disorder

The spectrum of Mental Health disorders is incredibly vast; we showcase the multitude of conditions that affect mood, thinking and behavior.

Living with a Narcissist
Life with a narcissist, the beginning of the loss of your independence and freethinking. She’s witty, she’ll do it slow. A small bit of poison every day. A frog would never know if you were boiling them alive if you did it one degree at a time.
By Morgan Lecomte5 years ago in Psyche
high-ly sensitive
Hi, High, I am sensitive. I am high from sensing. High, I am up and I am down. Hi, I am down then I am up. I am everywhere in between and yet no where at all. High I am highly sensitive. Hello, see that vibration over there ? Hello, can you smell that color? Hello did you notice the blue wave of your hand? As it rippled from your skin into the blue ocean ? Did you forget to travel with your legs while you took a trip across the parking lot, forgetting your keys while you were dreaming about infinity? Did the night become day in your head yet your body stands in line at the mundane? Maybe the mundance? The dance of being both ethereal and visceral. Both here and there. a soul meeting a body? Did clouds come over you this morning? And you’re trying to burn off the fog because you love the light but the dark-- it persists.
By Maeve Wave5 years ago in Psyche
Synesthesia
For every one a mind was made and mine was made to see, day to day, minute by minute, the visions of the truth in me. There in my mind's eye, threaded into my vision, the shapes of sounds and color. They tell me what i already know, but can they tell me things I don't? They love to play, they dance around and usher me come with them. They taunt, they praise, they love and warn, remain a mystery. They talk and I listen, and so do they to me. They say that alls well, whatever you choose, so long as no pain is inflicted upon others. So from where do they come from, and why to me? Is it some sort of pathway drilled to God, or simply neurochemistry? I ask and they do not tell me, perhaps they do not know. All I know are the beautiful blues, deeper than the oceans and brighter than the skies. The absolute greens, the shimmering darknesses, the cautionary yellows and strange, strange oranges. The glowing whites and the paths they draw, up the left, across to right. I've spent years decoding their messages but have a lot to learn. Much of what they tell me they want to keep a secret - or is that just me?
By Ross Wyss5 years ago in Psyche
I Am A Human Parasite
My name is Sable, and I am a parasite. I have hijacked an innocent girl’s body. I stole her face. I stole her home, her family. I stole her life.
By L. J. Knight 5 years ago in Psyche
Nature Saved Me From Myself
I must admit, I can understand why people dismiss mental health. To be honest, I was one of these people. Well until 2019, when I returned from my travels from Asia to London. For so many reasons, I felt the stress of this. Due for an operation, I was freaking out as I had never had surgery before. Not only that, but 3 days before I arrived back home, I had a motor vehicle accident that muddled my brain. To top it off, I was thrown right back into the chaos of London, which I have struggled with even in the calmest states of mind.
By Mystic Rebellion 💎5 years ago in Psyche
A Slave To My Mind
When I was eight years old there was a voice constantly nagging in the back of my mind, but it wasn’t my voice. It controlled the strangest aspects of my life: where I could set my clothes down, and what and how I would eat . The voice told me what cup to choose from from the cupboard, because all the other cups had poison laced around the rim of the cup as if they were lurking, ready to end my life. The voice demanded me to wash my hands a million times throughout the day. The voice put unrealistic thoughts of my family dying in my head as a result of certain insignificant actions I would perform. For the readers of this paper, you might be frowning in confusion at the possibility that I might have been the weirdest kid to possibly roam this earth; in my brain however, all the thoughts from the voice in the back of my mind seemed perfectly logical. Although my mind convinces me these thoughts are “normal,” when I say it out loud, or even while I’m writing these words on paper, I am able to sort out the logical thoughts from the illogical ones (like what cup to choose from the cupboard). You see, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), is not a logical disorder. As quoted from my wise therapist John, “OCD does not speak logic-keys,” or in other words, a mental disorder riding fully on emotions and anxiety is truly not a good mix for the creativity of the mind.
By Saige Whitney5 years ago in Psyche
Life behind BED (Binge eating disorder)
I have always been terrified by food and yet, it was my only salvation in a world of sadness, angriness, and loneliness. I have a secret life nobody knew about until a year ago. I was hiding behind a tough invisible armor, the perfect grades, and the best fake smile. I hid my eating disorder for years because at first, it made me feel good, but it slowly spiraled into something that was taking over me. It seemed like there was no way out of this cycle of eating to feel full and happy. I don't remember when I started, I guess it has always been there thanks to my father.
By Margot P.5 years ago in Psyche
The Girl They Called Quiet
Everly fiddled with her hands. She sat perched on the edge of her seat, hunched into herself, her arms held tight to her body. She glanced around the room cautiously, at the fake vines circling the top of the desk and drooping over the paintings framed on the wall, to the stripe-patterned chair across from her with creases in the fabric cover, to the dusty white blinds blocking the street outside from view.
By L. J. Knight 5 years ago in Psyche
Personality Disorders
Questions Many of the symptoms and signs that you describe applying to other personality disorders as well (for instance, histrionic, antisocial and borderline personality disorders). Are we to think that all personality disorders are interrelated?
By Em Hoccane5 years ago in Psyche
Megalomania/Narcissistic personality disorder might be what’s ailing someone you know
I was recently watching one of the first episodes of I Dream of Jeannie where Major Roger Healy (then a captain) was bragging about personal possessions he did not have. Dr. Bellows the Air Force psychiatrist did not realize Roger believed the Genie, named Jeannie was going to use her magical powers to give him this grand lifestyle. The doctor thought the captain was probably dealing with megalomania. If you’ve not heard of this term that’s because it is no longer in use.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Psyche
The Beauty Pods
TW: Body dysmorphia, eating disorder, depression Amber yawned as she brushed her long, ginger hair. Standing in front of her bedroom mirror, she studied her face, counting the freckles and the bags forming under her eyes. If only there was a way for those pods to help her get some sleep. At sixteen-years-old she was finally able to use one for her birthday, and she chose her eyes. Green eyes were great and all, but blue eyes were really in, and she wanted to catch the eye of a certain boy. She had the biggest crush on the guy that placed umpire for the high school baseball team. Kyle was his name. He already noticed her for her naturally red hair, but she had to compete with Lauren, a small, outgoing African American girl on the swim team. Amber didn't play sports; instead, she was an alto in the treble choir. Not the most glamorous or attention catching, but she didn't have many talents. Well, she had a knack for making the perfect friendship bracelet, but that wasn't anything close to special.
By Jamie Raven5 years ago in Psyche
Adulting: Preparing Individuals with Autism
The transition from adolescence to adulthood does not always receive as much attention as is needed. Often transition services are limited, leaving individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) without the level of preparation needed for “adulting”. Areas such as leisure skill development and vocational preference are often not fully addressed. We need to begin preparing individuals with ASD as early as possible for the future and place an emphasis on lifelong skills in our curriculum planning.
By Mary McDonald5 years ago in Psyche