Sat here at the golden age of 34 just four months shy of my 35th birthday, I’m still undecided completely. If gun to my head, I had to make the decision today I still don’t think I’d be 100% comfortable with either. But for the most part, I think I just know- I never want …
Loneliness is a close friend to each one of us, a familiar experience in every step of our lives. For some, it can be a sudden, transient burst of nauseating feelings that rises from your gut while you are sitting alone on a train ride home. For others, it is an ever-present, omnipotent shadow of …
In this life, we encounter all types of people. Some of them are lovely and bring all kinds of value and benefit to our lives. Others, however, can be a bit more challenging to deal with. Negative and insensitive people can make our emotional lives extremely difficult. Their bites and barbs wound us and can …
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Have you ever been in a relationship that made you feel like you were not in control? Not of the relationship, but your own feelings, thoughts, and actions? You’re out there, and you know what you think of your ex. Even if they’ve been right all along. You’re sure their behavior isn’t normal. But deep …
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Given the divisiveness in the current US political climate, it’s hard to feel cautiously optimistic about the ability of mental health services to mitigate the impact of polarizing political incidents. But the Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides a small ray of hope. It’s a digital hotline that has been effective in reducing suicidal thoughts and efforts. …
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Does the relationship change your behaviour?You’re cruising along, content enough, then you meet someone you prefer and the anxiety switch flips. Your fears about the opposite person build up. does one think they’ll stick around? Will they? These are the items you would like to place to bed to enhance your experience when you’re together …
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You know that couple your Instagram feed that looks like they need their shit completely together? they are going to pumpkin patches, send one another little gifts, and clearly never argue over whose turn it’s to wash the toilet in their shared apartment. Their love seems effortless, and that they cause you to question your …
I know, I know, this article probably sounds a bit like clickbait to you, and so, naturally, you’ll want to scroll to the end to find out what I claim to be my “trick”.I get it, I don’t like my time wasted either. So go ahead, scroll through the subtitles and make a few quick …
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Do you think your relationship will last? What happens when a relationship doesn’t work out? Many people find themselves in a relationship where they don’t feel loved, they may even feel unloved. The problem is, so what? Doesn’t that just mean they wanted the relationship to end instead of loving someone who didn’t want to …
It’s impossible to have a meaningful and happy relationship if you don’t know someone on the deepest level.At the beginning of my relationship, I’d say that I had no idea my boyfriend enjoyed video games. But as time went by, I started to notice things about him. For one, he was incredibly friendly when he …