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Read more: Reevaluating My Mental Health Journey: Why I’m Considering Stopping Treatment
I recently went to an appointment for a medical review with the long-term mental health team I’m under. On arrival, I was told my coordinator was sick and therefore had gone home for the day, which…
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Read more: Mental Health Initiatives: It’s Time for Deeper Solutions, Not Quick Fixes
British society has come a long way in terms of mental health in the last decade. Depression and anxiety are everyday words now and information regarding mental health is widely distributed and digestible. We have a…
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Read more: Lost in Unemployment: The Struggle Between Work, Identity, and Mental Health
I got my first job, outside of some acting work I did as a child when I was 16. It was only a few hours on a Saturday and for a full week in the school…
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Read more: Alcohol: A Reflection on British Drinking Culture and Choosing Sobriety
I’ve been having some dental issues recently which led to me being prescribed antibiotics twice. The second time the Dentist winced as she warned me that I couldn’t drink any alcohol whilst taking the 7-day course…
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Read more: “Adult Children”: A Personal Perspective of a 27-Year-Old Still Living At Home
During one of my 30-minute morning Instagram scrolls recently I came across a clip from This Morning, a British daytime show, which reported that 3.6 million people aged 18 to 34 still live at home. The…
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Read more: In Search of Faith in Humanity
Thursday I fell sick with one of the most horrendous stomach bugs I’ve experienced. It hit me like a truck during one of the rare occasions I left my house to be social, leaving me an…
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Read more: Sick Note Culture: A Personal Perspective
In a recent speech, the UK Prime Minister played the oldest trick in the political handbook, throwing a vulnerable group of people under the bus to distract from the current economic hardship being experienced across the…
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