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...took me years to realize that even if something wasn’t fatal, it could still be a far cry from innocuous. The real cost of disordered eating isn’t the fact that it can progress into a full-fledged eating disorder but the immense mental space and psychic energy wasted on obsessing about food. We’re anal about enough things in life. Wouldn’t it be nice to have one less thing to be neurotic about?On a national level, there’s an unforgivable silence about this issue. This week...
...weaknesses of the human psyche. The author, a prolific figure in the analytical school of philosophy, was inspired partly by Harry Frankfurt’s 2005 treatise “On Bullshit,” which scrutinized our use of another pseudo-expletive. The eponymous phenomenon is one of mental manipulation, a “rhetorical abuse or sleight-of-hand” that involves “a fundamental restructuring of outlook, often with deep emotional resonance, and frequently coupled with resistance.” McGinn intends to draw attention “to a phenomenon on which...
...tale highlights inner turmoil over external destruction. Joon and her parents leave Korea at the behest of her mother, who intends to forage a better life in the United States. But disaster seems to be the family’s travelling companion, and as her mother’s mental instability becomes crippling, Joon’s father leaves the family. Unable to convince her mother to speak six months after a hospital stint, Joon abruptly leaves home at the age of 13. The rest of her adolescent life is spent on the streets, in and out of shelters, motels...
...Mental Health Week will continue tomorrow with themed study-breaks in all of the Houses. It will culminate in a PBHA-sponsored discussion about “Why isn’t it okay to seek help at Harvard” on Friday...
...whole point of the week is to create a caring community, empowering students, and providing tools to allow them to reach out to each other,” said Tamar Holoshitz ’10, a mental health liaison and chair of the UC’s Student Affairs Committee. “Tonight’s training fit our goal...