Is my mother gaslighting me or am I overthinking this?Long story, short. I believe my mother has narcissistic traits, aka maternal narcissism. I grew up as a people pleaser thanks to her and my narcissist father. Both of these people treated me poorly and never taught me life skills to survive on my...See More »
Is there a subtle boundary between critical thinking and the tendency towards distorting reality or delusion?
What do you think of extreme cases of cruelty?I’ve noticed that many aspiring psych students/ avid psych readers are interested in going to jails , say that criminals got em into psych… bcz these people require high lvls of empathy. For me, extreme cases are left for...See More »
Ive been struggling so bad with depersonalization latelyI didn't sleep last night because i didn't feel like me. I felt like my movements werent mine. I didnt know if i was alive or dying. I looked at my hand and its like i couldn't register if that was mine or not. I was spaced out hard. Today i was...See More »
I don't sleep well and it's making me feel kind of sickI sleep with my humidifier nightly. I have purchased magnesum glycinate for sleep. I stretch before bed. I am often drowsy and it's just really not fun. it's not even 2pm and I need a nap
Purple mattressLast night i had best sleep in a long time. We got a Purple mattress. I layed down on my back. And stayed there the whole night. Went to bed around 9pm. Woke up at 4am. Rested and ready to take on the world. Purple mattress costs me a...See More »
Does anyone know the term?Years ago I read an article that gave a term for the psychiatric phenomenon where, when a previously rare psychiatric condition receives a lot of media attention, suddenly people begin developing that condition in large numbers. (This was an article...See More »
Sometimes I just need a friend who would occasionally threaten to visit me, which would force me to take better care of myself and my place