stigma
People with mental illness represent one of the most deeply stigmatized groups in our culture. Learn more about it here.
When You Are Invisible...
Yesterday, I experienced such a huge disappointment that it literally left me paralyzed. It wasn’t out of fear, but it could have been—after all, someone tried to break into my house in the middle of the night, almost two in the morning.
By Persephoneabout a year ago in Psyche
FEW SINS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOMO SAPIENS AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
I have grown to love movies, especially those based on true-life stories. As a boy, I never imagined that my own life could play out like one—a film screened in the cinemas of reality, unrecorded yet open for public scrutiny. It feels as if life itself has cast me as a character, one whose existence is up for judgment. Strangers and acquaintances alike sit, metaphorically speaking, with their popcorn and drinks, analyzing my every move—who I am, who I was, and who I have become. It is as though my life is nothing more than a spectacle, a subject of whispers, opinions, and misguided assumptions.
By Godsgift O. Amosabout a year ago in Psyche
An open letter to my brother, a child I never asked to raise . Content Warning.
I can’t help but consume your despair as my own, your emotions so closely tied to my own, I often wonder if we have any separation between us, we were born for each other, keeping each other from ending our days in a shallow grave
By L.D. Malachite about a year ago in Psyche
The Origins of Narcissism: Exploring the “Why”
Let’s assume that narcissism is a learned behavior…. Sutherland’s theory about learned behaviors doesn’t really answer some serious questions about the free will and choice of each individual. Like two brothers raised by the same mother — one is narcissistic and the other is not. This raises questions about the root causes of narcissistic personality disorder.
By Waleed Ahmedabout a year ago in Psyche
The Struggle To Overcome Self-Doubt And Feelings Of Imposter Syndrome. Top Story - February 2025.
I See it all the time. I Hear it all the time. People are Overcome with a Deep Struggle. Feelings of Self-Doubt. Feelings of Being an Imposter.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)about a year ago in Psyche
Understanding Narcissism Through the Lens of Evil
It is highly dependent on the personal life philosophy that you have. Regardless of whether you believe in evil as an archetypal idea that has inherent existence and validity, or if you feel that evil is nothing more than a means by which those who are intellectually lazy and simple-minded may shut down their thinking.
By Waleed Ahmedabout a year ago in Psyche
