Hm. It's hard to find universal advice, but (38 years), these are probably the top things I've noticed, that might be helpful: 1) Give yourself permission to fail or be embarrassed. We tend to catastrophise and internalise the feeling of failing or being embarrassed. It doesn't mean you won't feel embarrassed if you offer a response in class and i......
I'm 44, so I'll add my 2c here. Take chances. Make mistakes. Fail. And learn from all of it. The caveat, of course, is that there is a limit to how epically one can fail and still not have life suck big purple fuzzy donkey balls for the rest of your life. But no one succeeds at everything they do. (Even Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, I promise!) E......
Well, personally, it doesn't affect me one way or the other and that is because I have studied psychology and sexual psychology for many years. Rape has been part of romance for as long as stories have been told and written. And there is a good reason for it. As humans, we desire things and we are greedy by nature. However, the things that help us ......
Older readers (over 21), what is the best advice you would give someone you...