ptsd
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; The storm after the storm.
How I Saved My Sleeping Family from Suffocating to Death
It was late September, and I had moved up to senior school. I was only just eleven and wouldnât be twelve until the far end of June. I had spent the summer holidays carefree, happy, and getting prepared for my new âbigâ school, and my twin and I were both ecstatic to leave junior school far behind us.
By Chantal Christie Weiss12 days ago in Psyche
This is How IT Feels. Content Warning.
Do you ever feel like the blue duck in the picture? Trauma survivors often feel alone in a crowd of people. We see life in many more layers than people who haven't lived through trauma. We see everything all at once, and it can be exhausting.
By Elizabeth Woods15 days ago in Psyche
Drugged, Assaulted, and Filmed by My Predator âFriendsâ. Content Warning.
âYouâre not a victim for sharing your story. You are a survivor setting the world on fire with your truth. And you never know who needs your light, your warmth, and raging courage.ââââAlex Elle
By Chantal Christie Weiss16 days ago in Psyche
Scrapbooking as a Tool for Mental Health
In my early twenties, I started keeping a daily journal. I enjoyed doodling, gluing in receipts, and writing down my thoughts. I started journaling with the intention of capturing memories, since my mental illness greatly affects my long-term memory.
By Kera Hollow16 days ago in Psyche
The Fragile Nature of Memory: How the Mind Rewrites the Past
We often view memory as a recording device. Something happens, and the brain stores it. Later, we recall it unchanged, like opening a file. Psychology presents a different picture. Memory is not fixed; it is fluid, reconstructive, and surprisingly fragile. One interesting aspect of cognitive psychology is memory reconsolidation, which is the process that alters our memories every time we recall them. This instability is not a flaw; it shows how our minds adapt, protect themselves, and reshape our identity over time.
By Kyle Butler18 days ago in Psyche
When Thinking Feels Like Action
There is a particular satisfaction that comes from understanding something clearly after wrestling with it for a long time. The mind settles. Tension releases. Pieces line up. In that moment, it can feel as though real movement has occurred, as though something meaningful has been accomplished. That feeling is not imagined. Cognitive resolution is a real event. The danger appears when that internal resolution is quietly mistaken for external change, and thinking begins to substitute for action rather than prepare the way for it.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast18 days ago in Psyche
The Memory of Icicles. Content Warning.
I'm going to tell you a story that I have never shared with anyone. I hope that it will bring healing to the reader, or at least the knowledge that you and I might share a common bond. A quote attributed to C.S. Lewis states, "We read to know we are not alone." Isolation and shame are hallmarks of domestic violence. So, I share my story to bring it to the light, and hopefully remove some of it's sting.
By Kathleen Anderson 18 days ago in Psyche
Homework Assignment - Right, Wrong, or Grey-zone?
So my autism therapist gave me some homework for a new form (to me at least) of therapy. It is an Internal Family Systems parts mapping exercise and I have no idea if I am doing it correctly or not, but I just wanted to write about my experience... *smile*
By The Schizophrenic Mom22 days ago in Psyche
