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Sertraline is the source of my creativity.

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About three months ago, I went on sertraline. It’s been about 12 years since I was on an SSRI and my first experience was miserable so I was hopeful this time that it would be much better. Of course, after the first couple of weeks of absolute awfulness, the onboarding slowly passed and the drug […]

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Saying yes to Sertraline (Zoloft) – my new anxiety solution

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After a lifetime of fear, anxiety and control issues, I’ve given up the fight and turned to Sertraline (Zoloft) for help. When I started iamcicero.com it was designed to be a place for me to journal my anxiety and worry journey. The funny thing is that once I had it registered and set up, I

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The Wheel of Time Corrected

11 ways The Wheel of Time Episode 1 changed the first book completely

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The Wheel of Time Episode 1 manages to muddle the first couple of chapters of the book quite oddly. SPOILER ALERT – if you haven’t watched the first episode in the series this article will give spoilers as to what might happen during the episode. I’m not sure why the script writers / screen writers

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Why do we get anxious so much?

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This week I talked to Janine. Janine is a late twenties millennial who exhibits all the normal behaviours I have come to recognise in Millennials. She comes from a fairly normal family, if normal can be defined. Her parents are still mostly happy together, they have financial options and they own property. She is able

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Is Medium at risk of becoming a tabloid magazine?

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I know, I know. I’m writing an article that throws a negative quote at the very platform it’s written on.  The problem is, I feel like Medium has become educated clickbait. It’s almost like it is now a mature Millenials feeding ground of emotional and motivational drama.  Headlines full of emotive magnetism line every single

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Ways to help anxiety

7 ways to help anxiety stop, starting right now.

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Anxiety’s like riding a rollercoaster with the safety bar up. It can feel like your mind is strapped to the front of a high-speed train that never stops. There is a constant fear and never-ceasing loop of worry playing in your mind. Your heart explodes with adrenaline without warning, your breathing becomes shallow and you

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Why Business Travel isn’t all that great after all.

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‘You’re so lucky’ said everyone, ever, when I told them what I did for a job. You must love travelling to see the world, staying in 5* hotels and eating at all the nice restaurants? Yes…business travel sounds so glamorous when you’re looking at it from your regular 9-to-5 job and routine based lifestyle. But

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Donald Trump and Christianity

What do Donald Trump and Christianity have in common?

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Let me try to set the tone here from the beginning so you’re not guessing where this is going. A little honesty to kick things off so you don’t feel I’ve led you down a click-bait path of boredom. First fact, Donald Trump and I don’t agree on much. Second fact, Christianity and I don’t

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