anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
Mirror, Mirror - Who Do You See?
Hey, how are you feeling today? Have you taken some time for yourself today? If you are a trauma survivor, the answer is probably not. As survivors, the last person we think about is ourselves because we have spent years being suppressed into believing that we don't exist, that we are nothing, and that we deserve nothing.
By Elizabeth Woodsabout a month ago in Psyche
Phobia
Defining Specific Phobia Specific phobia can be defined as a continual fear that is constrained to a circumscribed stimulus either item or scenario (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Without delay on exposure, the stimulus is prevented each time feasible or is persevered only with extreme anxiety happening. Besides, the intensity of fear commonly is extreme enough to exhibit interference in individuals functioning educationally, socially including family activities. Usually, the most normal reaction towards specific phobia would be flight or avoidance in terms of motor or known as behavioral system (Silverman & Moreno, 2005).
By Ng Teck Senabout a month ago in Psyche
When Saying “No” Feels Strange
He did not plan to smoke that day. He was standing outside his school gate, bag on his back, waiting for the van. A boy from his class took out a vape. Another smiled and asked him to try. He refused at first. Everyone laughed, not loudly, not cruelly just enough to make him feel small.
By Muhammad Ayaan about a month ago in Psyche
The Age of Solitude: Why More People Are Choosing to Be Alone—and What It Means for Society
Introduction: The Quiet Revolution of Being Alone Being alone has never been easy. Throughout history, solitude has been conceived as loneliness—something to be pitied or feared, a condition of the rejected or unwanted. It was the opposite of belonging, an shadow cast by human failure to connect.
By The Chaos Cabinetabout a month ago in Psyche
Do You have a Support Network?. Top Story - January 2026.
Life is harder when you’re on your own. Human beings are social creatures, and we usually feel better when we have support from a strong social network around us. For most people, it’s our families that hold us together like glue.
By Elizabeth Woods2 months ago in Psyche
I Live With Telephone Phobia Every Day!
Warning: Contains some distressing themes. I never used to have a problem using the telephone. When I was in my teens, there was nothing I enjoyed more than the dramatic ring of our bright red Bakelite. To me, it was a very welcoming and social sound.
By Simon Aylward2 months ago in Psyche
Watch Out Wednesdays - 1/14/26 (Opinion)
We are now in the second week of 2026. Even though we are only in the first fourteen days of this year, so much has happened in America and throughout the world that would normally take up about 6 months of news. Events are accelerating to an all-time high.
By Adrian Holman2 months ago in Psyche
