There’s a book about this instinct, too- it’s called The Gift Of Fear. 

Why is The Daily Show giving this known abuser air, again? Just because he has a book to push doesn’t mean people have to help him push it.

I avoid opioids if at all possible unless they come through my pain clinic. They’re terrifying drugs and I don’t think most doctors know exactly what they’re doing with them. I don’t mean to be an asshole- I just think more specialized training on pain management in med school would be rad. Or they could let the…

You seem really, really invested in disproving rape survivors. It’s a big look, is what I’m telling you.

Why can I only give this comment one star? ALL TRUTH.

Immediate grief responses can be pretty self-oriented. Folks get pulled into their pain and longing when they lose someone they love: I want them, I miss them, I hurt. It’s overwhelming, to say the least.

She writes Twitter posts the way my Honduran step-mother texts, but it makes a lot more sense from my step-mother, who learned English waaay later in life.