Telling Loved Ones About Mental Health
In the past month, I have cried for hours. I have been awake almost twice as long as I have been asleep. I’ve stayed awake for the sunrise twice. I’ve broken down, I’ve picked myself […]
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Treat Yo’ Self (to some compliments)
Do you ever feel so low that you can’t really remember who you are? Does this have a knock-on effect on your friendships, as you can’t see why they want to be friends with you? […]
How to Beat the Winter Blues
The lead up to Christmas may seem enjoyable: the presents that you inevitably forget to buy until there’s only a week to go; stating that particular food will NOT count as cheating on your diet, […]
What I’ve Learnt From Death
For someone my age, I’ve experienced a fair amount of deaths of people close to me. Each had a different cause, and each had a different reaction. I discovered a lot about myself in the […]
The Truth About Using Mental Illnesses as Adjectives
I’ve recently noticed, in people of all ages, an unavoidable sort of ignorance. This particular ignorance is directed towards mental illness and its severity. There have been too many jokes with serious illnesses as the […]
Why You Should Look Up – World Mental Health Day
Walking up the stairs at uni, I was looking at my feet. Though not really – I was looking at the ground. I watched my blue trainers on the black slab-like steps. Bar a few […]
I am not rude; I have anxiety and I’m done apologising
Anxiety is gaining more awareness. But I fear, in the realms of the internet, the true pain of it has gotten lost somewhere amongst the ‘I like people with anxiety, it’s so cute’ mentality and […]
Confidence part three: Get out of your comfort zone
Our comfort zone is our natural state, where most of us clutch to the metaphorical security blankets we should have grown out of. Comfort kills productivity, because without expectations we do the minimum required to get […]
Confidence part two: Motivation
In part two of Hanna’s confidence series, Viktoria Vechter tells us why motivation can be the key to unlocking, and maintaining, your happiness. From time to time, you may think: “Even if I want to […]
Confidence part one: Self-belief
In part one of Hanna’s article series on confidence, Jade Best talks about her journey to achieving self-belief. Thinking about life can get you down. Those everyday questions such as: where will I be in […]
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