Aislyn's Oak Tree About Aislyn’s Oak Tree 15 Feb 2022 The name of this blog probably seems fairly arbitrary to many of you. The words themselves are nothing complicated - "Celtic" and "Riverside". Most people will have at least a…
Anxiety… Medical Anxiety, Social Anxiety, and OCPD – Going to a Doctor When You Hate Medical Offices 2 May 2022 TW: Brief discussion of a graphic injury Every time I sit down with a new medical professional, they will invariably ask how things are with me and I will struggle…
OCPD To Yield or Not to Yield: OCPD and Debate 22 Apr 2022 We open on a paved road - could be residential, could be in a shopping plaza. The roadway is wide enough for three standard size cars to drive parallel. Maybe…
Anxiety Climate Anxiety 6 Apr 2022 It's something I don't think anyone has ever seen in their lifetime. You've seen stories like it before. A headline will scream that "an asteroid the size of North Dakota…
Uncategorized A Question for Joe Rogan (i.e., “Free Thinkers”): Why? 26 Mar 2022 In the second episode of House's first season, Eric Foreman explains to a family while seeking informed consent: Look, I'm sorry. I can explain this as best I can, but…
Mental Health… OCPD, Whataboutism, and Professionalism 25 Mar 2022 One of my recent posts mentioned that I have struggled professionally because every time I investigate a field of interest and learn "how the sausage gets made" I become disgusted.…
Anxiety… One Death: How One Event Shaped My Anxiety and OCPD 21 Mar 2022 TW: death I feel like I learned the truth about death far too late in life, a combination of natural insulation from the subject and a consequence of my social…
Anxiety Social Anxiety and Animals (Especially Those We Call Humans) 16 Mar 202217 Mar 2022 I cannot stress this enough, not only on my behalf but also in the interest of all who share these descriptions. Those with social anxiety are anxious in social situations.…
#HeForShe… A Traditionally Masculine Question About Gender 15 Mar 2022 We're doing things a little differently today. Normally with this blog I attempt to share opinion and experience (alongside any expertise that I can). That's why I focus on aspects…
Anxiety Parasocial Anxiety 7 Mar 2022 Parasocial relationships play an ever-increasing role in our world. Whereas these sorts of relationships have always existed to some degree, the advent of social media, which allows direct communication and…
Uncategorized Disney Pokémon Teams 2 Mar 2022 Hello, all! With everything going on lately, I decided now would be a good time for some fun distraction. My Disney fanaticism is pretty well documented on this blog, but…