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People with mental illness represent one of the most deeply stigmatized groups in our culture. Learn more about it here.
How I Saved My Sleeping Family from Suffocating to Death
It was late September, and I had moved up to senior school. I was only just eleven and wouldnât be twelve until the far end of June. I had spent the summer holidays carefree, happy, and getting prepared for my new âbigâ school, and my twin and I were both ecstatic to leave junior school far behind us.
By Chantal Christie Weiss13 days ago in Psyche
How Tarot Truly Changed My Life. Content Warning.
How Tarot Truly Changed My Life: Tarot consists of specific cards containing spiritual symbols and a particular energy that can only be read by someone with high energy or high vibrations. Therefore, you shouldn't listen to just any reader, as some readers use it solely for financial gain. Instead, focus your energy on someone whose spirit you feel connected to.
By Ashrakat Elnagy13 days ago in Psyche
Drugged, Assaulted, and Filmed by My Predator âFriendsâ. Content Warning.
âYouâre not a victim for sharing your story. You are a survivor setting the world on fire with your truth. And you never know who needs your light, your warmth, and raging courage.ââââAlex Elle
By Chantal Christie Weiss17 days ago in Psyche
When Thinking Feels Like Action
There is a particular satisfaction that comes from understanding something clearly after wrestling with it for a long time. The mind settles. Tension releases. Pieces line up. In that moment, it can feel as though real movement has occurred, as though something meaningful has been accomplished. That feeling is not imagined. Cognitive resolution is a real event. The danger appears when that internal resolution is quietly mistaken for external change, and thinking begins to substitute for action rather than prepare the way for it.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast19 days ago in Psyche
Homework Assignment - Right, Wrong, or Grey-zone?
So my autism therapist gave me some homework for a new form (to me at least) of therapy. It is an Internal Family Systems parts mapping exercise and I have no idea if I am doing it correctly or not, but I just wanted to write about my experience... *smile*
By The Schizophrenic Mom23 days ago in Psyche
A Headache, New Medication, and a Happy Outcome
As of Saturday, I had a headache. Again. Or maybe still? I had a new prescription that was finally approved that I was really hoping would help with my headache, but was a headache to be approved for in and of itself. The paperwork had been delayed by a week. The paperwork had been completed - and then rejected because one item wasn't "clearly" marked.
By The Schizophrenic Mom25 days ago in Psyche
