I've got bipolar, type 2 to be specific. I don't add that last part to diminish my experience, by the way. Honesty and clarity drove me to do it because I'd hate to seemingly make myself into a spokesman for bipolar when only truly knowing a part of it. So I come out as Type 2 BiPo from the off so that we all know that I'm just a dude talking about one dude's experience.
Read MoreThe popular Netflix film “The Social Dilemma” premiered in 2020 and riddled all of its 38 million viewers with crippling anxiety about the speed at which technology is advancing. You could hear Instagram accounts being deleted across the globe… and then quickly re-downloaded a week later.
Read MoreIn my opinion, keeping Benin Bronzes displaced in museums and private collections across the UK and elsewhere in Europe prolongs the original colonial violence of their looting.
Read MoreAbuse of political power comes as no surprise. “They all lie anyway” must be the most commonly heard phrase during any discussion of parliamentary proceedings. However, there’s a certain hypocrisy which seems specific to the Tory party – the kind that saw Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, spend £18,000 on takeaways and then refuse to extend free school meals.
Read MoreAs a history student who is currently studying apartheid, I was mortified that such comparisons were being made: these protestors had clearly misunderstood what apartheid actually is.
Read MoreWith the weather heating up, I have noticed an old foe resurfacing… my smelly feet. Though this isn’t a huge problem for me (Thank you, Peditech!), I thought it would be interesting to see what actually causes my cheesy issues, and the issues of more than 80% of the UK population (Newbury, 2018).
Read MoreI’ve had a bit of a shake up recently. It started on Saturday 1st May with a letter plopping through my door to call me in for a second mammogram on the following Thursday; they had found something.
Read MoreIt’s a different sexual landscape for my children today. They are bombarded online with a multitude of images and practices I could never have imagined. Porn is everywhere. Kids can access it in seconds, yet I didn’t see any online before my 30s.
Read MoreSecuring employment without some form of relevant work experience is harder than ever. It is this that makes unpaid internships particularly problematic. It is usually people already on a low wage or no wage at all who need this experience.
Read MoreGo at your own pace. There's no rush. Just because you can go out doesn't mean you have to. Even if all of your friends are out every night of the week, you don't have to go if you're more comfortable going out once a week. Ease yourself back in to socialisation and outings. Don't pressure yourself to be doing everything instantly (unless you want to, of course!).
Read MoreThe point of this article is to be candid about recreational drug use because, if we’re honest, drugs are everywhere.
Read MoreMy experience is not alone, and it is from cultures like this, where the voice and needs of the patient are not listened to, where the ‘doctor knows best’ mentality thrives, that allow people like Dr Perwaiz to flourish.
Read MoreThere are women out there, living alone or who have children, and who are still struggling, each and every day with making ends meet financially as a big chunk of their salary is being taken up by the cost of rent.
Read MoreSo, if monogamy is so widely accepted as ‘normal’, default, and plastered all over the media (who else watched The One?), why are open relationships so attractive to some?
Read MoreBy way of revenue, the gaming industry has been eclipsing the film and music industries for some time now. So… Why is it that when the games medium tries its hand at a game-to-film, cross-medium approach, it so often ends in mediocrity?
Read MoreWhilst we follow the singles stories they must take part in group activities, ones that involve girls stripping and wrestling in slime or the men showing off how strong they are and who has the biggest penis. Really gets the stimulates the mind doesn’t it?
Read MoreAah, sex. If you read that as a sigh or a scream - same. Sex is everywhere, thrust (don’t) into our faces at every given opportunity during music, film, stage performance, and in almost every advertising and marketing campaign you’ve seen. That isn’t always a bad thing, sex is a very honest part of human life and there isn’t shame in it at all. Where there should be shame however is promoting the idea that you need to be having a certain kind of sex.
Read MoreInternet outrage culture means that causes often lose their momentum as quickly as they spring up. Infographics are great tools for summarising pockets of information.
Read MoreWhen it comes to parenting, many of us aim for “parenting perfection.” But this is unrealistic, and not the best use of parental time and energy in this all-important role. Children don’t want or need perfection and infallibility, rather, they want to be seen, heard, valued, and unconditionally loved.
Read MoreOn 22 February 2021, Boris Johnson took to National TV to announce the Government's proposed “Roadmap”. It’s our step-by-step guide to “easing out of lockdown” and returning to pre-pandemic normality - sort of. The destination: 21 June.
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