Mental Illness
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Leon’s Existential Cafe
Fostering Self-Acceptance: How We Can Regain Control of Our Self-Image
Why do most of us feel badly about ourselves, and is it possible to stop the negative self-talk? This article…
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A Fruitless Quest for Love: Avoidant Attachment and Barriers to Intimacy
Why is it so difficult for some of us to find love? We look for the answers out there, but…
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Overcoming the Fear of Failure
What holds us back from thriving? Is it an external circumstance or something within? This article explores our fear of…
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The Toxicity of Self-Esteem
It's known that low self-esteem creates depression and anxiety, but can high self-esteem be toxic, too? This article explores a…
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Trauma Recovery: Overcoming Your Past
This article explores how, despite the sorrow it brings, trauma engenders a rebirth, in which the victim becomes greater than…
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Men’s Mental Health: The Necessity of Vulnerability
How can we begin to address the high rates of suicides in men? This artilce explores the factors which contribute…
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Economic Justice: How Poverty Affects Mental Health
This is my story, in which I articulate the emotional toll and vicious cycle that poverty engenders, arguing for the…
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