On Suicide and the Monopoly of Suffering - A Reading from Emil Cioran
What drives people to suicide? What is the experience of someone considering suicide? There is an epidemic of suicide in the United States right now, especially among young men, so any understanding one can glean about suicide is important to discuss, especially if it might help prevent a suicide.
An Open Letter on Anxiety
I suffer from anxiety. Perhaps some of this anxiety is part of the normal angst of the human condition. Surely, not all of it can be explained away as part of the normal, human condition. When one is pulled taut, their mental bands fraying at the edges, anxiety increases…