I am a Man

I’ve just realised that all my life I have been living under the illusion that I am not a man. I wish now to assert to the world that I am a man.

I am a man.

This startling thought came about because I was reading a book called You Are Not Your Brain by Jeffrey M. Schwartz & Rebecca Gladding. Chapter six is about encouraging the reader to find deceptive brain messages that cause emotional pain. When I first read it, I struggled to find anything.

It turns out that I just needed to listen to my...