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Explaining Liberalism to Conservatives: A Centrist's Perspective
Disclaimer: I am NOT a Liberal I simply understand how they think and why they think the way they do. This myTake is simply meant to explain their views. Previously I wrote a myTake called Explaining Conservatism to...
They Lied to You - Race is Not Just Skin Color
I see and hear this all the time. "There is no such thing as race, we're all part of the one race, the human race" and other such nonsense. While I suppose they would be right and it would be different subspecies of...
Why does he keep coming back?
I think I've lost count of the number of times this guy has come back after breaking up with me and usually we break up for the same reason, his mum. she doesn't like me at all and she gets in his face about me,...
Why I am Thankful for the Mother that I Have
Mother’s day is vastly approaching, and this Mother’s Day, I wanted to make sure that the woman who literally had her entrails removed and placed on a metal dolly to birth me understands just how much I value the person...
Am I a heartless person?
So recently my father passed away (mid 50's; dementia). For the last year or so he was completely gone, Didn't know who I was, where he was, and was just kind of running on auto-pilot. Lights were on but nobody was home....
MY PARTNER HAD ME ARRESTED?
My partner and i have been dating 3,5 years her health is terrible recovering from cancer sever depression and a very poor mental state. a week ago about 10pm i was asleep she was awake suddenly she woke me up screaming...
The Silent World After a Hurricane
In early September of 2008, I was sitting in my house with my suitcase wide open and making executive decisions on what to pack based on this one question I asked over and over again in my mind: "if I come back to...
Sarmassophobes Beware: The Snowball-Boomerang Destruction of a Simple White Lie
At the surface, it may seem obvious to many of you why this is. But that won't stop you from defaulting to irrational defense mechanisms when confronted with an uncomfortable truth. Yet, I feel that writing this may...
My Journey with Mental Illness: Getting a Diagnosis
Original post appears here. Today is #BellLetsTalk Day, which is a day designed to spread awareness and raise money towards mental health related causes. As such, I thought today was a good day to talk about my own...
Why do so many 30+ year old men think they're so much better than women the same exact age?
so many guys seem to think the moment a woman turns 30 she becomes a senior citizen. I've seen plenty of people, male and female look 40 while in their early 20's and just as many people in their actual 40's look like...
How to cope with a close friend attempting suicide?
So the tile is pretty self explanitory. He claims he swallowed a whole bottle of 50mg hydroxyzine and threw up amlost immediatly after. The bottle he showed expired 5 years ago, but I know he also has mood stabilizers....
The Ultimate Diet Trick That Everyone Overlooks
....A healthy mindset. I know this likely wasn’t what you were expecting to read, but it is 100% the truth and I am going to tell you why. In a world where technological advances are used to make our lives easier, it’s no...
Tips & Tricks to Not Hating Your Life While You Eat Healthy – Lesson 1: Staying Full
If you’re like me, your appetite is a neurotic bitch that is on an eternal period, with a heavy flow . I can go from hungry 24/7 to zero appetite for weeks in an instant, but more often than not, I’m a typically hungry...
My experience in the psych ward
Two months ago, I was admitted into my local hospital. I was suicidal at the time, severly depressed, and my family forced me to voluntarily admit myself into the psych ward. Okay, okay, The Mental Health Inpatient...
Taking Baby Steps – Recovering from Serious Eating Disorders
Disclaimer: This myTake focuses primarily on anorexia and bulimia nervosa, however there will be a take devoted to binge eating disorders in the future after I complete an adequate amount of research on the subject. The...
How did Harry Potter manage to not Avada Kedavra himself after the Battle of Hogwarts?
Think about it. Every good that happened to him was either taken away or lead him to another traumatizing experience. His parents were killed by fucking Voldemort and he tried to kill him as a baby, all because his dad's...
Hannah's story: A girl with mental health & trauma issues and our relationship
I have mentioned Hannah in a fair few of my comment responses but Hannah's life has not been easy and with her permission I am going to try and tell her story the best I can. I orignally met Hannah in 2001 via her 23 year...
You think this is Healthy, but it really isn't
I want to start doing some MyTakes on fitness-related subjects, my passion. Here are 4 foods/beverages that are asserted by major food and beverage conglomerates, portrayed as being healthy, but clearly lack nutritional...
Tips for Incoming Freshmen College/University Students
This myTake is going to be a list of tips for first-year students who plan on going to College/University. Whether it straight from high school, taking a "honeymoon" year before college, maybe you've been out of school...
The Wrong Thing To Do When Someone Comes To You With A Problem
Whether you are comparing your problems to the problems of others around you or if you are comparing a friends situation to seemingly bigger issues, you are doing something incredibly damaging. Comparing problems is...
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