recovery

Your illness does not define you. It's your resolve to recover that does.

Living Through Suicide Loss
Ten days after my eighteenth birthday, I received the news that a close friend I had grown up with had taken his own life. He was nineteen, and like a brother to me. His brother, only sixteen years old, found his body.
By Elle White 6 years ago in Psyche
5 Signs That You Are Emotionally Healing
Healing from emotional wounds is some of the most meaningful work a person can do. Even though I got into therapy pretty much as soon as I started college, I spent years repeating the same mistakes in various configurations.
By Eve Berkovich6 years ago in Psyche
NO LIMITS
NO LIMIT I live on the border of Hammond, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. Since moving to this area in 2007, I have consistently dealt with racism. Not N-word racism, but blatant, ask no questions racism just the same.
By Glenda Davis6 years ago in Psyche
I Survived a Mental Hospital
The title sounds kind of intimidating... right? From all of the cliché horror stories you’ve probably heard, there’s no wonder why you’re here. Are all of those creepy stories true? What is it REALLY like in those places?
By Joanne Bohanon6 years ago in Psyche
Still I Rise
My name is Jim Moon. I live in Cartersville Ga. I simply ask if you are interested in sharing a “feel good” story. The story is mine and the title is STILL I RISE.
By Jim Moon6 years ago in Psyche
In Defence of Therapy and Becoming Vulnerable
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say they don't need therapy, I'd have about $12 and then I'd have to lose some of that in commission, exchanging it for pound sterling.
By Jamie Jackson6 years ago in Psyche
The Sad Clown
So this is a first for me....opening up about my life and my mental state of affairs. I'm not even sure where to begin really....I can identify with the man in the picture above, probably more then a lot of people. I didn't realize there were other people like me....sad clowns
By Rolket6 years ago in Psyche
Addicted Minds
Illegal street drugs play a major part in the downfall of society. People lie, steal and cheat just to get their next fix. They have no idea how much they are hurting people, they just want to get high. Causing complete chaos does not matter to them, because they do not realize they are. It gets more difficult everyday to deal with the situations drugs cause. They break down some of the strongest people, one of the most tragic effects of drugs , and are constantly ruining lives. I, too, was a drug addict. I lost myself many times trying to hide behind drugs. Allowing the drugs to take control, only for a slight moment of "so-called" happiness.
By Karen Mowrey6 years ago in Psyche
Second Chance @ Life!
Here is my story on a second chance at life. Let me first start out with I am a recovering addict, alcoholic, gambler, and steroids abuser. See my story is a little bit different than your typical Addict alcoholic story.
By Derek Smith6 years ago in Psyche
What You Eat Matters: 7 Healthy Foods That Can Help WIth Addiction Recovery
Addiction is an illness that permeates every area of your life. Like many other diseases, it can be overcome. The process of recovery is not easy, however. The foods you eat can help support your recovery as they meet your nutritional needs. Some may even help repair damage to organs from substance abuse. You know that what you put into your body has consequences. So, instead of binging on sweets or junk food, take the time to learn what foods will help you work through the recovery process.
By Craig Middleton6 years ago in Psyche
All the Zucchini
My life with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression and how I asked for help... I sometimes think that we see images of people with mental illness, where they say to “reach out” and “ask for help” but we don’t see how they got to that moment. We see a person who tells us they were ill, and now they seem fine, or at least they are functioning. I think it’s hard for those who are suffering and at the beginning of the journey to get the help they are looking for, and to know just how long recovery takes and how messy that recovery is. This post is going to be long so if you have the time, say while you’re sitting in your car around the corner from your house after a long day at work, just looking for a little piece and quiet, that’s perfect. Or if you’re on the toilet, or waiting at the doctor’s office, or in line to renew your driver’s license picture, I hope I can fill your time with some useful entertainment.
By Whitney Sweet6 years ago in Psyche
Psych Hospitals
Through popular media today there are many ideas of what psychiatric hospitals are like. From dimly lit and dirty hallways lined with people in straight jackets and screaming that they want to kill you, to unwilling people being strapped down to beds and having injections forced upon them. Hollywood loves to portray psych hospitals as scary places where people get tortured or forced into things they don't want. But is that really what it's like? The short answer is no, that's not what it's like at all.
By Mariah Adams6 years ago in Psyche