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• Terminology (i)

  April 4, 2013 · 4 min read

  A glossary of sorts — what I actually mean when I say “compulsion” and “addiction,” and why the distinction matters more than you might think.

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  Addiction Compulsion Sex addiction Terminology

• Teen sexuality (cont’d)

  April 3, 2013 · 4 min read

  A reader responds, thoughtfully and at length, to my earlier post on teen sexuality.

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  Embarrassment Shame

• Sex addiction revisited

  April 3, 2013 · 4 min read

  I keep circling back to this one, because smart people I admire keep getting it wrong in the same way.

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  Maggie McNeill Sex addiction

• Rejection

  March 28, 2013 · 1 min read

  The feeling I fear most is the one I’ve spent years seeking out.

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  Freud Rejection

• The view from my room

  March 27, 2013 · 1 min read

  Life is good. More anon.

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• Stop rape

  March 21, 2013 · 1 min read

  In case you missed it: stop rape.

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  Masculinity

• Trainers*

  March 20, 2013 · 1 min read

  Two women at my gym who make working out genuinely dangerous.

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  Paean

• Program note

  March 20, 2013 · 1 min read

  Freud is my bartender, and I’d like to tell you what he’s been serving me.

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  Freud Oedipus Psychoanalysis Shame