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Art of an introspective nature; a look at artwork that reveals the artist's psyche and comments on the inner workings of a chaotic mind.

I Was Productive Successful and Quietly Miserable
I built a life that looked finished before it was ever lived. My days were stacked with achievements like trophies placed carefully on a shelf. I woke early not because I wanted to but because discipline had replaced desire. I answered emails before sunrise and told myself this was ambition. I measured my worth in deadlines met and tasks completed. I was productive in ways that impressed everyone except me.
By Jhon smith2 months ago in Psyche
The Muffled Scream
The clock read two-seventeen. Not that it mattered. Time had a way of blurring when every day felt like a repeat of the last, a faded carbon copy. Arthur sat in the dark living room, a cold cup of coffee by his elbow, the faint hum of the refrigerator the only thing keeping the house from absolute dead silence. Then it hit him, a different kind of quiet. A heavy, plush quiet. He knew, without looking, that it was snowing.
By HAADI2 months ago in Psyche
The Moon's Confession
Elias couldn't sleep. Again. The mattress felt like a griddle beneath him, even with the windows cracked. It wasn’t the heat, not really. It was the hum, a low, constant buzz in his skull, the kind that meant everything was wrong, always wrong. He pushed himself up, swung his legs over the side of the bed. The floorboards creaked under his bare feet, a familiar complaint in the dead quiet of the house. Two-fifteen AM, the digital clock glowed red, judging him.
By HAADI2 months ago in Psyche
The Last Line Out
The rain came down in sheets, a cold, miserable curtain drawing across the grimy windows of the station. Arthur stood on the platform, the collar of his tweed jacket pulled high, tasting metal and damp in the air. His satchel, heavy with its meager contents, dug into his shoulder. The digital clock above the deserted ticket booth flickered, 01:17. Late. Always late. The track ahead disappeared into the sodden dark, a black ribbon stretching toward… he didn't even know. That was the point. No destination on the ticket, just a one-way fare to anywhere but here.
By HAADI2 months ago in Psyche
The Weight of Quiet
John tossed again, the sheets tangled around his legs like a net. Two-thirty. The digital glow of the alarm clock burned a hole in the stale air of the bedroom. Sarah was a still lump beside him, her breathing shallow, even. He knew she was probably faking sleep, just like he was faking a future where everything was fine. He knew because a week ago, he’d been the lump, pretending the world outside his eyelids didn’t exist, didn’t contain the cold, hard lump of wrongness that had settled in his gut.
By HAADI2 months ago in Psyche
The Reverse Tick
Mr. Elias Thorne’s classroom always smelled of chalk dust and resignation. He was a history teacher, fifty-six years old, and had the kind of slump in his shoulders that suggested the weight of all recorded human folly rested squarely there. The fluorescent lights hummed a low, constant complaint above his head. His tweed jacket, a permanent fixture, had frayed cuffs that seemed to unravel with each passing year, much like his own enthusiasm.
By HAADI2 months ago in Psyche
The Quiet Power of Liminal Spaces: How Threshold Moments Shape the Psyche. AI-Generated.
Liminal spaces—moments, states, or environments where we stand between what was and what will be—have long fascinated psychologists, anthropologists, and storytellers alike. They occupy the hazy middle ground between known and unknown, certainty and ambiguity, identity and transformation. In the realm of psychology, liminality falls under the broader category of existential and developmental psychology, but it is a striking subcategory in its own right, touching on identity formation, emotional resilience, and the way we process change throughout our lives.
By Kyle Butler3 months ago in Psyche
When Color Shapes Our Feelings: The Story Behind 2026’s
Color has a quiet way of reaching into our lives. It slips into the background of our mornings, our memories and the small choices we make without noticing. Every year, one shade seems to rise above the rest, carrying pieces of our shared hopes and fears. The Pantone Color of the Year 2026 invites us to sit with a feeling we often ignore. It asks what comfort, longing and steady warmth really look like. Before we name the color, it helps to understand why a single shade can resonate with millions. It is not about trends or prediction. It is about noticing what we crave as people and what this specific tone reflects about our moment in time.
By Muqadas khan3 months ago in Psyche
The Prototype That Wouldn't Work. AI-Generated.
Featured Image Prompt A cluttered garage workshop at night, with blueprints and failed prototype parts scattered across a workbench, a single desk lamp creating a pool of warm light, tools hanging on pegboards, a half-assembled robot arm in the foreground, and through a small window the dark silhouette of a corporate office building glowing in the distance.
By The 9x Fawdi3 months ago in Psyche
Behind the Screen: How E-Commerce Is Rewriting Human Life
You probably didn't even notice it. Maybe it was just another night. You were tired, half-asleep, your phone in hand. You opened an app without thinking, browsed through a few products, read some suspiciously similar reviews, tapped "Buy Now," and went back to what you were doing. Somewhere in the distance, a warehouse light came on, you scanned a barcode, and a package arrived. A few days later, a small box arrived at your door, and the moment was complete.
By Sayed Zewayed3 months ago in Psyche
The ability to remain silent in a noisy world
Today's world seems full of noise—people talking, cars moving, screens buzzing, thoughts swirling. Everywhere there's a rush, competition, comparison, and the pressure of expectations. But amidst all this, there's a skill that few people learn: the skill of remaining silent. This skill isn't simple; it comes from within—from understanding, calmness, and patience.
By Sohail Ahmad3 months ago in Psyche
Journey of Thoughts
This is a personal experience and reflection that how our thoughts determine us that how the moments of confusion are clarified from pain to peace.
By Sohail Ahmad4 months ago in Psyche