Stories

The Monster I Sleep With

My phone alarm buzzes wildly as its clock reaches six in the morning. It’s that time again, that for me to muster…

I just needed to talk

Trigger Warning: Mention of self-harm and substance abuse

Coping with Depression in Your Twenties

Depression will potentially affect most of us at some point in our life. For…

5 tips on how to cope with your depression

Here are some of our tips to help those suffering with depression.

Depression is hard to cope with especially alone — the isolation of yourself from the world, your family and friends, losing interest in the things that you once…

“Travelling helps me to escape the problems in my life.. 2 years ago I lost my mum.. I hated her, she lied to me.. I started to self harm.”

“I like to come here by myself.. I feel so far away from achieving my dreams.. Thinking about my life makes me feel so depressed.”

“It’s great to have close friends around you. I felt like I was all alone when I was going through my depression and my parents divorce.”

“I would say my depression started from as young as 12. I remember just feeling so worthless.. I always felt like the odd one out..”

“My depression started from when I failed my final year of university.. continued to try my best especially, when I live in Great Britain & my skin is black.”