Pursuing Assisted Suicide
One year ago today, I attempted to end my life. I discouraged intervention. Biased outside authorities — my government and parents — ignored my wishes and...
Category: Life
An Ode to Angelic Women
Over the last few months, I’ve been trying to reconnect with the things in life that have brought me joy, peace, and comfort. Angelic women —...
The Choice You Make in This Thought Experiment Says a Lot About You
Let’s say you’re facing two doorways to two separate rooms. You have to enter one room, but you can’t enter both. Room One Room One contains...
A Month Without Work
When February 1st, 2022, rolled around, I was suddenly in an unfamiliar position. I didn’t have a job, a set schedule — or a life purpose,...
2022 Depression Regimen
Over the last year, I’ve been evaluating various ways to manage my major depressive disorder. Although I’ve been taking an antidepressant medication, it hasn’t been a...
The Problem with “It Is What it Is”
While scrolling through Twitter recently, I stumbled across a meme that greatly disturbed me. I’ve reposted it below so you can draw your own conclusions before...
How Depression Became My Superpower
Depression has ruined my life. For as long as I can remember, it’s crippled my emotional wellbeing, deprived me of pleasure, and just last year, nearly...
9 Months Later, My Leg is Still Broken
Nine months ago, I broke my tibia, along with probably a dozen other bones. I was unconscious for two weeks. Hospitalized for over a month. In...
No-Spend November 2021: The End
It’s the last weekend of November 2021, and the No-Spend personal finance challenge is coming to an end. That means it’s time to put my cards...
No-Spend November 2021: The First Half
We’re well past the midpoint of No-Spend November — a personal finance challenge I started earlier this month. On paper, the rules are simple: Limit or...
