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    medication mismatch may have contributed to his “bouts of depersonalization.”

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By Rachel ShattoJuly 27 2023 / 12:54 PM
Rachel Shatto
Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Dread Central, Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq. She's a GALECA member and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.
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Bowen Yang Is Back On His Pod & Shares More On Why He Took A Break

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