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While people are becoming increasingly open about their struggles with mental health in recent years, it's evident that conditions such as anxiety and depression still attract considerable stigma. This is particularly alienating when it comes to something like social anxiety. If left unchecked, this form of anxiety can drive sufferers…
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There are always going to be people out there that will troll others online, criticize people for how they look, or even mock them to their face. We'd like to think most of this gets left in the playground, but adults are pretty bad for it too. It makes it…
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When Jonathan Pitre was born, he was soon transferred to a children's hospital after he developed blisters on his fingers. On the way there, he stopped breathing as his throat had swelled, and was only saved by an emergency intubation. He made it out alive, but with a diagnosis: recessive…
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When you find out your boyfriend's cheating on you, that's a massive betrayal of trust. You're devastated, furious and torn on how to react. The angel on your shoulder suggests you take the path of forgiveness. After all, infidelity is much more common than we think, so why do we…
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Fabian Thylmann changed the face of pornography for good when he pioneered an online video sharing platform concept that would become Pornhub. Similar to YouTube in its genesis, Pornhub has become a global leviathan unrivaled in the adult film industry - even if it has swallowed up most of its…
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In the wake of the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal, people have become paranoid about how much data the powers that be really have on us - and rightfully so. For years, some of our most personal information has been secretly harvested and used to manipulate us in subtle, subliminal ways,…
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Life isn't easy for anyone, but when you're born with a disability, it can be particularly tough. Little everyday things that people take for granted turn into arduous struggles. Also, you immediately stand out from 'the norm,' in a society where people often mock those who are 'different.' Julienne is…
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Oh, love. You know, that terrible thing that consumes your thoughts, turns you into a ball of nerves and drives your friends crazy as you're no longer capable of talking about anything other than the object of your affections? It's just grand. As if this wasn't enough, the unfortunate souls who…
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It feels like it wasn't that long ago that Tinder was a niche hobby for some single people out there. I remember having to describe it to people in their twenties who hadn't heard of it at all. But now, just over five years after it was released onto the…
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The way we talk about sex in relationships is weird: not in that we discuss it too much, but - quite the opposite - that we don't seem to bring up the subject enough. And that's strange, right? How is it that we have enough confidence to go ahead and mash…
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Everybody wants to have great sex, but sometimes it just doesn't happen, despite your best efforts. Maybe it's because of a failure to communicate, or maybe it's because of a lack of experience, or maybe it's because you both had too many whiskey-cokes. Either way, you assure your partner it…
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I was stuck in a boring school uniform each and every day at school, with little personal style beyond being as unkempt as I could be without a teacher ordering me to do my top button up. Yet even without being the most fashion-conscious teenager, I was aware of how…
