We need to look at both sides of the issue when we talk about medication, not just one side or another. Everyone will have their own experience. Yesterday, a blogger named Erin Jones posted a selfie with her new antidepressant prescriptions. After trying to live her life without medication, Jones wrote in a Facebook post […]
It’s drilled into our heads by society that we’re supposed to be happy, and if we aren’t, there’s something wrong with us. Most of us grow up believing that happiness is the best and most important emotion that we can feel. The goal of life is to be happy at all times, and all other […]
Aside from a small amount of teasing in school, most of the insults I’d gotten about my body had come from my own brain. Like many women, weight has been an issue for me for most of my life. I can’t say it’s been on my mind for as long as I can remember, because I […]
When I play Grand Theft Auto, I can be a strong, powerful, virtual bad ass. The first time we played Grand Theft Auto, my boyfriend and I took turns driving a stolen black sports car down some roads and freeways. I was wobbly at first, accidentally slamming into a few neighboring cars, but got the […]
As 20-somethings, we’ve been led to believe that adulthood works a certain way, and that it has a timeframe that must be followed. If you’re not able to follow that timeframe, you’re a failure. When I graduated college in 2009, I had a plan. I would move back home and live with my mom until […]
What’s worse: emotional or sexual infidelity? A new study says that your gender may determine how you answer that. A new study came out recently from Chapman University about jealousy and infidelity. According to the study, which surveyed 64,000 people in America, 54% of men and 35% of women said they were more bothered by […]
Because social cues and verbal communication are so important in forming new friendships, my anxiety often makes me come off as being cold, disinterested, and even mean. There are many downsides to having social anxiety: 1) I constantly worry about what other people are thinking of me. 2) I second-guess most of what I say, […]
