LOVE AND PROZAC

We’ve come a long way in understanding mental illness, but SSRIs are fickle and can come with a variety of side effects (like low libido and hellish withdrawals). But there may be one side effect more heartbreaking than all the rest — actual heartbreak. To that end, Ian Lecklitner interviewed a number of people who blame SSRIs for their relationships ending.

As 35-year-old Joe told Lecklitner about his breakup with his longtime boyfriend, “I quickly went from acute depression to what felt like a chemical lobotomy, and I was suddenly incapable of feeling literally anything. It was the demise of our relationship. It was 100 percent the Prozac.”

SMALL PENIS SYNDROME

Small penis syndrome causes men to feel insecure about their size, despite being average length. Jake Hall spoke to sexologists Sunny Rodgers and Chris Donaghue to learn more about how this perceived inadequacy affects men’s mental health, and what therapists are doing to combat it. 

For example, Donaghue told Hall, “[I tell patients to] remember that different-sized dicks have various benefits,” he tells me. “Dicks that are bigger can feel better because they fill and stretch us, but there are some things a smaller penis can do better, like nail the prostate and the G-spot far better than a larger cock.”

GAY JESUS AND SEXY FLANDERS

For our ongoing “12 Days of XXXMas” package, Jake Hall wrote about Him, the lost gay Jesus porn film that’s intrigued internet obsessives and academics alike for nearly five decades now. Meanwhile, Miles Klee interviewed OnlyFans creator Laura Lux about her foray into cosplay — especially her turns as a sexy Ned Flanders and the hot Green M&M.

A DEEP CUT

What It’s Like to See ‘Endgame’ After a 59-Hour, 22-Marvel-Movie Marathon

Or, Avenge me: Facing the endgame in my own personal infinity saga

THE BEST OF THE REST

Instagram has a MGTOW problem. The most depressing Christmas song. Does your workout need mood lighting? Gifts for a busy person. The self-described betas watching censored porn. The psychological effects of small penis syndrome. America’s regional holiday icons. Brooks Brothers sizing drama. How many push-ups should you do a day? The dark deeds of the “Obit Bandit.” Should you make major life decisions on psychedelics? The wake-and-bake heard ‘round the world.

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