Stream of Consciousness
Why Most Lottery Winners Lose It All
Winning the lottery feels like the ultimate dream: instant wealth, freedom from financial stress, and the ability to live life on your own terms. But behind the headlines of oversized checks and champagne celebrations lies a surprising truth—many lottery winners end up broke, sometimes within just a few years.
By AnthonyBTVabout 16 hours ago in Humans
Revisiting The Shame of My Sexual Assault . Content Warning.
I was seventeen when my sister’s boyfriend, fourteen years my senior, pushed me back and had sex with me. My sister, who also became his fiancée around that time, had been staying overnight in the hospital with an ectopic pregnancy. Her first or second, as I recall.
By Chantal Christieabout 18 hours ago in Humans
Political figures urge Vance to replace Trump as president
A surprising and controversial political suggestion has sparked debate in Washington and beyond, after a prominent conservative voice publicly called for a dramatic shift in leadership. On March 22, journalist Scott McConnell urged Vice President JD Vance to consider invoking the Twenty Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to remove Donald Trump from office.
By Shirley Oyiadom2 days ago in Humans
I Wanted to End My Life after Being Publicly Shamed. Content Warning.
“Sometimes we tolerate unacceptable behaviour from others because we don’t know we deserve better.” — Kia Stephens ^ Sitting in the front passenger seat of a packed crew van, on route to a ‘quick turnaround’ aircraft clean, the forty-something male colleague, sitting next to me — out of nowhere and loud enough for the other male crew members sitting behind us to hear — unashamedly ridiculed me, in detail, about my genitalia.
By Chantal Christie2 days ago in Humans
After just one treatment, psilocybin provides quick and long-lasting improvement from OCD.
Researchers have discovered that in individuals who have not responded to conventional therapies, a single dosage of psilocybin quickly lessens the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
By Francis Dami2 days ago in Humans
20 Years Older
He was 20 years older than I was, give or take. In many ways, he was a fairly typical American man of his age. He had a wife and children, he worked a 9 to 5 job five days a week to pay most bills, and he was good at fixing equipment in his free time. I’m really not sure if he ever liked football, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he did.
By Snarky Lisa3 days ago in Humans
Managed, Not Healed
For people living with chronic pain, the most destabilizing realization is not that healing is difficult. It is that healing is often not the goal. The healthcare system that surrounds them is built to manage symptoms, document persistence, and ration interventions rather than pursue restoration of function. Over time, patients begin to notice a pattern. Short-acting medications are readily available. Repeated appointments are routine. Imaging is reviewed, notes are written, and pain is acknowledged. Yet interventions aimed at resolving underlying structural problems, restoring stability, or preventing long-term degeneration are delayed, denied, or classified as optional. The system responds continuously, but it rarely moves forward.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast5 days ago in Humans
