When Support Groups Make You Feel Worse
Support groups are meant to offer the insight of others who "get it," but for some people, they can be terrifying—or depressing.
This Is Why Being Anxious Makes Some People Puke
And how to get it together when you really need to not throw up.
9 Things You Should Buy Someone Who Loves the Gym But Hates Being Around People
Gifts for the socially anxious fitness enthusiast.
The HIV-Positive Inmate Who Spent a Year in Solitary for Having Consensual Sex
John Dorn's case stands to change wider prison policy around HIV criminalization.
Young Farmers Are Cashing in on Hemp to Live Happier
In recent years, media attention has attributed the anxiety, depression, and suicide among farmers to factors beyond their control. Could growing cannabis for CBD turn the tide?
The Hell of Getting Methadone When You’re Away from Home
While most people on daily meds for chronic conditions don’t think twice about traveling, people who take methadone describe the experience as a stressful, tedious slog that takes weeks of preparation.
'Are You Bald By Choice?'
I was Sam, the badass dyke with the shaved head. What people didn’t see was the physical anguish that prompted me to pick up the clippers in the first place.
An Anxious Person’s Guide to Traveling Alone
Throwing up on the boat ride to Capri could, in some alternate universe, be some type of rite of passage for the anxious.
‘Edging’ and Other Techniques to Make Sex Last Longer
Science-backed advice to help guys make premature ejaculation a thing of the past.
I Tried to Fix My Knee Pain When My Doctor Proposed Surgery
Here is everything I tried in an effort to avoid the knife.
What It’s Like to Get a Double Lung Transplant in Your 20s
“No one knows what cystic fibrosis is and how severe it is.”