Anxiety… The Ambages – How a Fictional Family Became the Cornerstone of My Mind 21 Oct 2022 Ambage: noun - an archaic term for intentional ambiguity or indirect ways or proceedings (usually presented as the plural "ambages"; Middle English via French and Latin) Intentional ambiguity is not…
Anxiety… Economic Anxiety 2 Sep 2022 This begins as the tale of three colleagues - a devout Republican, the guy who became president of the Young Democrats for the county, and me. All three of us…
Anxiety An Existential Crisis – Part II: Religion 21 Jul 2022 I struggle with matters of faith. Faith, by its definition, requires a component beyond verification and my mind simply does not work that way. One of my biggest questions with…
Anxiety An Existential Crisis – Part I: Economics 21 Jul 2022 For better or worse, I am going to start off with capitalism. I don't know that it's correct to argue that capitalism is the culprit for all of the ills…
Anxiety… Make It Make Sense 29 Jun 2022 Trigger warning: everything Born in the 1980s and mostly a child of the 1990s, I remember a distinct vibe echoed in a line from Steve Carell's character Michael Scott: "The…
Anxiety Sure, Sex Is Great (Unless You Have Social Anxiety and a Touch Aversion) 3 Jun 2022 Yesterday was a "sexy" day. It came up as a topic of conversation among friends, and then I continued reading "The Shadow of the Wind" and its charming sex scenes.…
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…
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…
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.…
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