coping

Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.

On days like these.
On days like these... I have nothing to say. Nothing to feel. Nothing to give. Nothing to offer anyone, nothing to offer even to myself.
By On the edge of consciousness5 years ago in Psyche
A Lesson in Loneliness
The house was dark. Yet it felt more than that. I stared at the ceiling, time dripping away from my consciousness; my stillness adding aches to my otherwise numb vessel. Tones and shades of gray splashed across my small dwelling, lacking any noticeable sounds of life other than my own insistent breaths. I rolled to my side to sooth the pain swelling in my lower back only to be met with a familiar tinge pinging my shoulder.
By Terrace Gibson5 years ago in Psyche
Love not Hate
Jealousy. Such an ugly and awful emotion. One that I feel regularly. Most of the time it stems from seeing I never had, witnessing a connection that I missed out on. Most of the time it rears its head in the least helpful times. It's hard to explain the pain I feel with it. Even harder to explain why I distance myself in these moments.
By Tabitha White5 years ago in Psyche
A Gasp of Air
We all experience sadness at some point throughout our lives, if it's losing a family member or the end of a relationship. It all hurts. Everyone hurts. And it is important to know that it's ok to hurt, it's ok to feel sad, it's ok to not be ok! But for some it can hit a lot harder in the form of depression.
By Ben Talbot5 years ago in Psyche
Entanglements & Etymologies
The Inevitability of entanglement in this cosmos in which we reside is a tenant of it's habitability. On every level, from the macro cosym beneath the soil, to the mingling gases and nebulae where the building blocks of mass are born. Within each of us miraculous manifestations of light and sound completely unique notes in the song. Finding ways to operate within this framework, which is a vast encyclopedia of information and inspiration we could change the meaning of the word entanglement from a unfortunate circumstance to one of freedom and limitless potential. If you operate amidst the laws of the entanglement. The level to which you are able to perceive the benefit of how things are actually entangled, On a chemical, biological, and atomic level, the more you can learn to operate within them. The more limitless the potential.
By Sarah St.Erth5 years ago in Psyche
Mind vs Brain
Think about it for a second. Think about it in solely a corporeal lens. We are creatures of survival. Not just in the big, 127-Hours-type situations, but in the day-to-day. Our bodies tell us what we need to do when we need to do it. We need energy to fuel our bodies so our tummies gurgle and the smells of food become very appealing and we eventually find a way to consume nourishment. We need sleep so our brains produce melatonin in a relatively diurnal (pause for students and insomniacs) rhythm and we begin to slow in bodily function, recline and fall into a slumber. Many of these routine things we do are because our bodies signal the need for it. But our bodies are truly nothing without the brain in both the physical and mental process. Our brain is the mastermind (literally) of the whole operation, the reason we survive. We breathe at pace because the mastermind knows how much oxygen we need, we gain adrenaline that gives us extra power to battle or flee in situations of danger, and we do these things seemingly instinctually when the circumstance arises. But the brain has a separate domain, the one that I'll call the mind for delineation purposes only, that becomes the reason some may decide to cease existence. Now think about that for a second. We are wired to do anything it takes to survive but there is another realm in the mind that can override all of that natural action and instead put oneself into the situation our brains actively avoid. Death means different things for different people, so here's my take.
By Arya5 years ago in Psyche
It is Perfectly Okay to Admit You Are Not Okay
Question – There are days that I just don’t want to do this life thing any more. I am constantly thinking I need to leave this earth life behind. It is just too much to bare. Day after day, I just don’t want to be living. I hate these horrible thoughts in my head. Are they real? Are they a prompting I need to follow through with or can it be stopped or healed? What is going on?
By Kristena Eden5 years ago in Psyche
The Corners of My Mind
My words were difficult to read, he said. “They’re not exactly a picnic to write,” I answered. “But if you really want to see what’s in my head…”
By Christa Leigh5 years ago in Psyche
3 Tips for Hypochondriacs . Top Story - February 2021.
If you read my article that I published for my birthday, then you will know a little bit about me. Long story short, I suffer from agoraphobia and hypochondria and have for a very, very long time now. You would have also probably noticed that I have written articles on coping with agoraphobia. Remember, I say coping, not cures. I have personally never found a cure, but I have found methods of coping that makes it less daunting to deal with. I have never written one about my hypochondria because until about 2019, I had never really found a coping mechanism for it.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Psyche
What I Learned About Life While Watching My Best Friend Die
By the time I turned 25, I had all but given up on the idea that I would ever have a female best friend. I had a big circle of friends, but I had never really found my person.
By Bradlee Bryant5 years ago in Psyche
Mental Illness During the Pandemic
One of the biggest problems I have ever dealt with in my life has been my mental illness. I was diagnosed with Manic Depression as well as Bipolar Disorder 2 when I was 13. Though because I was so young my therapist now thinks that it might be some kind of personality disorder instead. Like BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder).
By Cheyenne Klein5 years ago in Psyche
Why I hate myself
Hopeful this won’t be too long. I knew I would become a disappointment to my parents eventually. I have two very loving parents who have given me everything, but I have only disappointed them with my negativity. I feel I will never be good enough at anything I want to pursue. I think I can’t retain the knowledge to its depth or retain it quickly. Often, it’s hard even to recall information, explaining and forgetting simple words in a sentence. I always feel there is something wrong with me, that I couldn’t be in a job learning a lot of information because I couldn’t contain it all.
By Annie Curran5 years ago in Psyche