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Neil Kramer explores friendship, love, and sex, and the dangerous art of writing about it.
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Tag Archives: anxiety
The Dark Side of the Pill
Popular wisdom says a blog must have a niche, or a focused theme, and today I found it — anxiety. I walked into Walgreen’s, headed straight for the pretty Vietnamese pharmacist with the sour face, and without hesitation or shame, … Continue reading
My Favorite Shirt
I’ve been anxious and unproductive lately. I looked up my symptoms — back tension, worry, sleepiness — and apparently I have now overcome my old ailments of codependency, people-pleasing, and OCD to catch something new from that sneezy cashier at … Continue reading
Meditation
I’ve been feeling anxious this week. Shaky. Overly-emotional. Pissed at Sophia. Unable to work. Frustrated at everyone on Twitter. Insulting people. Tonight, I went on YouTube to watch some meditation videos. I tried my best, but let’s be honest, meditation … Continue reading
Silent Night
When readers — even Sophia — write comments, saying they liked a post, it puts me in the difficult position of deciding what to do next. I am familiar with the old Yiddish saying – a man should never try … Continue reading
Because I Know
I’m getting a real kick from reading tweets and blog posts about BlogHer. So many women are anxious about the conference! Women are worrying about looking fat. Women worrying about being ignored. Women worrying about cliques. Women worrying about standing … Continue reading
I Won’t Delete This One — Maybe
Note: This is an example of writing something just for my own benefit. I know it isn’t very well-written. I just like TO WRITE, even if it is dumb. The main theme, kissing, is something that was on my mind … Continue reading
Happiness Project, Day 2: Developing a Facebook Application
Posted in Blogging and the Internet, Life in General
Tagged anxiety, creative ideas for getting some, Facebook, frustration, horny, Sex, sleepy
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Self-Help Books
Today, Sophia and I sat in Borders for half the day, reading self-help books. I was determined to find a book that described me and my “problems” in psychological terms. After my two months of therapy, I’m fully convinced I … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged anxiety, dining coupons, procrastination, self-esteem, self-help, therapy
28 Comments
Baby Steps
A few of you emailed me recently asking me how my therapy was going. I was embarrassed to reveal that I was still dragging my feet about the whole thing. I’m not sure what was holding me back. Fear? … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Life in General
Tagged anxiety, fear, marriage, psychology, rejection, therapy
29 Comments