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Loren A Olson MD
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Suicide Has Collateral Damage

Survivors are the true victims of suicide. For survivors, there is no such thing as closure. — Trigger Warning: What you are about to read will be disturbing to some, but that is precisely the reason we need to think about it? By the time I was six years old, I had attended two funerals, one for my father and a second one for Grandpa Koester. …

Mental Health

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Suicide Has Collateral Damage
Suicide Has Collateral Damage
Mental Health

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Sometimes Love Hurts

Is an affair a deal-breaker if you can’t find what you want at home? — Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead. — Adele I drove my best friend, Bruce, home after my husband, Doug, and I had eaten dinner with him. When he opened the door to get out of my Camry, I shivered as premature winter-cold rushed in. …

Relationships

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Sometimes Love Hurts
Sometimes Love Hurts
Relationships

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Jul 6, 2021

I love my husband, and I love my wife, but I also love puppies and ice cream.

I love my husband, and I love my wife, but I also love puppies and ice cream. While no one expects me to love puppies and my husband in the same way, some reject the idea that I can love both my husband and my wife. Erotic love tingles our bodies; it merges sexual urges and lust. Although we often hope — or mistakenly believe — it will last forever, its intensity cannot sustain a relationship. Love is not stagnant; it is a dynamic process that changes over time.

Marriage

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I love my husband, and I love my wife, but I also love puppies and ice cream.
I love my husband, and I love my wife, but I also love puppies and ice cream.
Marriage

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Jul 2, 2021

We will all experience old age if we’re blessed to live that long, but it can be the best time in…

We will all experience old age if we’re blessed to live that long, but it can be the best time in your life. I’m now a part of an age group that our society would prefer to be invisible and may feel worthy of being discarded. The advertising industry bombards…

Aging

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We will all experience old age if we’re blessed to live that long, but it can be the best time in…
We will all experience old age if we’re blessed to live that long, but it can be the best time in…
Aging

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May 23, 2021

Secrets are like abscesses: they beg to be lanced but we fear…

Only when pus is drained from a wound, can healing begin.

Psychology

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Secrets are like abscesses: they beg to be lanced but we fear the pain of rupturing them.
Secrets are like abscesses: they beg to be lanced but we fear the pain of rupturing them.
Psychology

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May 18, 2021

I had fantasies about sex with another man, but when I did, reality didn’t match the fantasy.

I had fantasies about sex with another man, but when I did, reality didn’t match the fantasy. I was married with two kids when I decided to give it a try. I didn’t want to be gay. I wanted a one-off blowjob to satisfy my curiosity. In sexual fantasy, we’re in control of all variables: who the partner is and what sexual activity we’ll engage in. No need to compromise. If it’s not going the way you want, left swipe and move on.

LGBTQ

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I had fantasies about sex with another man, but when I did, reality didn’t match the fantasy.
I had fantasies about sex with another man, but when I did, reality didn’t match the fantasy.
LGBTQ

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Mar 26, 2021

I wanted to flee my rural hometown to go somewhere, anywhere I…

Being gay in rural America was lonely. Most believed we were the only ones. Escaping was the only option.

LGBTQ

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I wanted to flee my rural hometown to go somewhere, anywhere I could find people like me.
I wanted to flee my rural hometown to go somewhere, anywhere I could find people like me.
LGBTQ

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Mar 11, 2021

It took me a long time to accept I am gay, but…

It’s not only young people who question if they are gay. Men and women in mid-life or older experience conflict about sexual orientation.

Self

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It took me a long time to accept I am gay, but I missed some early clues.
It took me a long time to accept I am gay, but I missed some early clues.
Self

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Mar 9, 2021

Not every man who has sex with men is gay.

Not every man who has sex with men is gay. An interviewer once said, “Any man who has had a penis is his mouth is gay.” I tried (unsuccessfully)to explain…

Mental Health

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Mental Health

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Feb 25, 2021

The reason I call the Question Mark a church is that it was one of only a couple places in Des Moines where a queer person could walk in and feel like family.

When Gay Bars Were Church, Trans Men and Lesbians Attended
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Sadly, there are no such "gay churches" in Des Moines now.

Sadly, there are no such "gay churches" in Des Moines now. When I first came out, I could visit any one of five gay bars, all with a certain theme and a crowd of regulars. They also had out-of-town visitors and closeted men just beginning to explore their "faith." Recently…

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Loren A Olson MD

Loren A Olson MD

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Gay father; Psychiatrist; Award-winning author FINALLY OUT. Chapter excerpt here: http://bit.ly/2EyhXTY Top writer on Medium. Not medical advice.

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