Scary - xoJane

It Happened To Me: I Got Toxic Shock From An IUD

Alice Myerhoff — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400

Within a few days I started really feeling like crap. Like sick in bed and exhausted by breathing kind of crap. I called the advice nurse several times. On each of these calls I made a point of telling the nurse that I had just gotten an IUD and asked if it could be related.

I've Had Torturous Nightmares for 27 Years (And It's Ruining My Teeth)

Alana M. — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400

I don’t mean dreams in which I lose my job or am broken up with unceremoniously. I mean blood-soaked hellscapes populated by a cast of sadistic and morally disfigured villains.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Son Was Born With A Rare Congenital Heart Defect

IHTM CONTESTANT — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:00:00 -0500

There are nights when I’m  snuggling him before bed, and I can’t help but wonder how much time I’ll get with him.

My Doctor Violated My Urethra Without Permission

Sarah Fazeli — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500

At Dr. B’s office, I wasn’t told a cystoscopy would even be happening. I wasn’t asked if I wanted it. Afterward, I got in my car and cried for a long time.

SAVE THE SHARKS! Or Wait -- Maybe Don't Save the Effing Sharks! Either Way, Buy This Soap!

Cat — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:02:11 -0400

Is it wrong that I sort of DO want all of the sharks of the world to die?