depression
It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.
How Sorrow Makes You Beautiful Inside and Out
I used to think that in order to be beautiful, I had to be the happy type of person — the girl who always had a big smile on her face, the one who can always cheer other people and lighten everyone’s mood. Unfortunately, I’m a melancholic type of person. Somehow, I felt I’ve always carried some sort of sadness in me that could never be fully erased no matter how I tried to behave differently.
By Jocleyn Soriano4 years ago in Psyche
The Paradox of Postpartum Depression
I feel like I’m drowning. Some days are better than others. There are days when I can make it to the surface so I can take a deep, exasperated breath before I sink back into the depths. Where it’s cold. Where it’s dark. Where all hope and joy and self-love are pulled from your soul- it’s like a nightmarish hand pushes through your ribcage and pulls out your still-beating heart.
By Amanda Wilson4 years ago in Psyche
Dietary Fibre
Recently, I sat down with an old friend from my college days who is currently working as a flight paramedic and looking at working towards a vocation as Physician’s Assistant. Matt has a vested interest, as we all do, in keeping himself healthy, and admirably wishes to extend that interest to a circle of care as a medical practitioner. Being the son of a paramedic that was for all intents and purposes, burnt out by the field, I whole-heartedly hope he’s able to make the transition in order to maintain that wholesome approach to his work. A large part of his approach is studying holistic health practices and how they can be adopted by western medicine and western culture as a whole.
By Allan Miles4 years ago in Psyche
Impostor Syndrome and How to Come Out of It
My Story In 2017, I took the plunge into the world of remote, location-independent work as a data analyst. My working life has been blissful after that. Then, I turned slash-careered and became a data scientist/mentor/teacher. I couldn’t remember how many times I wanted to update my friends on where I was, career-speaking, but this excitement, when compared to my main line of thoughts, always paled in comparison.
By Jenny Hung4 years ago in Psyche
Suicide Is Not Painless!
It’s Tuesday evening and an elderly lady drives her car from the brand new assisted living flat she moved into a month ago, to a bridge over the fast flowing river that runs the length of the valley. She parks up and what exactly happens next we will never know.
By Alex Frederickson4 years ago in Psyche
Depression = Autism
It has been nearly two years since I found out that I was Autistic. In that time, I’ve gone through many emotions: disbelief, anger, avoidance, contemplation, remembrance and finally, acceptance. I’ve listened to what other people have thought about my disorder. I’ve buried my head in the sand for almost a year trying to convince myself that I was not, in fact, autistic. I’ve mentally gone back over the parts of my life that I can remember, from childhood up until now. I’ve accepted what I was never going to be able to change. I’ve developed a new level of comfort with myself. And I’ve read and read and read…as much as I could about autism and more specifically, being on the spectrum.
By Natalie Forrest4 years ago in Psyche
