I’m too sensitive. I should just let it go.
Ask Erin: Is My Boyfriend Going To Leave Me Because Of My Mental Health Issues?
I just can't shake this feeling that he's going to leave me and find someone who makes him happy without being insane.
I just can’t shake this feeling that he’s going to leave me and find someone who makes him happy without being insane.
I Hate That I Feel Ashamed for Needing Anxiety Meds
I was a person diagnosed with a condition who simply but desperately needed access to the medication prescribed to me.
I was a person diagnosed with a condition who simply but desperately needed access to the medication prescribed to me.
Ask Erin: I Feel Like I’m A Burden On My Family
Looking at the future makes me worry about the increasing part that my family will have to play in my care and I hate that I'm causing them difficulty, but there isn't another way.
Looking at the future makes me worry about the increasing part that my family will have to play in my care and I hate that I’m causing them difficulty, but there isn’t another way.
Because I Don’t Want To Lose One More Friend To Drugs
NO ONE would choose to be an addict. There is no clear way for me to articulate the hell of active addiction. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
NO ONE would choose to be an addict. There is no clear way for me to articulate the hell of active addiction. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
Love, Alexi: On Self-Help & Dating
I was at a point where I felt like I was lying face down on the ground with absolutely no desire to ever date or have sex again. I was exhausted.
I was at a point where I felt like I was lying face down on the ground with absolutely no desire to ever date or have sex again. I was exhausted.
Things Adults Do, AKA: Why Do I Have Life Insurance?
Life insurance. WHY?
Life insurance. WHY?
Your Obsession With Travel Sure Feels Classist To Me
No one dares to mention that travel is essentially a consumable good under capitalism and, as such, simply isn’t available to many of us.
No one dares to mention that travel is essentially a consumable good under capitalism and, as such, simply isn’t available to many of us.
My One-Sided Competition With My Husband’s Ex-Wife
No matter how fast we moved, she moved faster.
No matter how fast we moved, she moved faster.
Take the Cake: Stop Shaming Indirect Communication
While looking up articles on “direct” versus “indirect” communication the first entry defined indirect communication as something that “happens when a speaker’s true intentions are hidden.”
While looking up articles on “direct” versus “indirect” communication the first entry defined indirect communication as something that “happens when a speaker’s true intentions are hidden.”
My Partner and I Both Have Anxiety; It’s Made Our Relationship Stronger
We experience anxiety very differently, but we can help each other in a way I have never experienced before.
We experience anxiety very differently, but we can help each other in a way I have never experienced before.
What It’s Like To Live With an ‘Invisible’ Disability
My shame ran so deep that I couldn’t admit to myself that I had a disability, even when it impeded my studies and my social experience.
My shame ran so deep that I couldn’t admit to myself that I had a disability, even when it impeded my studies and my social experience.
To All Those Who Don’t Know If They’ve Been Sexually Assaulted
I feel like I’m in this in-between space where I have deep sympathies for sexual assault victims and am incredibly passionate about issues of rape culture.
I feel like I’m in this in-between space where I have deep sympathies for sexual assault victims and am incredibly passionate about issues of rape culture.
Ditching The R Word Forever; You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
I never really thought twice about it. I just said it… a lot.
I never really thought twice about it. I just said it… a lot.
Ask Erin: My Husband Is An Addict; Should I Leave?
Am I flogging a dead horse? Is it time to give up or do I honor my marriage vows and stand by him?
Am I flogging a dead horse? Is it time to give up or do I honor my marriage vows and stand by him?
Love, Alexi: The Breakup List
The list includes anything and everything to keep you distracted, inspired, and hopeful on the road to mending your broken heart.
The list includes anything and everything to keep you distracted, inspired, and hopeful on the road to mending your broken heart.