One CC Contributor Talks About Her Darkest Days And How She Overcame Her Anxiety
Seriously, everyone — male or female — needs to read this and, for those of you have been through a similar situation, you need to know it’s okay to reach out for help.
What’s Your Fantasy? [Confessions of a Twenty-Something]
I don’t want to become a jaded post-grad like some I’ve encountered. I want to be realistic and not set myself up for disappointment, but I also don’t want to settle and end up doing something that I don’t love to do.

The Shy Girl’s Guide to Gaining Confidence [Sexy Time]
Eventually, with time and concerted effort to change my thinking, I started to become more comfortable around dudes, thus increasing the frequency of sexy time occurrences.
Since When Did Life Become So Stressful? [Confessions of a Twenty-Something]
I was always a worrier. I thought I just took after my mother that way. I would worry about waking up on time and missing a big test. I worried that my high school crush would dislike me any second. I worried about my sister in the military. I was just a worrier. I worried a lot, but it didn’t change the way I lived my life. I was still a happy young girl who loved her life. I just thought I had a lot of concerns and worries.
The 5-Step Process to Getting Over Post-Sex Regret [Sexy Time]
In the moment, we can all make choices that don’t ultimately sit well, so let’s delve into the process of getting over the gnawing feeling in your gut that you’ve done something terribly wrong
6 Crazy Effects of Tylenol That Will Make Your Life Better
Research was released earlier this year that claimed taking Tylenol lessened the pain of social rejection.
Counting Down to NYE: Your December 31st Schedule
New Year’s Eve is, without question, the most stress-inducing holiday of the year. Think about it. Figuring out what to wear, what to do, where to go, who to kiss…so much pressure!! Fortunately (or unfortunately), not much changes from year to year. Sure, you’re not having sleepovers with your BFFs and watching *NSYNC ring in January 1st on TRL like you did at thirteen, but the anticipation for midnight’s still there along with the college equivalent of all the same worries.

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I Remember: My Journey through Fatness, Skinniness, and Healthiness
People can be monsters, and I don’t mean in the Lady Gaga sense. They can be downright vicious to others without even realizing the irreversible damage they cause in the process. Though I keep it hidden away in a corner of my mind, I have a lot of memories of this kind of often subtle ruthlessness. I spent most of my young life as “the fat girl.” This is what I remember.
Do You Suffer From Green Stress?
For the past few months I’ve been talking your ear off about why the earth is in trouble and how you can go green to save our environment. And while it’s great to do whatever you can to protect the planet, there is such a thing as caring a little too much. According to the New York Times, there has been an increasing amount of people that report anxiety and stress because they feel like they are never as green as they would like to be.
The Weekly Ten: Holiday Happiness
Thanksgiving. Sigh. After being more stuffed than the holiday turkey, it’s time to come to terms with the fact that the holiday season has begun. Whether you celebrate Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or none of the above, it’s a given that you will be inundated with all kinds of holiday-ness over the next 6 weeks.
MTV’s True Life: Six Best Episodes Ever
I don’t know what it is about MTV, but I am addicted. Those crafty little sons of b*tches in Times Square know their target audience. They have me – and everyone else in the 12-30 age bracket – convinced that what we should really want to watch on TV are really attractive, dumb people saying really dumb (and totally unscripted) things.
Body Blog: Survive The Stress of College Life with Exercise
What a coincidence it is that April is both Stress Awareness Month and when we all take finals. Cruel trick, world. A cruel trick, indeed. Instead of grabbing a cigarette or another cup of coffee, use exercise this year as a way to alleviate the overwhelming feelings that come with cramming a semester’s worth of information into a few study sessions.