Few of us truly hate attention, but sometimes the feeling of being seen and watched can be overwhelming. A personal account of being self-conscious, how stressful it can be at times, and how it slowly gets better.
All by Annika O'Connor
When Different Turns Toxic
Have you miniaturized other’s self-expression? Do you find yourself affected by others’ uniqueness? Perhaps a change in perspective is all you need to shake those bad spirits.
A-OK
“I don’t want to talk about the quarantine right now. I don’t want to remember that we’re all stuck inside holding our breath…” This brief essay turns the current global atmosphere into a positive one by reminding us how far we’ve come today. Make a perspective shift; read on!
Asexuality
It’s amazing how far we’ve come in a few years when it comes to the representation of sexual minorities. While it’s not perfect, not by far, people of all kinds are finally seeing their demographic appearing and being acknowledged by the media.
Profanity
Why are we so pedantic about profanity? It seems that basically everything else is accepted in the media nowadays, but the moment someone uses stronger language than an Amish granny with a broken wagon, everyone loses their minds.
No-Bake Gingerbread Cheesecake
If you, like me, have a massive sweet tooth and the sheer volume of Christmas treats out there is overwhelming, here’s a handy little recipe that combines the Christmassy taste of gingerbread with the creamy sweetness of cheesecake.
Tips For Handling Holiday Stress
There’s stress, and then there’s holiday stress. The crushing dread of not having enough time to do things and too many things to do. How are you supposed to survive this and somehow enjoy the holidays?
Tarot Cards - An Investigation
I think we’ve all seen this scene: the protagonist enters a dimly lit, smoky room occupied by a mysterious middle-aged woman sitting at a table. She lays out a deck of elaborate cards to the protagonist who is immediately drawn to a card. They turn it over. The picture? The hanged man.
In A Nutshell: SAD
Now that autumn is slowly creeping forward and evenings grow darker and longer, many of us just want to get into that cosy feeling of relaxing on the sofa with a hot drink and good book. But not everyone. For a significant portion of Finns, the lack of light causes a persistent fatigued and depressive mood called Seasonal Affective Disorder.