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Are You an Empath or Highly Sensitive Person?
The Research Science has not taken a definite stand on the issue of HSP’s, or Highly Sensitive People, though there is a great deal of information, and even a foundation, set up for HSP’s. “Some researchers believe that a recent discovery called mirror neurons might provide a neuro-science answer” (apa.org) to questions involving normal reactions to certain life situations. For example, we see someone fall down and scrape their knee and we automatically recoil in response to the situation. Almost like we can feel their pain, so to speak, which are your mirror neurons at work. This is the same when we see someone yawn and we immediately follow suit. Again, those are our mirror neurons. While these little affectors are quantifiable in science because scientists have found them in our brains, what seems to still be a mystery is how we affect atoms thus affecting the world around us. We all have mirror neurons and we are all made of atoms and molecules, so that is not the definitive answer for the person who is highly sensitive, though it plays into the situation. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science discovered that beams of atoms move simply by being observed, and the more they are observed, the more they change. (Sciencedaily)
By SM Fitzgerald7 years ago in Psyche
Dating Someone with a Mental Illness
I am mentally ill. Every day I wake up and take prescribed pills to make me want to not jump into traffic or think everyone is talking about me. I hate taking these pills, so some days I refuse. On these days, I think everything is normal and I made enough progress to stop taking the pills. Then, after a couple days of not taking my pills, I begin to spiral. During these days I start to think there is no point in life and there is really no point in leaving the house, even better yet the bed. These days never mattered. Until I met my partner.
By Rachel Kahele7 years ago in Psyche
Daily Life with Mental Illness
What is mental illness? Let's get one thing straight; as per the dictionary definition, a mental illness is a medical problem and it should be treated as seriously as a heart attack would be. The side effects include but are not limited to, crippling depression, anxiety, thoughts of paranoia, lose or increase of appetite, hallucinations, insomnia, and even suicide. Having a mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. In the following paragraphs, I will be describing the hardest parts of living with a mental illness, how it is to be controlled by a mental illness, whether society as a whole truly understands what it's like to suffer with a mental illness on a daily basis, and question if a person can ever begin to be at ease with their mental illness.
By Waverleigh Rose Garlington7 years ago in Psyche
6 Phrases Mentally Ill People Are TIRED of Hearing . Top Story - September 2018.
1. "It's all in your head." Ah. I wager everyone alive has heard this one, whether from a well-meaning coworker or a confused friend faced with the irritable, messy, realness of your emotions: it's all in your head. A lot of times, it's meant in a supportive way—maybe what they mean is, "One day, you won't feel like this," or "things aren't as bad as they seem," or "it's not your fault—it's your brain."
By Felecia Burgett7 years ago in Psyche
Cloudless Night
I never expected myself to ever be capable of saving a life. I tread through the suburban forest, mud slapping against my rain boots on my way back from Powaonhook Beach. More of a dirty mixture of mud, sand and the occasional raccoon rummaging for food scraps than a beach; nevertheless, this is where I went to lay down on a picnic table and open my eyes to catch all the lights sprinkled across the sky.
By Mike Hannigan8 years ago in Psyche
LGBTQ+ and... Paedophilia?
I recently read an Independent Article about self-proclaimed paedophile Todd Nickerson defending his right to paedophilic thoughts and comparing it to sexual orientation—which, as a gay man, deeply offended me and my love. I wanted to delve deeper into this topic and share some of my thoughts.
By Richard Thought8 years ago in Psyche
I Just Need to Let It All Out!
It has been a really bad few weeks. I just feel like the whole world is against me. Nothing is going my way and I feel like I can't cope. No one seems to understand how bad it is getting. I have no one I can really confide it, no one who is willing to give me that kind of attention. I know that sounds selfish, but sometimes that is what you need. Just someone to pay constant attention to you, to make you feel like you matter, and that you are wanted and loved. I mean, I am surrounded by people who love me, but I can't tell them what I'm really feeling. They just don't understand. I just feel like the whole world is passing by and I am in slow motion.
By Crazy Unicorn8 years ago in Psyche
Fat Shaming and Colorism
What I have begun to realize and even started to study since I have been in Haiti is the complexes which people face. I’ve realized that many Haitian people put unnatural amounts of thought into very old, American, ideals of beauty. What concerns me more is not what they are focused on, but why they are still focused on these clearly outdated ways of thinking. I’m not sure if it is lack of exposure to information that keeps these ideals running, but I have started to explain that things in the Western world are different. Not only am I comfortable with my body image and weight, but I am comfortable in my skin as well. I think part of the colorist complex comes from the notion that black is a dark color and not understood as a race or culture.
By Alyssa Renee8 years ago in Psyche
Afraid
Was I born wretched? Were we all born evil? Or were we born into evil? We are all of that and everything in between. We have the ability to be wretched, kind, amazing, evil. Damn. Thinking about it, I didn't realize how fucking terrible I would feel throughout my 23 years of living. You think it's all rainbows and sunshine? Here's a tip, it's NOT. Even when you conquer one obstacle, there's plenty more to follow. Sounds depressing, doesn't it? Well, it's depressing to try and completely be okay and joyous every single day and have life fuck you. You thought you were doing so well. You probably were doing well. Then you kind of just stop caring. I'm not saying being positive is a bad thing but you can't run from suffering—you CAN'T. I've been there, masking all of the things I was going through and I broke, man. It almost came to a point to where I wanted to end my life. I felt like a stuffed animal, with all of this repressed sadness and anger towards life. I was swallowing any outlet that I could find to feel better. I was in this dark, dark place so far deep I couldn't swim or move. Life is fucking crazy and its an every day battle and it's hard to accept it.
By Nicolette Heisler8 years ago in Psyche
