Tag: health

#1216 and #1217: The Weight Of Parental Love and Things And Time And “Help.”

~ JenniferP ~ 120 Comments

Dear Captain Awkward; Hello! I am 48 years old, pronouns she/her, and having trouble with my parents, specifically, my mother and her hoarding. My mom is trying to give more stuff to me than I can handle, and the lever she pulls to make it more painful is, "but it was your grandmother's." if I … Continue reading #1216 and #1217: The Weight Of Parental Love and Things And Time And “Help.”

Personal Updates & Introducing This Week’s Guest Blogger

~ JenniferP

Hello Gentle and Attractive Readers! I've got a mix of very cool and very weird stuff to announce. COOL: I'm working with Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary to get a series of book projects into the world. CaptainAwkward.com-based books. Essay books. WEIRD: Tomorrow I am having a minor surgical procedure to hopefully take care … Continue reading Personal Updates & Introducing This Week’s Guest Blogger

#484: “How do I minimize embarrassment when telling a partner that I have a body and a past?”

~ elodieunderglass ~ 164 Comments

Hello Captain and Company! About a year and a half ago I had my primary outbreak of genital herpes. It was excruciating, both physically and emotionally, but I'm finally starting to pick up the pieces and feel like myself again. I'm starting to feel like I maybe want to date again, finally (yay), but I'd … Continue reading #484: “How do I minimize embarrassment when telling a partner that I have a body and a past?”

#479: Trying to be more social when you have serious dietary restrictions

~ JenniferP ~ 219 Comments

Dear Captain, I’m in a very happy long term relationship. The biggest problem we face is we’re both introverts, and have some social anxiety along with it. It’s hard to make friends, but we’re trying. We’re very geeky, so we’re trying to get involved in geek spaces. Next comes the big hurdle, we have diet … Continue reading #479: Trying to be more social when you have serious dietary restrictions

#459: Do I have to destroy my health to be in grad school?

~ Sweet Machine ~ 211 Comments

I'm in grad school for creative writing. It's hard. Right now, I'm taking three classes, which means that I'm reading 500-plus pages a week, in addition to commenting on my classmates' writing and producing a poem every week. Plus, I'm teaching a basic composition course for struggling writers, and a literature course (for the first … Continue reading #459: Do I have to destroy my health to be in grad school?

Guest Post! What to expect when you call a helpline/hotline.

~ JenniferP ~ 90 Comments

Back when we changed the format for submitting questions, I strongly encouraged people who were currently experiencing a crisis to call a hotline or helpline and talk to a friendly person rather than wait for me to sort through the bulging email box and get to their question. The questioners who wanted help  composing their … Continue reading Guest Post! What to expect when you call a helpline/hotline.

#418: My mom wants me to prioritize caring for my sister over caring for myself. What do I do?

~ JenniferP ~ 115 Comments

Hey Capt.,  Cliff notes. My sister got pregnant three years in a row, giving birth to three healthy babies by c-section. With baby 1 she was put into bed rest almost immediately and I was assigned to make sure she didn't jeopardize her or the baby's health. This was a difficult task only made worse … Continue reading #418: My mom wants me to prioritize caring for my sister over caring for myself. What do I do?