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Advice and tips on managing mental health, maintaining a positive outlook and becoming your happiest self.

Mental Illness: Expectation vs. Reality
It is well known now that mental health problems are getting a bit out of hand. With the pandemic, many people have taken their own lives, many people have had mental breakdowns and mental health is no longer just about protecting yourself but also those around you.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Psyche
Spiritual Spring Clean
Every year, as the months get warmer and the days get longer, the yearning to rid myself of all manner of clutter surges within me. Usually this would mean yanking all my crumpled clothes out of the cupboard, and tossing out that Reading Festival '07 t-shirt that's just been moth fodder for the past decade or so. This year, however, my spring clean is a little more spiritual, rather than simply physical.
By Nati Saednejad5 years ago in Psyche
Rules To My Life.. Top Story - March 2021.
I have suffered from depression for a little more than half of my life. It is a rough road to living and being satisfied when dealing with depression. Throw in a little obsessive-compulsive disorder and you really have a recipe for some fun thought and behavioral patterns. I require a set of rules to keep myself above water. Through the creation of these 'life rules,' I have made it easier to enjoy my life. Let's just get right down to it;
By Franchessica Hannawacker 5 years ago in Psyche
The End
I sat at the edge, the guard rail behind me, looking down at the deep murky waters far below. This was it. The day I finally do what I came here to do. The day I end it. End myself.
By J Rowley5 years ago in Psyche
I woke up at 4am again.
Today as I sat on the floor of my room watching the sun come up from my window, I attempted to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard), with the full intention of writing about something completely different.
By Outrageous Optimism 5 years ago in Psyche
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
Whether it's the KonMari method or Hygge, the extremes of popular cleaning methods are nothing new to those of us who have ever suffered a manic episode, gone through a break up or moved across state and country on barely more than a whim. As a person who has lived all three, and also as a person who is prone to severe depressive episodes (during which I am almost incapable of leaving my bed), I consider myself somewhat of an expert.
By El P5 years ago in Psyche
Bobo Matjila, your favourite African philosopher
Bobo, my favourite ‘jellyfish’ disguised as a human ‘bean’, a self proclaimed alien, a prophet and a puppy owner to Marshmallow.
By Alessia Mavakala5 years ago in Psyche
My OCD & Accidental Organization
At age 14, I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Being a child, hearing this news gave me incredible embarrassment. I knew that others my age didn't care about catching germs, enforcing tapping rituals, or cultivating those intrusive thoughts the way I did. All of my rituals, ticks, and "strange" mannerisms consumed my daily schedule.
By K L5 years ago in Psyche
On Emotional Suppression
Quick Facts -Many of us suppress our emotions, either consciously or subconsciously, for many different reasons. -Suppressing our emotions doesn’t make them go away; they go into the subconscious, and they begin to control our lives until they are realized, disidentified, learned from, and (usually) transcended.
By Gabriel Mohr5 years ago in Psyche
Schrodinger's Ticket
Schrodinger’s Ticket I’ve just gotten off work and I swing into my local convenient store. “And one lotto ticket for tomorrow’s drawing please,” is how I finish off my purchases. A fool’s tax is what many call it, but I would disagree. At the very least I have found a non foolish way to rationalize the purchase.
By Matthew Nachtsheim5 years ago in Psyche
A Positive, Regenerative, Conscious Belief System
Quick Facts -It’s very helpful to assume a positive, conscious, regenerative, loving belief system if your current belief system isn’t serving you very well.
By Gabriel Mohr5 years ago in Psyche
Edibles Vs Anxiety Disorder
Okay, so if you are reading this, you are not against the plant known as Marijuana. It also means my title has caught your attention, so hello and thank you for stopping by. This short story is less of a story and maybe more of a heads up to others so that they don't have to go through what I did.
By Eva Slivka5 years ago in Psyche