7 Ways To Stop Worrying

Published: Good Men Project (May 12, 2015)

Matthew Rozsa’s seven tips on how to stop worrying and start living.

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While I’ve written before about suffering from anxiety, there is more to worrying than the extremes of a neurotic condition or panic attack. Most of us deal with worries large and small every day, from mundane errands that loom ahead and ongoing problems that need to be solved to more existential fears involving mortality and purposelessness.... Read Original Article

We should be sending drug addicts to the hospital, not putting them in prison

Published: Daily Dot (May 7, 2015)

At a time when Americans are justifiably shown real stories of police violence and racial profiling, it’s important to give credit to the law enforcement officials working to change our current system of brutality. That’s why we should all be praising the Gloucester Police Department in Massachusetts for its bold new anti-drug program: Instead of hauling drug offenders off to the slammer, it will get them medical treatment.... Read Original Article

The Plight of the Basement Dweller

Published: Good Men Project (April 21, 2015)

Basement dwellers. Trolls. We’re all familiar with this personality type: Matthew Rozsa offers an explanation as to why they exist in the first place.

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“Cellar dwellers.” That was the expression that my friend’s husband used when referring to the trolls who posted misogynistic comments under her latest article.

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Soul-Searching of an American Insomniac

Published: Good Men Project (February 10, 2015)

I am an American and an insomniac … and that link is not coincidental.

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My insomnia is a distinctly American trait.

Obviously I’m not arguing that only Americans suffer from insomnia, but as a nation we are undeniably prone to it. Studies reveal that roughly 60 million of my countrymen have a hard time going to sleep at night, with roughly 22 percent of the population experiencing insomnia every or almost every night.... Read Original Article