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Image description: A happy looking cartoon person standing beside a sign saying ‘Agony Aunt’ and a pink and yellow flower, on a blue and green background. Hello! 🙂 I hope you are having a good term so far, filled with met deadlines and adequate essays/problem sheets. This week I address a wannabe TV chef, train […]
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Image description: A dog surrounded by trees in a wood. CW: Suicidal thoughts, anxiety, depression, ADHD. Before deciding to suspend, you could say I had a Teflon life: nothing would stick. The only consistency I had was the deep-set feeling of gloom within my chest. Two big solutions loomed over my head: end my own […]
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Image description: a painting of a woman sat on a bed looking out of the window. Universities have neglected year abroad students in the midst of a pandemic, leaving them to negotiate foreign laws and lockdowns by themselves away from home. The holiday period took a toll on the wellbeing of many students. Jake, an […]
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“What are your plans for after you graduate?” – I am asked, again and again. “I’m not too sure yet,” I answer, “I’m keeping my options open”. But the truth is I’m still looking for options, and the existential anxiety is getting harder to ignore with each step closer to the end of my degree. […]
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Image Credit: Kimberly Glassman It is never too late to start over and re-organise yourself nearing the end of term. Though I originally believed (and maybe took for granted) that bullet journaling had been around for a while as an ongoing millennial note-taking and organisation method (I mean, it is all over YouTube and Instagram if […]
Continue ReadingThis article describes suicidal ideation. The often-repeated statistic that 1 in 4 adults will suffer from some form of mental illness during their lifetime has undoubtedly improved people’s awareness of the prevalence of mental illness. But still, for many people, it is simply a statistic. It sparks a moment of reflection, but ultimately, the implications […]
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