When Abuse Is Brought Up, but No One Listens
Yesterday and today, after a week of vacation, I was back at work in the cooperative. Despite the immense burden of losing his sister just a week ago, Paddy also decided to try to...
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AVPD Survival Guide: Practical, Witty & Effective Self-Help Tips
Living with Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD) and anxiety sometimes feels like playing life on expert mode, except no one gave you the cheat codes. If you’ve ever felt like avoiding life’s social circus, dodging...
Diagnoses – Between Truth, Stigma, and Blind Spots
Introduction: Diagnoses as a Double-Edged Sword Psychiatric diagnoses, including mental health diagnoses, can be helpful, but they can also be restrictive, stigmatizing, or misleading. They are necessary to enable treatments and support, yet they...
Pfändung oder Bulgarien? Eine mentale Flucht
Letzten Dienstag hatte ich einen Termin beim Betreibungsamt – eine Pfändungsvollstreckung. In den letzten zwanzig Jahren waren solche Termine ein wiederkehrender Teil meines Lebens. Dies ist nicht meine erste Betreibung und wird auch nicht...
Experiencing the Future: Paying for My Coffee with a Smartwatch
Last December, I made a discovery during the Black Friday sales—a Google Smartwatch at an unbeatable deal on Amazon. I’ve always had a deep love for technology and gadgets, often finding myself captivated by...