humanity
Mental health is a fundamental right; the future of humanity depends on it.
Sanity
Viruses have been around for 1000 years. One thing can be guaranteed, they are all deadly. Each has its own mortality rate. Some are deadlier than others. Viruses attack us from within and can kill us. Thankfully though because of our medical advancements. The mortality rate has gone down. So no matter what comes, we have a better chance to live. But what if a virus comes that we didn't see coming? A virus that can kill and for certain people have long term effects. The best way to deal with it before it gets worse is to stay locked down. Stay away from your families. Don't hug, high five, kiss, or even come close to touch people. Just imagine if a terrible virus came like that nowadays. Think about how lost we would be. Well, that virus came this year and is still here. What was the best solution for it? Stay locked down or stay at home as the medical experts say. They believed it would work. But it didn't because people still died and got sick. Money was lost, jobs were lost and family remembers were lost. But the biggest thing most of us lost was something we take for granted. That thing some of us lost was our sanity. Most of us became insane and lost our minds. Months have gone by and people are still insane. Some of our sanity is beginning to come back. But just like many of us lost our sanity. It will take time to get back. Maybe months or even a year. Hopefully, with all the good news coming out, the minds of people come back. Our sanity returns and we come better mentally. Smile and realize that our past lives weren't so bad after all. The after-effects of lockdowns got to everyone. By losing your sanity, you go crazy. Many people this past year have gone crazy. Crimes have gone up because of it. Alcoholism and addictions in general have gone up. But the thing that has gone up the most is suicides. That is how crazy the world has become. Some have just chosen not to live in it anymore. Surrendering to the cold world we live in. To think that is how bad the world has gotten. Is it the sad reality we live in? In which some just don't wanna live in it. It is not because they were weak, it is because there was just too much stress to contain in one brain that the poor souls felt they had no choice. We all have a choice but it all leads back to what most lost. To become insane is an odd experience that is filled with panic attacks, weird thoughts, and explainable reactions to the littlest of things. This all leads to some sort of addiction. Those addictions could be alcoholism, addiction to pills, cutting, eating, the addictions that the lockdowns lead to are endless. The loss of sanity seemed and still seems to be endless as more lockdowns start. The fact of the matter is, did lockdowns help? People ultimately have free will. Some chose not to wear masks and go to big gatherings. Thus spreading the virus more and more. The cycle of the never-ending virus continues. But that is the society we live in. Those who don't listen might not care and still be fine. While others suffer within because of them. Will the next year bring something new? Some kind of hope that people can hold on to and never let go. Regain the sanity that was lost and hopes the mental battle this virus started ends. 100 years ago when there was a deadly virus, people got over it. They had no technology. The virus will be gone one day. This means the time to find that one thing, that we lost can return. It will take time for it to return. But the mental struggle will end, people's sanity can return. One day smiles again and is able to live in a normal world. Not just normal but maybe better.
By michael murillo5 years ago in Psyche
The Prison In My Mind
Sadness has been closer to me than my deepest love, and more committed than any dear friend. I do not remember a time when it has not been nearby. From childhood, the cloud of melancholy hovered over me like an umbrella for one. In my youth, I knew not what it was, but began to welcome it as a secret indulgence. Being a young adult, it remained challenging to adequately expound on what I was feeling. So, I acted it out with numerous suicide attempts. In the beginning, I was merely screaming for help and hoping someone would pay attention. Over time, my approach changed to a deep desire to permanently hush the cries inside my heart. On those few occasions I would confide in someone about my bleak moods, my words would be quickly dismissed with, “Girl, ain’t nothin' wrong with you.” So, I would work to convince myself that there was nothing wrong with me, despite my manic behavior.
By Fatima C. Oliver5 years ago in Psyche
Starting over.....Again!
I can't believe I am having to start over from square on again. I am 40 years old. I'm tired. If I didn't have two beautiful girls depending on me, I would give up. I did everything right this time, right? Who am I kidding? I think there is something fundamentally fucked up in me that just will not allow me to succeed in this game of life. I am not a bad person. Stupid maybe, but not bad.
By Elise Grey5 years ago in Psyche
A Testament of Tenacity:
THE BEGINNING: My earliest childhood memory comes down to one tumultuous day, which I can recall vividly! This was probably the most infamous day of my life, which, conversely, is as memorable as the day my uncle told me we were going to Walt Disney World! It is the day that set into effect, every experience of my existence! It was the day I ran away from my mother's one bedroom apartment! She had been abusing me, like many times before. However, I told myself, this time was going to be different. I couldn't take it anymore! This was the last time! In crisis mode, my autonomic nervous system fully triggered, I was in fight or flight mode, and I chose flight! I ran down the steps of our second floor apartment, with my mother chasing me in a fit of rage, carrying a belt or coat hanger, whichever she had chosen that instance, to scourge me with! I had the advantage being much smaller and quicker than her, so I outran her.
By Sean P. Muchler5 years ago in Psyche
A Life Unimagined
Dealing with the guilt and pain once the decision to leave has been made, is almost unbearable. Of course, the initial belief in deserving something better, and the determination to make healthier choices helps to keep the feelings just under the surface for a while.
By Misty Boling5 years ago in Psyche
Psychological Openness as a Black Woman in America
This topic will probably upset some people to hear but, hear me out before you judge. Black people are often neglected when it comes to healthcare as a whole. Then we are afraid of “the system.” When I say that, “the system,” I mean if we release or speak too much, it leads us down a path of trouble, not a healing way. How can you be honest if you are worried about your children being taken away from if you say, “too much.” You are afraid they might put something down on your medical record that might “taint” your life in some capacity later on down the road.
By Nia on Air5 years ago in Psyche
Let's Talk About Drugs
Let's talk about drugs. I've done them all. So after years of bad decisions I've got some stories to tell. Maybe a little background first. I'm Luc or Lucas known better as Lucifer, 31, spent my life moving around and was always the odd kid. This made it easy for me to get in with the "wrong crowd" real fast. Anyway I'll come back to that at a later time. So as mentioned I was in with some shady people over the years. I for a time worked as an enforcer for a lady who sold drugs for a well known bike club, in Alberta. I was 21 when I was introduced. It was after buying substantial quantities of meth and coke, personal use but still a half oz. of each at the start... Anyway I was after having been dismissed from service for related reasons and my fiancé had left me after fucking around on me with a cop and filing false charges against me, so I was young, angry, and willing to fight with a heavy addiction problem. I got introduced and apparently they seen potential because I got offered work before I wanted or needed it. I accepted anyway. The first job was to deal with an informant. Guy was a piece of shit, used to threaten my buddy's old lady and her 4 year old daughter, guy even tried to steal my car once...
By Lucas Veres5 years ago in Psyche
Professionals Don't Always Know Best
For years, I was plagued with physical illness's like nausea and headaches. Sometimes my migraines would be so bad that I would fall to the ground and just squeeze my temples, waiting for it to end. My nausea would be so bad that I had to stay in my bed all day, unable to even enjoy a simple car ride. Everything I ate, made me bloated and sick. This was an every day thing for me, not like it stopped me from eating food or anything, I always kept up with eating, I LOVE food. That is why I was so upset. I went to the doctor every few months for blood work, my primary care doctor had me on Zofran for years for nausea. She gave that to me about 5 years ago and still to this day, I get nausea on a daily. I have gone through periods where I had acid reflex and could not eat ANYTHING with citrus at all or else it would just come right back up. I was SO tired and just wanted answers.
By Katherine Estelle5 years ago in Psyche
