coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
All That Matters
Jeannie sat down at her desk in the middle of the tiny nursery and began to write the letter. The nursery was not fancy, but it held all the conveniences that a baby growing into a toddler would need. Jeannine's brother, Anthony, had painted a mural beside the crib–the moon and the stars in a night sky and when you turned the lights off, the glow in the dark paint cast the room in a celestial glow. The mobile, the stars and moon, hummed softly in the background and created a peace that rivalled the chaos that was constantly filling her mind.
By Kelly Maurica5 years ago in Psyche
By the Red Chair
"The fabric on that chair is red and blotchy," I say. Without my glasses, the chair is only vaguely familiar. She ignores me of course. She's ignored me since I first kneeled down here at her feet I don't know how long ago. It's been a while I'm certain of that much. It feels like hours, maybe longer. The whole time she has cried. It always kills me, anytime she cries. The first time, I remember it, we had just strolled through a park. We were driving away from the park, in her car, she was driving, and she was telling me about her daughter. Apparently, the relationship is rocky, problematic. She thinks I don't see her tears or the way she looks away from me, but I do; I always do.
By Shawn Ingram5 years ago in Psyche
Is My Self-Sabotage Actually Emotional Masochism?
If we’ve been endlessly prone to self-sabotage, stuck in a cycle of self-destruction with no end in sight, we may feel hopeless in finding our way out of that labyrinth of suffering. Many people struggle with self-sabotage to one degree at some point in their life. These phases may be triggered by many external or internal events that persuade us into giving up on ourselves and the structure of discipline or motivation. Self-sabotage essentially refers to the beliefs, behaviors and thoughts that hold us back and prevent positive forward movement.
By Rachel Leedom5 years ago in Psyche
An awakening to Sex & Lust, before I even knew how to talk
I have no idea when the healthiest time for a sexual awakening is for anyone, but I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be before you can even speak. As children, I guess we don't really have too much choice about the order we do things. And yet, the burden of living things out of order is our responsibility.
By Celesdina Devi5 years ago in Psyche
I have a roommate that I hate
I have a roommate. A roommate I never asked for, a roommate I never wanted and a roommate that I hate. He is a man that lives in my head, he takes up more space than I should allow, but, he’s comfortable and he’s lived there for years now. I noticed him first over a decade ago when he would just pop in for a moment or so to show his face and tell me things that I wished I’d never heard. At first he didn’t say much, usually just affirmed the words that others fed into me.
By Leigh Halifax5 years ago in Psyche
Word Analysis Philosophy (WAP), What It Is, and How/Why It Works
Quick Fact -Word analysis philosophy is a technique I created to help with negative thought patterns! It works since we focus on the core words within each thought pattern and study them, thereby learning their true meaning and origin, thereby placing attention on them, thereby transcending them!
By Gabriel Mohr5 years ago in Psyche
Finding the Perspective that Serves
The transformation from self-less to self-love, gracefully maintaining unconditional love. What does it mean to have unconditional love? How to balance boundaries, self-care, service to others, compassion, empathy, instinct, intuition, logic, patterns, conditions…to break free of the chains of our history and to approach each day as a blank canvas. Clearing and releasing that which doesn’t serve the greatest good of a vision of bliss. Seeking transformation, faced with the cycle of lessons, striving to change reactions to grow from a higher place. What vibration do I choose? How to live in that vibration through being faced with old patterns.
By Starhead Stoneground5 years ago in Psyche
The Saviour Needs a Saviour
I never expected to grow up and regret the beautiful life that was given to me. But here I am; sad and guilty. Sad and guilty due to impressionable qualities that sink into my skin faster than my fears of overruling my decisions to continue on with existing in a sadder than sad type of manor. I may or may not be upset over many other things in one way or another. Had such a heavy heart and empty mind. Miserable if I could call it anything. Doubtful that I had any joys to make me feel okay! And... it’s not even close to being okay. The pain of not being able to explain myself on time or saying the proper things first is a burden of mine and I don’t wish to get to know anybody in ways where they would care about me or my life. I just want to keep hiding. But now I’m an independent adult that’s scared of trying the normal adult habits because she had no childhood practice for normal things that kids in the same line of standing could complete but she couldn’t.
By Keanna Barry 5 years ago in Psyche
