coping
Life presents variables; learning how to cope in order to master, minimize, or tolerate what has come to pass.
A Monster Under My Bed
There is a monster under my bed. It whispers to me. “You can’t,” it hisses, “you wouldn’t, you shouldn’t, you aren’t.” I am nine years old. My best friend is Gladys. We watch Clueless and make a pact. Tomorrow, we promise, we will each dress in a plaid matching outfit like Cher and Dionne. I uphold my promise. Gladys does not. Snickers fill the classroom. A kind teacher with curly blonde hair and warm, biting humor whispers to me, “I admire your bravery in expressing yourself.” I think that she thinks it helps, somehow. It doesn’t. That night, the monster whispers, too. “Idiot. Outcast. Weird. Why can’t you just act normal? Just blend in and things will stop being so hard. But you don’t know how to do that, do you? Freak.” I ask my mom if I can clean out my closet. “I’m too old for that stuff,” I meekly justify.
K. StocktonPublished 14 days ago in PsycheReclaiming the Wheel from Trauma
Your traumatized brain is a lot like your beloved first car. It should be treated with the same energy of acceptance, warmth, and reverence.
Veronica Wren - Trauma Sucks. Recovery Shouldn't.Published 15 days ago in PsycheConscience
Easier it is to raise mountains tall, Lighter to carry cliffs so small, Easier to hold worlds within your sway, Than let conscience in darkness stray:
Elle VihmanPublished 15 days ago in PsycheThe Mother of 1000 Orphans
(Original Extended Version- the other was reduced in word count for the challenge) When asked to write about a woman who has truly inspired me, I immediately think of Sindhutai Sapkal, affectionately known as Mai (lit. translation ‘mother’).
Kayleigh Fraser ✨Published 15 days ago in PsycheP.O.T.A.T.O.E.S
P.O.T.A.T.O.E.S.- Stage 1 Purposely Obscuring Thoughts Aspirations Traumas that Overtly Expresses the Self I smile, but I smile only slightly. The truth is, I am suffering; I am unhappy. I disguise my suffering with a smile, others do not have a clue that inside the dorms of my soul I feel crappy.
K. WisendangerPublished 15 days ago in Psyche- Top Story - March 2024
Mother of 1000 Orphans
When prompted to write about an inspirational woman, Sindhutai Sapkal immediately came to mind. This woman’s story profoundly altered my life for the better. The example she set shifted my psychology in ways I am certain many decades of therapy could not have achieved.
Kayleigh Fraser ✨Published 15 days ago in Psyche Canceled Flight Response
I’m having a panic attack right now, and I’m handling it shockingly well. It all started, as many panic attacks have, because of Delta Airlines.
Veronica Wren - Trauma Sucks. Recovery Shouldn't.Published 15 days ago in PsycheHave you ever writhed in your own intrusive thoughts
What Are Intrusive Thoughts? Intrusive thoughts are spontaneous and involuntary mental images, ideas, or impulses that intrude upon our consciousness without warning or invitation. They can take many forms, ranging from fleeting worries and doubts to disturbing or taboo thoughts. While everyone experiences intrusive thoughts from time to time, they can become problematic when they persistently disrupt our peace of mind and interfere with our daily functioning.
NGUYEN T P THUYPublished 16 days ago in Psyche10 Signs You’re Being Devalued By A Narcissist.
The devaluation phase is the second stage of the narcissist’s abuse cycle. The idealization phase gets you right where they want you, unsuspecting and blind to devaluation. Suddenly you’ve gone from the best thing since sliced bread to breadcrumbs.
writemindmattersPublished 16 days ago in PsycheHow To Regain Energy
This is for all the introverts, the neurodivergent's, the empaths, the overworked (yes, that includes parents) and those feeling burned out, because a lot is demanded of you or you're perhaps feeling overwhelmed in a world where you are expected to constantly be present, to interact and to 'conform' or people please.
Jasmine MorrisPublished 20 days ago in PsycheRandom Thoughts
I am alone in the darkness, scared of the future... I never seem able to stand alone and always shaking in fear when anyone asks anything of me, just a scared little rabbit...
The Schizophrenic MomPublished 20 days ago in PsycheLune des Poissons
“Feet don't fail me now Take me to the finish line” – LDR What if this was the last time I spoke to the voices inside my head?