pain

Heaven knows also opens doors for experimentation — at least, as much experimentation that still allows the project to be defined by PinkPantheress’ signature Y2K sound.

I've decided I want someone to think for me for once, so that maybe I won’t stay stuck in the rut of my current thoughts. And it doesn’t really matter to me if that someone is actually some … thing.

Unlearning years of emotional repression was in no way easy, but it was healthier than the alternative path I had been wandering down the entire duration of my childhood.

From back pain to eye strain, we at the Clog have taken the liberty of power ranking some of these pains from least to most painful.

As my pinkie toe made contact with the table and my bagel flew from my plate, I experienced a pain unlike any other: the pain of a stubbed toe.

Characterization trumps plot, with "We the Animals" unfolding much like everyday life does: slowly. The pain and tension, however, are no less dramatic.

This mindset creates dangerous misunderstandings about the value of literature and of the realities of mental illness.

Of course, there are problems big enough that “whining” is necessary. “No whining unless you’re bleeding” is not a literal instruction — If you’re seriously injured you should get help; the same is true for emotional pain and major life obstacles. The phrase has a second, implied meaning, which is that if you are in fact bleeding, asking for help doesn’t count as whining. Unfortunately, some people don’t see that, refusing to “whine” even when their problems are far larger than can be solved individually. Refusing to seek assistance — as in the case of addiction or depression — can be far more destructive than seeking it too much. A balance must be struck: If the problem is too big to solve alone, get someone to help you; if it’s a petty annoyance, don’t bring it up.