coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
The Worst Wish
I wish my daughter had cancer. That sounds just awful, I know. And as awful as it sounds, it’s ten times worse to have that thought bouncing around your head. Then multiply that awfulness by 100, once you put it out in to the world. But I promise, I’m not the worst father in the world. I’m also not suffering from Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
By Gregg Hirshberg5 years ago in Psyche
A great new life
About 2 to 3 years ago, I was living in community housing (otherwise known as the ghetto), in South Australia, Adelaide. I had just gotten over a series of mental health episodes ( lots of relapses of them). I was against taking the medication which treats my schizophrenia and did not trust the doctors or workers whom were only trying to stop me from relapsing.
By Dawn Theresa Withers5 years ago in Psyche
Living With Mental Health
Living with mental health problems has never been easy for me. Some days are easier than others. Some days I just want to break down and other days I feel like anything is possible. Those are my good days. A lot of the time I have good days. My husband really does try to help on my bad days. I know a lot of people suffer from mental problems too, and I know many of them may not have the support that they need.
By Claudia Nicole Parker5 years ago in Psyche
Change After Change
Hello counselor, I am 5 years old and today is my first day in kindergarten, its cold outside and my clothes aren’t completely dry because we don’t have a washer or dryer at home. I’m excited to make friends, they all smell like bubble gum and flavored color markers! Me and my parents and my newborn baby brother just moved from Mexico, we are all staying in a 5 ft by 4ft room with a space heater, I stop drinking water by 6 pm because it has been snowing and its cold to go pee in our porta john.
By Leydi Herrera5 years ago in Psyche
Cariña
You wake up in the morning and think, "why am I alive?" You contemplate on bed whether or not it is worth getting up. You don't get up. You don't get up at all, even though you know that there are a million reasons to get up. You pull your comforter over your head, hoping that the temporary feeling of warmth might alleviate some of the pain you've constantly been feeling. You want to die. You feel worthless. What's the point? You're a waste of space.
By Jay Cordero5 years ago in Psyche
Universe
The last few years have been tough and not sure where it all went wrong. Family, friends, past relationships or even your career. But 2020 brought those feelings into perspective. They say people that have been struggling for the last few years, it could have been because of the astrology. How the stars and moons had been aligned. For those who believe in spiritually, this is our time to have a fresh start. To believe in ourselves again. To be one with the universe. To forgive our mistakes and grow from them.
By Melissa Buchanan5 years ago in Psyche
No One
No one gets me I feel like I am alone. No one cares enough to pick up a phone. I am searching for someone who can understand. I feel buried alive. I cannot breathe in the sand. The water is rising and I cannot get out. No one can hear me in the deep ocean, even as I shout. I am lost and I am trying to be strong. I am looking through the map and I wanted to see. I found out I was not in the right place all along.
By Gina R (Gibana)5 years ago in Psyche
