Introversion — The Social Taboo

We are living in a world that is always on. And as young people especially, we are expected to be always ‘on’.

The young person’s narrative has been hijacked; celebrities, music videos, TV shows are all guilty of glamorising and ‘editing’ the experience of being young as a…

When will anorexia completely lose her hold on me?

Losing Touch

I was first diagnosed with depression when I was sixteen. Another self indulgent teen, right? I had a good life: some nice friends…

LOL

For readers who are beginning to feel somewhat anxious regarding the title of this article I suppose a bit of context is needed to encourage you to read further, so that you don’t suspect these are the thoughts of an adolescent who has only recently discovered the joys of text language. This won’t be the archetypal…

“New Year, New Me” Bollocks

It is incredible how powerful the effect of changing the number on a calendar can be. It awakens the slumbering mind into producing all kinds of fanciful thoughts that would seldom be produced in the monotonous day to day existence we trudge through.

Mind Over Matter

I grew a pair of balls last month. FYI, I’m a girl.
But let me just say this: it’s the best thing that’s happened to me in a while.

Autistic, Single and Ready to…

It is strange that in a society as interconnected as ours, through technology and social media, that it is so difficult for each of us to connect with one another. Of course this is one of the benefits of being single is it not? The ability to use this technology to talk to…

What actually causes drug abuse?

What causes heroin addiction?

Well, heroin causes heroin addiction.

Does it?

Doesn’t it?

Let’s go back to the beginning. I am fascinated by human history, more…

Equilibrium

Balance. A two syllable word that dominates discussions nowadays. We are aware of the mindfulness movement and being more in tune with…

Am I Broken?

I hate feeling broken. 

When I was first ill, a term that got thrown around was that I’d had a “mental breakdown”. It was easier for people to swallow. It made sense and gave people something to focus on. That I could be fixed, and they didn’t need to ask any questions. 

It stopped it being an illness…