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

Change Your View: Become Someone New
Sally, a young woman just fresh out of high school, was coming to learn the difficulties of adulthood. Every day, she faced a new obstacle. It seemed as though every time she overcame one obstacle, another stood in her way. Frustrated, she began complaining to her friends and family about her struggles.
By Adrienne Huggins5 years ago in Psyche
Hardships and Triumphs
Life has taught me that there are no fair deals. You can slog through life, fighting for every inch, or lay down and let life dictate your future. My life starts in the Kansas town of Newton, where I was born. A year after my birth, my younger brother is born. Life’s first bad deal is swiftly dealt to us. Our parents are not only drug addicts, but abusive as well. We were physically and emotionally abused, with suspected sexual assault at one point. Finally, CPS stepped in and removed us from their custody.
By Kraths5 years ago in Psyche
"Dear 2021, Please Be the Year of Mental Health and Self-Education" - a Letter to Myself
Dear New Year, First of all, thank you for rolling over. You have no idea how much I've been waiting for 2020 to end.
By Joanna Henderson5 years ago in Psyche
COVID-19 Job Loss and Addiction
By Geoffrey Booth, M.D., Medical Director, LifeSync Malibu Nothing sparks anxiety like losing your job. Unfortunately, in the era of the pandemic, job losses have continued to mount nationwide. The economic crisis caused by COVID-19 has only amplified all the other stressors we are enduring this year. Government assistance has been slow and inadequate, leaving many in dire financial straits.
By Geoffrey Booth5 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health Tips
Some things that people don’t quite understand about mental health, is that it isn’t just black and white. There isn’t just two sides.
By Caspian5 years ago in Psyche
A moment in time.
It was a warm Sunday evening, I was on the front porch of a friends place listening to music and drinking beer. This is what we did, we drank and entertained ourselves. This particular Sunday was fun, we‘d had a good day. Truth be told, we were living a pretty nice life. None of us were rich men, but we knew we were really lucky. We were living in a quiet town on the Victorian coastline, Victoria is one of the 6 states and two territories of Australia. Although the day had been a successful journey into the depths of reckless abandon, something was eating away at me, a guilt maybe? I was throwing it all away! Pissing it up against the wall so to speak.
By Rory 5 years ago in Psyche
Why Do We Want to Hate Ourselves?
We are all human beings, we experience things that may leave a positive mark on our lives or some that will do the exact opposite.
By Amo Safri5 years ago in Psyche
Suffering
Within the teachings of Buddhism there is a lot to be said about suffering, after all it is the First Noble Truth. Suffering can be everywhere we turn, though it is not always seen in the same form. With that being said, the general notion of suffering can be separated into three different categories. First, there is the suffering of impermanence. To follow is the suffering of alternation and the suffering of pain. Each of these categories encompasses the essence of suffering entirely.
By Amanda 5 years ago in Psyche
Working With Emotion
The world in which we live has taught us to fear emotion. We tend to avoid people who are ‘too emotional’, which I believe has a lot to do with the fact that we do the same thing with our own emotions. Why would we want to work with other people’s emotions when we cannot even face our own? I have found that it is basically impossible to really help someone else even if you wanted to, if you have not worked through your own emotions. As John Welwood shares, “ It is discovering ourselves in our most basic sensitivity, from which all emotions and feelings arise” (p 144). However, in order to truly work with emotions it is important to understand the difference between emotions and feelings. Although the line between the two is fine there is a commonly misconceived difference. “A feeling of fear may lurk in the background of the mind without a specific object, whereas the emotion of fear or terror is an unmistakable reaction to something very specific” Welwood p 146).
By Amanda 5 years ago in Psyche
Advice on Sleeping like a Baby from Insomnia Experts
Insomnia is a condition that affects so many people who try to get to sleep each night. The lack of sleep not only affects them in bed but also throughout the day. Don't let this be you each day! You need some good tips about insomnia to help you understand why sleep eludes you. Keep reading for the help you need.
By Marry James5 years ago in Psyche
Panic! 5 ways to Alleviate Panic Attack Symptoms and Tips on Dealing with their Aftermath
My first panic attack was during my sophomore year of college. I had experienced anxiety before, the rapid heartbeat, sweaty palms and numb fingers, loss of appetite and spinning thoughts. But I had never had a panic attack. I was sitting on my bed and noticed my breathing was shallow and rapid, restricting oxygen from my brain. My thoughts became cyclical and I wasn't able to focus fully on any one particular notion that could explain these unfamiliar feelings. I felt disconnected from my body, a physical dissociation from the world and the items around me. I was paralyzed. I realized, with no small amount of terror, that I couldn't bring myself to even move a finger. I was stuck sitting on my bed, feet dangling and teeth gritted shut, my jaw protesting under the pressure. After about 5 minutes I finally was able to turn and grab my laptop, tears starting to stream down my face. I opened Google and typed into the search bar, "feeling crazy." The first result was the Wikipedia page for Panic Attacks:
By Carly Doyle5 years ago in Psyche
How to Have a Breakdown
This is a double how-to article. There are two ways I want to talk about having a breakdown. By “breakdown” I mean a sudden collapse in mental health.
By Erica Ball5 years ago in Psyche