family
Family can be our support system. Or they can be part of the problem. All about the complicated, loving, and difficult relationship with us and the ones who love us.
Problems with New Parenting Education
I have schizophrenia and severe anxiety. It might sound weird, but one of my most common auditory and visual hallucinations are spiders – massive 2-5 foot across, neon green, red-eyed, furry spiders. And I have been thankful for one of them. He is slightly different than the other ones in that he has bright, light blue eyes. This guy “hatched” just before I found out that I was pregnant, was close to me throughout my entire pregnancy (and grew with my tummy), laid on my tummy during active labor, and he adopted my son as his own. He was there through the entire pregnancy and I knew that he wouldn’t let me hurt my son.
By The Schizophrenic Mom5 years ago in Psyche
The Strongest Lady We Knew
Our Dearest Friend, It’s been a year since you left us and some days it’s still hard to believe that you’re gone. You were the strongest of us all- always there for the rest of us. Two of us had mother’s that moved us in and out of town frequently, but we knew that we always had a friend when we came back.
By Wendy Leggett5 years ago in Psyche
Dear Me
Dear me, I know that I haven't always treated you respectfully or validated you. I know that you have always had to be strong in some way. Strong for your six younger siblings, who looked to you for support security and comfort while growing up. For your dad who struggled with addiction (and eventually left). You had to be strong for your mom who worked three jobs just to provide for the family but was still cold and distant from you. I know you most of all had to be strong for yourself. I know your struggles because I am you.
By Tae Decoite5 years ago in Psyche
Brei. . First Place in Sister Circle Challenge. Top Story - March 2021.
Brei, In all fairness, I have not known you for a long time. A few years. Yet, you have endured more in the small amount of time I have known you, than people I have known my entire 30 years of life.
By Franchessica Hannawacker 5 years ago in Psyche
MENTAL ILLNESS!
As a little girl I always looked up to my big brother a year and a half my senior, he was scrawny but tough! On our walks to and from elementary school, I'd walk behind him trying to keep up and he'd eventually stoop down and lift me on his back and carry me the rest of the way home! He was anxious to get home and watch his favorite Spiderman cartoon once sewing and entire Spiderman costume from old clothes!
By Shelley Whigham5 years ago in Psyche
How Reading a Book Changed my Perspective on my Parenting
I have had a lot of trauma in my life. I feel I've been used and abused by most people in my life; my family, at school, romantic partners, I could go on but that is not the purpose of this post. This post is about facing some harsh realities, including accepting the fact I brought all of my hurts, suffering, poor mental health and anger into my parenting. Probably the easiest thing to do would be to say, "well, I did the best I could." The statement is as true as the day is long but it also sounds very defensive to me and doesn't really acknowledge anything or resolve anything.
By Skye Phoenix5 years ago in Psyche
The Masks we wear in our Dysfunctional Families
Our family systems work very similar to a Bee Hive. There are jobs and responsibilities that the Queen, Drones and Worker Bees must fulfill in order to keep the hive functioning. The Worker Bees daily tasks, for example, change depending on where the attention is needed. They are so connected to their family system that their behaviour instinctively changes, so they can survive.
By Jessica Jones5 years ago in Psyche
