In recent years, there has been an unmistakable surge in ‘therapy speak’. It’s no longer rare to overhear discussions about attachment styles, coping mechanisms, or emotional labor at coffee shops, family gatherings, or even in the media. When celebrities openly discuss concepts like “being present” and “emotional labor” during prime-time interviews, it’s clear that the […]
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Casual Diagnosing
Many years ago, when I was still single, I began chatting with a man online. His behavior, while initially charming and funny, quickly devolved into demands for my phone number so he could send me photographs of his penis. I had just met him online, and I honestly found that to be the least interesting […]