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Trigger warning: This post contains descriptions of suicidal ideation. Six years ago, on a freezing cold morning in Seoul, I made two major decisions. The first was that I wasn’t going to kill myself. And, since I figured I wouldn’t be dying any time soon, I thought I might also try to get myself out…
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A fertility doctor, an ultrasound technician, and 17 interns walk into a vagina… There I was at the fertility clinic. Signed in, sitting there in the waiting room. Waiting. I’ve been here before—just a couple of days ago, and a couple of days before that, actually. And yet here I am again. There are other…
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Have a drink. While consuming anything at all might be the last thing on your mind, drinking some ice water to hydrate and cool down can help mitigate a migraine, as can sipping a cup of coffee. “Try a small dose of caffeine, if you can tolerate it during the attack—about eight ounces of black…
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November 17 marks International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, dedicated to those affected by suicide loss. At 21, I thought I knew exactly who I was: Daughter, sister, friend, student, woman with a disability. I was halfway through college and felt like a butterfly excitedly fluttering it its cocoon, just itching to break free and…
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