On Dignity.
There were about nine of us waiting to cross the street. Several were Asian; there were also a few black and brown men. A van approached the curb to turn. It was one of those vans with a back door that...
View ArticleOn Suicide.
I still feel a little anxiety whenever I ask someone about suicide. I have no fear when asking The Question—“Have you been thinking about killing yourself?”—but sometimes I find that I’m not breathing...
View ArticleOn Gratitude.
Expressers significantly underestimated how surprised recipients would be about why expressers were grateful, overestimated how awkward recipients would feel, and underestimated how positive recipients...
View ArticleI Won’t Analyze You.
“Oh, you’re a psychiatrist? I hope you won’t analyze me!” I never know what people actually mean when they say that upon learning that I work as a psychiatrist. I think they’re1 saying, “I hope you’re...
View ArticleUncomfortable Thrill.
When I walked through glassware sections of stores as a child, my body buzzed with distress and delight. There were only two ways to ease this anxious discomfort: Fling my arms out and knock over all...
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