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… 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…
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.…
Mental Health… An Open Love Letter 2 Feb 2022 I believe we do not control who we love, only how we love. Love is not a feeling but a collection of feelings that compels us to act. In good…
Mental Health A Most Perfect Contradiction 31 Jan 20224 Feb 2022 Humans are contradictions. It's something that I find beautiful and frustrating (see how easy it can be?). We can hold two disparate beliefs sincerely at the exact same time, be…
Mental Health My Belief Matters as Much as Your Fact 31 Jan 20224 Feb 2022 My parents have a somewhat ornate clock hanging in the wall in their dining area whose battery died years ago. While they never, ahem, found the time to get it…
Critical Thought… The All-Encompassing Worldview 7 Jan 2022 For those familiar with my blog, today's post is unique. Sometimes I write about mental health issues, sometimes I write about social issues, and sometimes I write about writing. Today,…
Mental Health… The Pitiless Effect of Passion 16 Nov 201918 Dec 2019 Love is a common subject when writing and though this specific idea has not featured in any of my writing it does occur to me often while contemplating love, and…
Mental Health… Who Isn’t Behind the Curtain? (Dunning-Kruger Effect, Impostor Syndrome, and a World of Uncertainty) 25 Jul 2019 I take IQ tests as an antidote to boredom. A score over 130 is routine - sometimes exceeding 140 or 150 depending on the test. No, I am not a…
Mental Health… Free Will and Determinism (in the Digital Age) 9 Jul 201917 Jul 2019 **I wanted to provide a specific background and foundation for this piece, hence its length. For those interested in the core of this piece and not wanting to waste time,…
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