Online Anger: Where It Comes From and How to Control It

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You don’t want to be one of those screaming jerks online, but anger lives in all of us. Andrea Weckerle provides some practical advice on not being that jerk.

Confessions From a Former Psycho Bitch From Hell

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A quest for perfection turned Vironika Tugaleva into an urban legend.

Hatred Is the New Anger

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Joseph Burgo, PhD discusses how to survive the eruptions of hatred in your relationship.

The Violence of Homelessness: A Young Male Survivor’s Story [Trigger warning]

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W.R.R. escaped his father’s child sex ring only to endure the horrors of homelessness: illness, starvation, and yet more sexual violence. How does this survivor find meaning in his life today?

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Why?

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Asking why can lead to a dark tunnel, but God’s compassion can help you through it.

“How do I put myself in her shoes in the heat of the moment when I’m experiencing my own emotions?”

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This is a comment by Atalwin on the post “How to Deal with a Psycho Bitch from Hell”.

“Survivors will be angry for as long as is necessary. Telling them to forgive is pointless at best.”

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This is a comment by Mike on the post “Some Thoughts on Forgiveness”.

Why Did Freddy E Do It? Black Men and Suicide

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Why Black men are killing themselves, warning signs, and what to do if you’re worried about someone.

“We only got married after being together and long-distance relationship for 10 years.”

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This is a comment by Leia on the post “What Marriage Isn’t”.

Shame Is Why We Fight

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When a man can’t soothe his woman’s anxieties, he has failed to protect her. And in our culture of masculinity, failed men are expendable.

Raising Teenagers For Dummies (Like Me)

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Tom Matlack thinks about how to best raise his kids all day long, even now that they’ve grown into teens. Here are some of his insights.

In Defense of Psycho Bitches from Hell

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Men’s stories of the too-good-to-be-true, sexy girlfriend who became unhinged are universal, and universally lacking in sympathy for the woman’s position.

Learning How to Grow

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After a stroke, Bryce Emley’s father suffers permanent physical and mental impairment, but the cruelest effect has been the damage to his manhood.

Shame and Violence: The Connecticut School Shooting and Hate

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Tragedy comes from repressed shame, not from being too permissive with people.

Blowing Up the Powderkeg Marriage

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A mature story about blowing up the dysfunction of a marriage and learning to communicate.

“A kind of rape society doesn’t talk about is the type where ‘consent’ is given through coercion or wearing-down.”

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This is a comment by Davey on the post “Nice Guys Commit Rape Too”.