by Austin Alexander | Apr 1, 2016 | Anxiety, body, Vice
In the past 6 months or so, I realized that I had a slight issue with drinking too much coffee. My girlfriend pointed out that she thought I might be overstimulating myself. My response was, “What are you talking about? I only have like 6 cups a day or so…that’s...
by Austin Alexander | Apr 1, 2016 | body, Food, unhealthy, Vice
Two words…meat sweats. If you haven’t had them, then you’ve never truly gorged on red meat. I could remember this rule just for the sake of NEVER having the meat sweats again. It’s a truly terrible and uncomfortable condition that lasts for hours, and sometimes into...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 30, 2016 | body, Food, Habit, unhealthy, Vice
I’ll take Dr. Pepper in any fashion. On the fountain, in a can, in a small bottle (plastic or glass), in a big bottle (stomach ache city), in a huge refillable collectible cup from a 7/11, Dublin-style, throw back, whatever you wanna call it—if it’s...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 22, 2016 | body, Ego, Fear, Personal, self-esteem, Vice
I just realized very recently that I’ve intellectualized many things in my life in order to prevent myself from feeling things fully. If I overanalyze and think everything through enough times, then I won’t have to feel as much pain if the bad things...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 17, 2016 | body, Food, gross, Habit, Vice
I have always struggled with my weight since I was a kid. I’ve gone through my stages of being various forms of “in shape”, but it has never been an easy thing for me to maintain. I have never known the struggle of being too skinny. I have only known...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 11, 2016 | Anxiety, body, Habit, unhealthy, Vice
I began the serious committed process of cutting out cigarettes around October of last year. I still smoke tobacco on occasion, but I have been able to successfully not go full blown back into my old smoking habits. With honest reflection, I can say that I have wanted...
