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LET ME GET CLOSER TO YOU
Building The Friendships We Want
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Allison Raskin
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ARE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR PAST (BAD) BEHAVIOR?
Every time I log onto Facebook to avoid my work and find links to intriguing but ultimately disappointing articles about celebrities, I am forced to…
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Allison Raskin
23
WHAT EVEN IS TRAUMA?
Now that more people are getting comfortable talking openly about mental health and using psychology terms, we are entering the next inevitable phase of…
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Allison Raskin
4
IF MY MENTAL ILLNESS BOTHERS YOU, I UNDERSTAND
The thing about constantly being afraid that someone or something is contaminated is that it often overrides my ability to be polite. When I first…
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Allison Raskin
10

March 2024

I STILL HAVEN’T RECOVERED FROM LOCKDOWN
How My OCD Got Worse From Staying Inside
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Allison Raskin
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SUCCESS WON’T FIX YOU
TW: Suicidal Ideation The other night, sparked by something we were watching, I told my husband that I wasn’t really happy until I was 29. He looked at…
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Allison Raskin
28
WHY WE LOVE TO BLAME THE VICTIM
Emotionally it’s confusing how often and quickly people will turn a moment of vulnerability into an opportunity for a lecture. Getting this kind of…
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Allison Raskin
2
I DON’T HAVE TO BEG PEOPLE TO LOVE ME ANYMORE
The other day it occurred to me that my heart hasn’t been broken in quite some time. I haven’t had a friend ceremoniously (or unceremoniously) dump me…
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Allison Raskin
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February 2024

WEED AND ME
Is It Bad How Much It Helps?
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Allison Raskin
8
ARE WE LOSING OUR HUMANITY?
It is a scary time to be alive. And not just because of the horrors of climate change, wage inequality, the Covid pandemic and ongoing violence. It…
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Allison Raskin
36
AM I ALLOWED TO LIKE MYSELF?
TW: Anti-fat bias, weight gain Last week I got a physical and the first thing they did was put me on a scale. I watched as the electronic screen showed…
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Allison Raskin
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THE HORROR OF SELF PROMOTION
And How To Push Through It Anyway
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Allison Raskin
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