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Here is a story about schizophrenia. It is to show awareness and provide information. I am not making light of a mentall illness and I suggest you don't either. My clock ticks away every second while I lay in bed and...

Seriously... why is it called win ter? It should be called LOSEter, because nobody wins in the winter. Nobody. I promise. It doesn't happen. The worst part is you would think after 23.5 years of living in a state that...

Immortality is seen as something amazing, perfect...wanted. It is not. I am an immortal, the only one on Earth. Well not so much on Earth anymore, but what used to be Earth. The world has been ravaged and destroyed. On...

Suicide is a major problem. I read a question and this young woman wanted to kill herself. Here is what I said-with revisions. Whatever you do, do not kill yourself. "Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary...

I am willing to defend a lot of the strange and weird things we do as women like eye lash curling or slathering our faces with mud masks and the like, but I cannot, will not, defend the over abundance of couch cushions or...

As a person with a very complicated and negative childhood I moved around a lot. I was ok with it, I was always bullied so each time we moved I got new people to meet. I'd always make 1-2 great friends. Here's why I hate...

Can someone tell me in God's name, Jesus of Nazareth the rising of Lucefiric Abomination why this society is so fucked up? I mean really? Hashtag #Wastehistime and #Wastehertime? Are you kidding me? Sis man!

Every now and then, we all have those days. The days we wish we could crawl into a hole and hibernate from the world. The days we feel like everything that could go wrong does go wrong! Sometimes when it rains it pours....

For some people acne ended after their teenage years or its never really a problem more than the occasional few pimples here or there that they either let fade with time, get rid of with a topical acne treatment, or cover...

2016 is a brand new year. Make it your year to ... Discover your kink Explore what makes you "you" Watch any and all of Joss Whedon's brilliant work (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Dollhouse, Dr Horrible's Sing a...

I don't care who you are, in a photograph that you know will be posted or shared either by you or someone else, you want to look young (or as young as possible given the realities of aging), as thin as possible, and maybe...

Secure Attachment Secure attachment is classified by children who show some distress when their caregiver leaves but are able to compose themselves and do something knowing that their caregiver will return. Children with...

"One word" in a chosen language, is used at times, to define our entire existence as a human-being. These words are called "labels". Some of us hate them, and try to detach ourselves from the negative connotations...

How Was Learned Helplesness Discovered? *** Disclaimer: the experiment done involves mild animal cruelty, please refrain from reading if you feel you can't handle it *** Two psychologists (Martin Seligman and Steven F....

Zip lines Done this many times but like 50 meters high. It was good the first time but I'm getting bored of it. I need something more extreme so hopefully one day I can try it in a higher place upside down 😉 Kite surf...

A dog is called Man's best friend because they are much more faithful and understanding then cats. To a dog you mean far more to them then you would to a cat. Cats don't care about you, cats are basically selfish. Of...

Tears flooded down my cheeks as I looked at my reflection staring back at me. I no longer could see myself anymore, instead, I saw all of the horrible names I had been called daily. This was not the first time I begged...

Society has known about global warming, the grave consequences that could result if we continue emitting a growing amount of harmful gases into the atmosphere for 50 years. Have measure been taken to curb the rate of...

It occurred to me today that I have NEVER done a recipe take that featured full-fat recipes. I’ve always shared healthy recipes to help people get past the consensus that healthy food consists of nothing but plain...

--Useless writing ahead. Void of any facts or advice or any other useful things. Proceed only if you are exceedingly bored-- It's ten to six in the afternoon. I got home at ten past two. I haven't seen anybody since. I...