humanity

Mental health is a fundamental right; the future of humanity depends on it.

'Are You?'
Are you? Those simple words hit me like a brick the other morning. I’m working the annual December Strength to Stand conference, put on by the Scott Dawson Evangelical Association. I know, mouthful, right?
By Catherine Cook8 years ago in Psyche
Positivity: The Sword and Shield
When I was 15, I had hit rock bottom. I was plagued by chronic depression. Because of this, I was also suffering from an eating disorder, self harm, and suicidal thoughts all at the same time. The negativity which loomed over me threatened to swallow me whole. The war which took place in my unstable mind, of which I had so carefully fortified and constructed, broke me down further and further each day. I was defenseless. I had no means of defending myself, and so I often succumbed to it, allowing myself to continue losing the war. Every day was a battle, full of bloodshed. I lost every one. To me, there seemed to be no possible way to win.
By Collin Olson8 years ago in Psyche
When Homelessness Gives Hope
Once upon a time, giving money to strangers was a rarity for me. I preferred to donate to charities that I had screened so I knew the money wasn’t going for a nefarious purpose. So the night my friends and I decided to go shopping downtown, I never expected to part with a cent that wasn’t for a Christmas gift.
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Psyche
Mercury Retrograde: The Good, The Bad and The Truth!
Have you ever wondered if the planets could actually have an affect on your life? It's not as far-fetched as one might think it is. Mercury is more than just a mysterious planet in the far away galaxy. Even though Mercury is an average distance of 48 million miles (77 kilometers) from Earth, it's presence is felt by all of the people that are living on planet Earth.
By Silena Le Beau8 years ago in Psyche
Auto: Chapter 5
Autosuggestion The hypnotic or subconscious adoption of an idea which one has originated oneself. Is it real? Before you panic for me, before you gasp, before you shed a tear, you must realise that there is a very real possibility that this was not a very real happening. It is nebulous beyond the point of elucidating (and yet my physical response was visceral to a similar degree of incommunicability). I am an imaginative, creative person — prone to invention, prone to explanation, prone to imposing a pattern, a meaning, on things. (Hence these words, an effortful stringing of slippery symbols in search of tenuous coherence.)
By Otto Nimm8 years ago in Psyche
Transgender Mental Health
If I had a pound for each time I heard phrases such as, "Transgender is a mental illness" I'd be quite the rich woman by now. It's needless to say that being transgender is not a mental illness—but transgender people are more likely to experience mental illness than the general population, and this is a scary fact that can be ignored no longer.
By Skylar Rose Pridgeon8 years ago in Psyche
Being an Empath
What does it mean to be empathetic? The dictionary says, "showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another." You are most likely a caring and loving person, someone people come to in times of trouble because they know you will understand them and stick by their side.
By Harriet Gutierrez8 years ago in Psyche
Problems
My parents split up when I was 3 years old. I lived with my mom while my dad traveled across Canada for work. He said that he was done being a fisherman and was going to focus on construction. I never felt normal.
By Maria Jean8 years ago in Psyche
Beauty in Darkness
So today I am sitting here listening to Linkin Park. Noticing the lyrics and taking them in. I did not realize how much of the music was about addiction and crushing depression. The lead singer just hung himself.
By Stephanie Keesee8 years ago in Psyche
Kayaking and Emotional Intelligence
If you imagine kayaking as being trapped in a tiny boat hurling towards edgy rocks on the crashing riptides of Mother Nature, you will almost certainly ascertain a confident mind to give this sport a go.
By A D8 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health
Mental Health seems to be a topic that creeps up every couple of days. Be it through the medium of Facebook or a story on the news. What people don't understand is that when you suffer from it yourself, people pretending to care may make you worse.
By Panda Louise8 years ago in Psyche
Mental Illness As a Scapegoat
The idea of blaming or using another person to absolve oneself of sin is ever present. From the primitive scapegoating of eliminating humans from a tribe in response to a natural disaster or other inexplicable misfortune, to more modern concepts of blaming subordinates for a business mistake, the scapegoating of humans tends to fall on those whom we consider to be weaker or of less importance than ourselves. However, we often practice scapegoating using ultimately unchanging and superior forces. When there is no secondary person to place the responsibility on, we scapegoat by saying that the event was out of our control. This case can be seen throughout history in the form of religion and faith as humans place blame on a god or higher force when things go wrong. However, today many people find a scapegoat in their own mentality.
By Amelia Clare Wright8 years ago in Psyche