Nick Wignall·1 day agoMember-only5 Habits of Emotional Stable People#1: Let go of limiting beliefs — It’s a common misconception that emotional stability comes from having fewer and less intense emotions. But the truth is… We all have painful emotions. How we react to those emotions is what matters. People who experience a lot of emotional instability tend to react to big emotions poorly… They catastrophize…Mental Health9 min readMental Health9 min read
Adam Abbasi-Sacca·1 day agoSabotaging my love life by not being myselfAdam Abbasi-Sacca After my last breakup, I made the intentional decision to stop dating for an extended period of time. This was driven by two reasons: a protest against societal pressures that critique singledom, and to disrupt dating patterns that never served me. Many people have asked me, “but Adam…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Cher Scarlett·19 hours agoI am a man living in a woman’s bodyHumanity’s binary social structure around gender is the cause of my bipolar disorder — In 2009, I was really struggling financially trying to figure out how to take care of infant alone and care for myself with some kind of freak show pharmaco-resistant bipolar disorder where medication either did nothing or made my episodes more severe. I tried a ketogenic diet that seemed promising…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
Shenbaga LakshmiinAn Injustice!·4 hours agoMember-onlyThe Tragic Story of a Mother Who Committed a Triple Murder-Suicide Is Something People Should Ponder OverThe dark side to pregnancies and raising children — Lindsay C. was a superwoman from Massachusetts, USA. She was a trained medical professional and a mom of three wonderful kids — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan. Lindsay was a thoughtful person. Her patients remember her as a kind nurse who was always there for them. Her husband…Mental Health7 min readMental Health7 min read
Maria Khnouf·2 hours agoBrushstrokes of Schizophrenia: A Journey Through the Eyes of Bryan Charnley.When we begin to think about schizophrenia, the most important thing is to empathetically comprehend the complex and often difficult experiences that individuals go through. Within the folds of its complex nature, art can offer a glimpse into the world of those who live with schizophrenia. …Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
Fejiro (Fey)·22 hours agoThe Adults were WrongWhen I was a teenager, I used to talk to the few adults I could trust about my problems, and I remember being told often, subtly or directly, that as I got older, I would be faced with even bigger problems than the ones I had at the time. Well…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
S. O'Hagan·15 hours agoMember-onlyFor the Birds…How Flaco and Friends Made this Nature Lover Happy in Central Park It started with a duck. I had just moved to Manhattan after years of living in the suburbs, on a property where I was regularly delighted to see deer, turkeys, foxes, all sorts of birds; and I was…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Robert Roy Britt·3 hours agoMember-onlyFinding Your Purpose is Incredibly Powerful and Surprisingly PossibleGreater meaning in life, and better physical and mental health, can be cultivated by identifying what really matters to you and doing more of that — Strong sense of purpose — doing things that matter to you — is linked to better health, greater happiness and longer life. The benefits are found in studies of teenagers and retirees and everyone in between. Meanwhile, scientists are figuring out how any of us can proactively cultivate a greater…Mental Health7 min readMental Health7 min read
Mitch Y Artman·9 hours agoMember-onlyThe Need for Illness: Self-Diagnosis as a way to BelongSo many patients tell me their ex or parent is a narcissist, that I begin to think everyone is one. I ask, ‘What percentage of people do you think qualify for Narcissistic Personality Disorder?’ The answer is mediated not by their education or the diagnostic criteria, but by their trauma…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
James WhiteinPublishous·4 hours agoMember-only5 Psychology Books Everyone Should Read (At Least Once)You’ll never get tired of reading them — “Reading is important,” said Barack Obama. “If you know how to read then the whole world opens up to you. Books showed me how to step into someone else’s shoes and gave me a sense of my own identity — both of which would prove vital as a citizen, a…Mental Health8 min readMental Health8 min read
