
The Real Tragedy of Mac Miller's Death
Whether you loved him, hated him, or have never even heard of him until now, I think we can all agree on one thing: the sudden death of popular rapper Malcolm James McCormick, famously known as Mac Miller, is, for lack of a more appropriate term, tragic. Miller was found dead Friday from an apparent drug overdose. At only 26, it's easy to conclude that the well-known artist was way too young to die. Miller had just begun to open up about his ongoing struggles with addiction,

When Mental Illness Causes a Shopping Addiction
Though addiction runs in my family, I never worried too much about it catching up to me. I don’t have the desire to drink when I’m upset and am actually turned off by alcohol when I’m not in a good mood. I’ve never had the desire to smoke or do drugs. I was able to give up sugar and binge-eating fairly easily. I hate casinos and find gambling to be boring. I saw all of those things as being the dangerous addictions that can take over your life. It wasn’t until recently that I