Sometimes, in a world where everything feels incredibly scary and uncertain, you have to give yourself a pat on the back for getting out of bed. It’s very easy to beat yourself up about having […]
Social Media and Mental Health: Is Intervention Viable?
It’s widely accepted that social media can have negative impacts on the mental health of its users, particularly children and teenagers. In a development in tackling this serious issue, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has […]
Helping A Friend With Depression – How To Not Be A Hinderance
Depression can manifest itself differently in everyone – some may have highs and lows, some may cry routinely, others may feel void of emotion. As a friend, it can hurt seeing a person you love […]
Mental Health: In Your Head, Yet Very Much There
“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?” “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is […]
Ariana Grande is Not to Blame for Mac Miller’s Death
On the 7th September 2018, Malcolm McCormick, known to fans as ‘Mac Miller’, was found dead due to a suspected drug overdose. Promptly after his death, millions of online tributes started flooding in from friends, […]
Happy and sad: depression behind closed doors
Despite the many campaigns to increase mental health awareness, it seems there is still a long way to go, even with mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. Why, I ask myself, are people […]
Depression is VERY real
When I read the tweets from the MMA fighter Andrew Tate stating that depression wasn’t real, I was firstly shocked but also deeply frustrated. JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter franchise and an icon […]
5 unexpected benefits of coping with depression and anxiety
Most people that suffer with depression and/or anxiety will know just how overwhelming and debilitating it can be. I have realised that once you’ve worked through negative feelings there is, in fact, a silver lining. Now […]
A facade of functionality
As usual, I had an overly-ambitious idea of what this holiday period would be like – full of library study sessions, frequent meetups with friends, and hopefully some reading for pleasure on the side. Unfortunately […]
What’s new in science this week?
Pupil response can predict relapse into depression: Researchers from Binghamton University have revealed that pupil response to negative emotional facial expressions predicts risk for relapse into depression. After testing the hypothesis on a group of […]
"Counselling? Oh that’s not for me"
When I first got put on to Citalopram (an antidepressant) in summer 2014, I was advised to also seek counselling, but I never did. I feared admitting that I had a problem I needed to […]
Mental Health Awareness Week 2016: Relationships and Mental Health
I was first diagnosed with depression at the age of nine, and the diagnoses of anxiety followed quickly after when I was 11. My early teenage years were difficult, to say the least. At the […]