therapy

Focused on the relationship between doctor and patient. Therapy is the process of self-discovery.

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If you’re like me, your brain runs a mile a minute sometimes. It’s almost as if it has a mind of its own. Intrusive thoughts invade your mental wellbeing, fears of nonexistent threats constantly flood your brain, and you’re left paralyzed on how to manage it.
By Harjot Kaur3 years ago in Psyche
Just Another Visit
It was late September when I was surprised by one of his spontaneous visits; I had been practicing hurdles and 200-meter sprints with my track coach after school with my teammates. Some of my friends were smiling and their eyes twinkled as they looked past my shoulders, curious I spun around.
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)3 years ago in Psyche
To Heal
I'm coming to realise now that the hardest part of a childhood filled with mental unrest, hospital stays and therapy, is healing.
By M. Edwards3 years ago in Psyche
Entwined Memories
Reader warning: Although this story is a work of fiction, it does include an in-depth look into the mind of someone with severe depression and I would like to thank the over 100 people who spoke and provided their accounts on depression and their suicide attempts for this story.
By Daniel Millington3 years ago in Psyche
My Thoughts about 'Geek Girls Don't Cry'- part one
Can I say this out loud? Wow! This book is incredible! Incredibly well-done! Great for all ages of girls & women. I got a copy of this book before my 31st birthday. Back in the Holidays of 2018, I saw some updates about that new book that Marisha Ray & Andrea Towers are doing something about how to be a strong & an amazing role model in real life just like the pop culture heroines. I’m like Marisha, I had been through so many gender stigmas about games & superheroes. I grew up with all kinds of outstanding things including NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), Power Rangers, X men, etc. I would like to share how I overcame my fears, trauma, isolation, grief, and adversity after I read each chapter from Geek Girls Don’t Cry. Ready? Here we go!
By Meghan LeVaughn 3 years ago in Psyche
Empathy // Rediscovered
» KEY POINTS One day, something broke... or rather repaired... inside of me. Suddenly feeling empathy for the first time helped me realize that I had been missing so much. There is a massive gap between the compassion I did feel and thought was enough and actual empathy for other human beings.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in Psyche
Being Me
Being Unique & Always “the Other” Born in a refugee camp following WW2 to parents fleeing from Lithuania just ahead of Stalin's army, I have always been the outsider, the foreigner, the stranger. Till 18, I didn’t even qualify for the citizenship of any country. Truly an outsider.
By Vytas Stoskus3 years ago in Psyche
Live in the Now if Your Mental Health is Suffering
In the time my Bride and I have been together, I’ve learned a lot from her. She’s been a counselor for about 22 years. I’ve picked up a few tips and pointers about mental health struggles. She’s helped many people deal with the challenge of living in the now.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in Psyche
Pinball Wizard
Nothing about the grieving process is easy. Nothing. Not even the sitting around and crying. Those tears are the most gut-wrenching tears many of us will ever shed and each one slashes through us as if our flesh were nothing more than a suggestion.
By Monica Cable3 years ago in Psyche
4 Ways to Strive under Stress and Boost your productivity
When it comes to stress, there is no one-size-fits-all definition. Stress is a response to any demand placed on your body, whether it’s from an external source like a deadline at work or an internal source like anxiety about a upcoming event. The key to managing stress is to understand how your body responds to it and then take steps to minimize its impact.
By Som Dutt3 years ago in Psyche
I’m a plane riddled with bullets, and so are most survivors
***Trigger warning: I talk about abuse and trauma in this blog.*** There’s a type of rage only people who’ve been abused understand. It’s both dissociative and full of ancestral fury; silent but always present. Sometimes it lays dormant like winter in our veins, and sometimes it rips through us like a match struck against our scars.
By Jodi Nicholls3 years ago in Psyche
Best Tips for Stress-Free Living
Stress is a response that triggers when you feel threatened and is an important signal to your body that something needs to change in order to keep you safe. In the short term, stress is not something that you want to avoid at all costs. Acute stress responses are perfectly healthy as they help us deal with challenging situations, such as a job interview or public speaking event. In these instances, stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol are released in small amounts while our body readies itself for action. However, if stress becomes chronic and we aren’t able to cope with it effectively, then its prolonged presence can have negative effects on our ability to function optimally. Chronic stress has even been shown to have an impact on our immune system and risk for developing diseases such as anxiety, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and arthritis.
By PP3 years ago in Psyche