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 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…
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,…
#HeForShe… Aesthetics and Human Attraction – a Personal Account 9 May 2019 I want to discuss what I consider a riskier topic today - attraction. What better way for a socially anxious, aspiring ally to begin than to derail the entire discussion…
