It’s no secret that becoming a new parent can be one of the most trying times in a person’s life. Seven years later, I can still vividly remember those first few hours and days together, despite the foggy haze of sleeplessness I was in. A plethora of hormones coursed through my body, screwing with my […]
Women are some of the most visible members of the military but tend to be the most marginalized. Even though women have been serving our country since the American Revolution, there are still some hurdles women face before, during, and after enlistment. According to the Defense Manpower Data Center, in February of 2018 16% of […]
Clinical depression sucks and it’s only growing more common. Almost one in two people in the U.S. will suffer from depression or another mental health condition at some point and about one in 17 Americans actually has a serious mental illness right now. Despite its rising rates, depression can be hard to wrap your brain […]
A cute guy walks up to you in a bar. He’s totally full of himself, but makes you laugh as he flexes his muscles while telling you he’s the best. This guy is a narcissist, right? Not necessarily. Though the type of guy I just described may seem like (and be) an asshat, he could […]
When a woman who lived in my college apartment complex became overcome by her depression, took a hiatus from school, and went to stay with her parents a few hours away, I remember seething with envy. Not because she was depressed — who would be jealous of that? I was also depressed and had recently […]
Nowadays, we finally understand the importance of mental health. The stigma surrounding mental illness is being broken, and we recognize that our mental health should be treated in the same way as our physical health. It’s vital. So how do we improve our mental well-being? What do we do? There’s no set strategy that paves […]
“I have a shopping fetish!” “I have a total fetish for caramel-covered popcorn — it’s my favorite snack!” “She watches the Kardashians’ shows because she has a weird Kim fetish. She’s wants to dress like her so badly.” You’ve probably heard a comment like this at least once a week your entire life. These sorts of […]
I remember my first panic attack in more detail than I remember losing my virginity or the first time I drove a car by myself. (I guess vivid terror of suddenly not being able to breathe really ingrains itself into your psyche.) It was 1998 and I was watching the “Psycho” remake with my family’s […]
At the beginning of our relationship, my now-wife “Charlotte” came over to my place for the first time and my room was immaculate. The pens and pencils on my desk were organized in straight lines. You could have bounced a quarter off my bed. Even the photos and posters on the wall were a study […]
