Your Cold War

Both guilt and abuse can cause feelings of paranoia, but with different causes. One fears exposure for getting caught, and the other about an abusers anger going to far. The paranoia of both only goes away when the truth gets exposed. … More Your Cold War

The Hat Man

The Hat Man: There to scare, warn, protect, bully, or be labeled mentally ill. Catholics believe demons can mimic the dead during psychic readings. Can they mimic God or the angels? How do we differentiate the divine, demons, and mental illness while experiencing hallucinations? Who makes that decision? Should there be a priest in every psych ward? … More The Hat Man

Lana Del Rey’s complex and misunderstood approach to discussing abuse through her lyrics

Reactive abuse is a misunderstood topic. It leaves victims questioning their role in what happened and can hurt self perception. Lana’s lyrics address this topic in a way that is hard for people who haven’t been in this situation to comprehend right away. Men should work towards making abuse abnormal and holding other men accountable when they act in a way that makes others upset and stop equating self defense as more abusive than the initial abuse. … More Lana Del Rey’s complex and misunderstood approach to discussing abuse through her lyrics

Dumbledore v. Snape and their approaches to morality

What does it mean to truly be a moral person? Can you be moral while actively deceiving someone? Can you love someone and be someone they can actually trust while being cruel to them? The grayness of morality can leave victims of cruelty and abuse confused. Understanding how everyone encompasses light and dark can help process the past to heal. Harry Potter addresses this taboo topic perfectly. … More Dumbledore v. Snape and their approaches to morality