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Importance of Love and Dreams in Our Everyday Lives
Importance of Love and Dreams in Our Everyday Lives Dreams are a part of our everyday lives, and they can be a source of deep meaning and significance. Dreams can also be a source of deep meaning and significance. They give us an opportunity to explore parts of ourselves that we might not otherwise have access to. In the process, we may come to understand aspects of our own personality or even find clues as to what is going on in our lives.
By tabinda khalid4 years ago in Psyche
The hotel room
Lighter. Pipe. Wallet. Cell phone. Cigarettes. And an undoubtably clear view of where the night was going. I had been awake for 5 days. I hadn’t eaten in 4. Don’t get me wrong I work, and I work damn hard too. But I got a call at the end of my shift that day to meet up with an old friend in a new town. Fresh hotel sheets, a hot shower, a fancy meal, oh hell a warm body to hold, of course I was going. I had been homeless all through the winter, it was nearly may and I could still feel the bitter cold in my fingers.
By Ashley Schluter4 years ago in Psyche
“Practice these principles in all our affairs.”
The meeting was with the global CEO and the top brass of the ad agency where I worked (all men, naturally). I wanted to convince them to allow me to start my own business (using a process I’d created as an employee) while keeping a relationship (and source of revenue) with my employer.
By Kay Allison4 years ago in Psyche
How to Stop Negative Self-Talk
It wasn’t until an evening session with my therapist in 2019 that it occurred to me how negatively I talked to myself. I was very new to therapy and was still hesitant to dig deep, when a self-deprecating joke bounced out of my mouth nonchalantly.
By Haley Jones4 years ago in Psyche
The River Nile and its contribution to ancient Egyptian Civilization Opinion Essay.
Nonetheless, they considered it a great gift from God as and it was said to be responsible for the productivity of the lands located along its waters. This is because the river flowed across desert land, which was the more reason for the people to appreciate its waters.
By EBONY MOORE4 years ago in Psyche
No Escape - The Invisible Man
The very last breath of my life was noticed by only one soul. One slow, knowing exhale and I finally let myself go as I heard the final call “hoo hooo hoo?” The night owl that had been calling to me every night was the only connection I had left with the outside world, the only communication I had day after day, and night after night. I had become invisible. The invisible man. People moved around me, moved me around, talked around me, and worst of all? They talk about me as though I was not even there! I screamed in my head that I was alive! That I could hear them, but no one heard, not one single soul, until the old barn owl started to visit, and then I wasn’t alone anymore. I was so scared to die alone, so scared that no one at all would notice when I took my last breath, that no one would see when my soul left my body, that no one would care when it happened. The owl would notice, he would care, and he had to be enough because he was all that I had.
By Suzanne Arden 4 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety
"This piece is about mental health awareness and the struggle many people face every single day. It is not meant as a diagnostic tool or to give any medical advice whatsoever. Every individual has their own story and their own treatment plan, so even if you see part of yourself in this piece, it's vital that you seek the help of a trained professional. It IS okay not to be okay."
By Josephine Mason4 years ago in Psyche
The Medical Model Has Created a Revolving Door Effect for Mental Health Services - Here's How Lived Experience Peers are Changing That
It's not uncommon to hear from friends, loved ones and community how alienating and frustrating it can be when trying to access mental health services in Australia. Even prior to Covid-19, the mental health system was struggling to provide access to relevant and timely services to vulnerable people seeking help.
By Alex Thomas 4 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health Services: A Disillusionment
Mental health has been at the forefront of media in the UK for a long while now with thousands of charities offering mental health help. Personally, in my time, I have spent the last fourteen years accessing various mental health services on and off, I have been put on various medications and I have been taken off others. Without saying too much about my own mental health issues, there is one thing that I noticed above anything else. The thing I noticed was that if you go to access your local mental health services in the UK, you will be met with leaflets and the ‘don’t be sad’ or ‘don’t worry’ speeches. These not only don’t help, but with some it can turn them off even contacting mental health services since it seems like reductive practice that is mainly meant to get you, the patient, to go away. The people within these jobs do not understand mental health problems and how each differs from the other, they do not understand the depth of feeling and the various symptoms both physical and mental that come along with it. They are simply there, on the phone or face-to-face, to tell you that there is a leaflet you should read. It is a reductive and damaging approach which makes me really question what the true outcome of this is. Do they actually want to make us feel better, or do they want to keep people in jobs and therefore, keep you coming back to the service over and over again, dissatisfied?
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Psyche
