Junior Seau – Are NFL Players Dying Slow, Gladiatorial Deaths?

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Kaleb wonders to what degree we, as Americans, are willing to sacrifice our young men’s lives for the National Football League.

“Good Night, Ryan”: Did The VA Fail Ryan Yurchison?

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A short film about the death of one young veteran raises the question of why we don’t put greater emphasis on healing our veterans during this election year.

This Ain’t No Mardi Gras

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John Taylor, who has been bottling his feelings his whole life, thinks it’s important for men to know that the hiding our feelings, putting on masks, and bottling emotions is not “manly”.

F–k You, God, I’m Gonna Win

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Tim Green remembers how he discovered the limits of his personal power–and what lay beyond them

David Carr and a Beach in St. Barts

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Tom Matlack reflects on David Carr’s book The Night of the Gun, and recognizes too much of himself in it.

My Name Is John, And I’m An Addict

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John Taylor is sober today, and that’s all that counts.

“As long as I can remember there has been a dark cave which I return to sooner or later.”

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This is a comment by Tom Matlack on the post “Headaches”.

OMG! Time for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue!

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George Collins explains what a Sports Illustrated swimsuit spread means for a recovering sex addict.

“Theoretically a man could worry that he’s addicted to porn and it turns out he’s really not. Is there room in the diagnostic system for that possibility?”

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If his partner has a problem with his porn use, then that’s not necessarily evidence by itself he’s addicted.

“Had an espresso…it was like never having done drugs and then jumping right to speedballing.”

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I didn’t drink a single drop of coffee until I was almost 34.

His Sperm Clouded My Brain: How Things Can Get Sticky After Sex

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To clean up the stickiness learn to follow your heart.

Could A Club Drug Offer ‘Almost Immediate’ Relief From Depression?

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NPR reports on the use of Ketamine to treat acute depression.

Do you go all-in on the river with pocket jacks and a huge pot?

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Poker as a metaphor for manhood…and life.

Addicts are Super Human

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Is addiction really a ‘special gift’ that, if harnessed, can be used for good rather than evil?

Addicts’ Brains May Be Wired At Birth For Less Self-Control

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A study in Science finds that cocaine addicts have abnormalities in areas of the brain involved in self-control. And these abnormalities appear to predate any drug abuse.

Getting Real

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GMP was founded on the belief that an honest story changes the teller and the listener in equal measure.