating, frustrating, and tiring for us, but it can also affect the lives of those around us.
By Hailey Gumbley8 years ago in Psyche
The Story of She
Today would mark her eight years. Eight years since she reached the darkest point. Eight years since she turned around. Eight years since she said, "No more."
By Mel Leigh8 years ago in Psyche