Mental Health… An Escapist’s Tale of OCPD (or What Makes a Good Man?) 10 Jul 2020 I have memories of walking around my college campus before evening class in the autumn. I was still using a portable CD player, and my regulars at the time were…
Mental Health… Little Voice: An Introvert’s Guide to “Hearing” Thoughts 25 Jun 2020 Social media was abuzz for some time about thinking tendencies. Some people, like yours truly, "hear" themselves when thinking. There's a "voice" "saying" the words and I "hear" it the…
Mental Health Tara Reade: A Window Into OCPD 4 May 2020 By now you should be aware of the broad details: former aide Tara Reade credibly accused former Vice President and current Democratic nominee Joe Biden of sexual harassment. The details…
Mental Health… Anxiety or COVID? Advice from Someone with Medical Anxiety 20 Mar 2020 One cannot downplay the seriousness of the situation. We have a novel virus spreading like wildfire among our communities right now in addition to all of the normal and other…
Mental Health… A Return to Social Anxiety and OCPD 29 Feb 2020 This should not be an easy piece to write, and it's possible that as I get further into composing it I will feel my usual sense of conflict. One of…
Mental Health The Sensual Perks of Being an Introvert 1 Feb 202021 Sep 2020 This is safe for work - PG-13 at worst. Still, it has to do with discussing intimate, even sexual things and even though I am agnostic I was raised Irish…
Mental Health… Little Women and a Lot of Anxiety 13 Jan 2020 People with anxiety know the pattern well. A thought occurs, then another and another. One's mind unwittingly goes down a rabbit hole of progressively unreasonable thoughts with the same subtlety…
Critical Thought… SPOILERS: Joker – A Mental Health Review 23 Dec 2019 *****SPOILER ALERT***** If you have not seen the 2019 film "Joker" and wish to remain spoiler free, stop reading now. To discuss the way I wish to discuss, all plot…
Mental Health OCPD – My Obnoxious Christmas Personality Disorder 21 Dec 2019 Why so scared that you'll mess it up When perfection keeps you haunted? All you need is your best, my love, That's all anyone ever wanted. In 2012, Sara Bareilles…
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…