coping

Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.

The 5 C's for Change Wellness
Change wellness is not something you hear often. Yet we experience change all…the…time. Change is THE constant in life.
By Putri Ojong12 months ago in Psyche
The Link Between Depression and Anxiety: How They Are Connected and How to Cope. Content Warning.
Depression and anxiety are two of the most common mental health issues, showing presence simultaneously in an intricate system. Even though they are separated—depression consists on persistent feelings of sadness, exhaustion, and loss of motivation, while anxiety concerns itself with having too much to worry about, being on edge, and experiencing physical symptoms such as a racing heart—they tend to overlap a lot.
By Dr Sneha Sharma - Best Psychiatrist in Delhi12 months ago in Psyche
Learning To Redefine My Recovery
Two years ago, I relapsed; even saying this now feels like a failure and a win at the same time. But when it happened, it felt like the end of the world. Like everything I had built had crumbled and meant nothing, shame, guilt, and hopelessness are how they made me feel, and for a while, they made me wonder if I was still worthy to write and work in mental health.
By SP 12 months ago in Psyche
High-Functioning Depression: Signs People Often Miss
In today's fast-paced, achievement-oriented society, many people are silently battling a form of depression that goes largely unnoticed: high-functioning depression. Unlike more recognizable forms of depression, high-functioning depression often hides behind a mask of productivity, social engagement, and outward success.
By Richard Bailey12 months ago in Psyche
The Metamorphosis Of The Mind
I didn’t recognize myself in the mirror one morning. Not metaphorically, I mean, I stared and my face felt like a mask someone else wore while pretending to be me. My eyes weren’t mine. They had this quiet violence in them, like a storm that’s forgotten how to rage but still knows how to ruin... I stood there, half-dressed, toothpaste still foaming in my mouth, wondering how a person could exist and still not be here.
By Odeb12 months ago in Psyche
100 Reasons Why
Sometimes the price of loving so deeply comes with the quiet wondering if I should just stop caring about other people and turn dark, the path I see so many other kind souls go down after feeling the pain of this world. So, I wanted to write a list of 100 reasons that I love exactly who I am - for the days when my heart grieves and aches as my mind explores the myriad of reasons that I should be anyone other than myself - to avoid causing myself so much pain.
By The Schizophrenic Mom12 months ago in Psyche
At What Cost?
We Live is a Hyper World. Things are Moving Hyper Fast. Emotions are becoming Hyper-Reactive. Stressors are Hyper Intense.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)12 months ago in Psyche
Region Beta Paradox use in everyday life
The Region Beta Paradox is psychological phenomenon whereby individuals seemingly choose to remain in slightly unfavorable situations for longer periods than choosing a more acutely unfavorable situation for a much shorter duration. This despite the fact that we often recover more quickly from a worse situation than a less bad prolonged one.
By Ted Maul 12 months ago in Psyche
The First Step to a New Me. Content Warning.
There were children outside the kitchen window waiting for the bus, giggling, pure vitality. I stepped outside, the sun was warm for a December morning, almost like an early summer morning. I remembered how much I had enjoyed those first few weeks in town. They had a careful brilliance, a dancing optimism—like anything could happen. Life was vibrant.
By L.H. Reid12 months ago in Psyche
Double time
Shock. That was the first one. It was so weird though, I never felt like I was shocked. Shock was followed quickly by denial.
By Jennidoll of (jennidoll.inc)12 months ago in Psyche
When the Cable Snaps. Runner-Up in The Metamorphosis of the Mind Challenge.
The elevator rises slowly, as it has been for almost a decade. It started at the bottom and has lifted upwards, stopping at several floors along the way. The elevator continues its journey to the top, only you’re not sure if you want to get there. You contemplate your ascent, weighing your options.
By Alyssa Musso12 months ago in Psyche
The Local Catch Of The Day
It was once believed in a province protected by a polished rainbow arch, giants roamed the suburbs, but inside the hilly concrete city a small meek royal character Forty-Niner Francisco resided counting discovered legal tender, captured streaming the local waterways.
By Marc OBrien12 months ago in Psyche