coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
Broken
They say you can’t choose your family, but there are so many things in life that can’t be chosen. You’re born into a family, a religion, a belief, a lifestyle and sometimes you just can’t get out. You grow up based on what you were taught and sometimes you can’t get away because the loss is too big. Sometimes the freedom you seek leads to a path of loss, but sometimes that loss is yourself. You lose the love you have for yourself, the love for your goals, and the love for your dreams. You become emotionally unstable because you have to choose between your sanity or your family. You choose between being free or being trapped in someone else’s lifestyle. You choose between doing what makes you happy and worrying about becoming a disappointment to those you love. We all grow up and plan to become who we want to be. We set our life goals and we do everything in our power to make them happen. We shoot for the moon and we make our dreams a reality. But unfortunately for one girl, her life was dictated by the people who were supposed to protect her. Sometimes those who hurt you are those you love most.
By Lobna chaya5 years ago in Psyche
Bullying
In this project I will be talking about bullying, the different types, and my own experiences. What is Bullying? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involve a real or recognized power imbalances. The six types of bullying are physical bullying, verbal bullying, relational bullying, cyberbullying, sexual bullying, and prejudicial bullying. Physical Bullying is when kids use physical actions to gain power and control over their targets. Verbal Bullying is when perpetrators of verbal bullying use words, statements and name-calling to gain power and control over a target. Relational Bullying is ostracize others from a group, spread rumors, manipulate situations and break confidences. Cyber Bullying is when a tween or a teen uses the Internet, a cell phone or other technology to harass, threaten, embarrass or target another person. Sexual Bullying is consists of repeated, harmful and humiliating actions that target a person sexually. Prejudicial Bullying is based on prejudices tweens and teens have toward people of different races, religions or sexual orientation.
By Alexa Asusta5 years ago in Psyche
Why I am Still Alive
He lays there so peacefully. Every once in a while I can feel him kick his feet or shift our plush comforter, but otherwise he looks like an angel. Besides the consistent snoring, every time he falls asleep before me, I always sit on his side of the bed and hold his face. I talk to him every night. He’s a deep sleeper, so I don’t always whisper. But, I like to put the TV on, just for background noise.
By Halli Booth5 years ago in Psyche
Options and Choices
This isn’t so much as a dyspraxia thing, as it is a human thing, but I feel that knowing we have options and choices gives us all, including dyspraxics, a chance to build our confidence, because god knows people don’t understand us and we think are being difficult for the sake of being difficult.
By simon witney5 years ago in Psyche
Self Advocate: Get That Second (or Third) Opinion
Why You Need A Professional Opinion We have so much information at our fingertips these days. I couldn't even begin to imagine, just how much of that information, is inaccurate or does not pertain to what could actually be the problem. This is why it is SO very important to seek professional help. I do not have a degree in psychology but, I do have many years of personal experience (as well as professional. I've been a Peer Support Specialist working with people who have SMIs, since 2013). There are many variables and overlapping symptoms that make it very easy to misdiagnose someone, even with education and knowledge.
By Dulcy Warfield5 years ago in Psyche
Starting Over
Three words you never want to hear... "You have cancer." Those three words will change everything in your life. They can make you better, or they can make you insane. How you handle it will determine which way it goes. Have you ever heard the song from Tim McGraw, "Live Like You Were Dying?" For me, it was just a good song...for a while. But when I got that diagnosis and heard that song, my entire world spun off its axis. Everything was suddenly different in vivid ways. I knew that I had one last shot to make life matter.
By Bethany Orr5 years ago in Psyche
Having An ADHD-Diagnosed Spouse
“Help! My husband has ADHD!” These words were the cries of wives with husbands suffering from the said mental disorder. If the one you love has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, living with them and raising a family is going to be challenging. But you love them, nonetheless, and falling for someone with ADHD does have its perks. They can be super intelligent, imaginative, and hilarious to be with. If you’re with someone with ADHD, life is going to be interesting, to say the least. If you are in the situation where you are dealing with an ADHD Diagnosed Spouse who has tendencies that you can’t take, then follow the advice provided by the wife of one of our patients. Throughout her 15-year married life with her ADHD-diagnosed husband, she has had her fair share of challenges, but she combatted it with some strategies that she managed to pick up along the way.
By Cynthia Dean5 years ago in Psyche
Connecting Subconscious Dots
A few years ago, when I was working on a degree in English, I had class assignment to analyze a dream using Freud's method of interpretation. I have some pretty crazy dreams, some of which I don't need (or want) to consider longer than necessary. I figured this weird, but seemingly benign, dream about a couple of baby squirrels would be safe enough. As I moved along the analysis, however, it started to become increasingly, and uncomfortably, personal. It was too close to the due date for me to hope for another dream and even if I did have something else I could remember clearly, would it just turn out the same way? I figured I was in it to win it at that point, I felt bad for traumatizing my teacher. To be fair, he did come up with the assignment, so I am guessing I wasn't the first - or the last - to end up breaking into delicate territory.
By Rebecca Tkacs5 years ago in Psyche
