Aug 3, 2020Member-onlyRetroactive Jealousy is the problem in your relationship, not your partnerWhy being obsessed with your partner’s past makes good people do bad things — A few months back I wrote an article about Retroactive Jealousy OCD and my own experiences with it. Since then, I’ve received messages of support from sufferers, thanking me for writing it. I always felt the article was somewhat ‘incomplete’, which is my main reason for writing this follow up…Relationships12 min readRelationships12 min read
Mar 29, 2020These are confusing times for people with mental health issuesThe behaviour of the general public shows we could all be labelled with a mental disorder — A word that has been banded around quite frequently in the media of late and one which seems appropriate for describing the current global pandemic is ‘unprecedented’. …Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Mar 11, 2020Nature strikes back: time to fix our economyFirst the bushfires, now Coronavirus — is nature trying to tell us something? — Considering recent events, one might be forgiven for thinking that humans have been hit with a biblical plague in 2020. The year itself has a slightly apocalyptic ring to it, and judging by current ongoings, it’s beginning to feel a tad as though ‘the end is nigh’ as well. …Environment9 min readEnvironment9 min read
Feb 22, 2020Member-onlyWhy atheists can learn from The Bhagavad GitaHow an ancient Indian text offers lessons for the battlefield of life — The Bhagavad Gita is one of the oldest and most sacred texts of all religions. The title of this epic tale translates roughly in English to “Song of the Spirit” or “Song of the Divine”. It tells the tale of a dialogue between Krishna (who acts as an avatar for…Religion7 min readReligion7 min read
Feb 14, 2020Member-onlyRetroactive Jealousy OCD: The Relationship KillerHow it kills relationships, and what you need to know to beat it — In an online forum for OCD, a Reddit user posted his experiences with a psychological condition dubbed as ‘Retroactive Jealousy’ or ‘RJ’. RJ is a form of OCD that manifests as extreme, irrational jealousy towards a partner’s sexual or romantic past; often paired with an incessant, compulsive drive to ask…Ocd10 min readOcd10 min read
