Is Tik Tok the New Tumblr?: Advocating for Mental Health, While Encouraging Mental Illness
TW: Discussion of restricted eating, eating disorders, self-injury, and mental illness Teenage life in this day and age can be defined by a number of things; vapes, existential dread, unfortunate…
Anorexia: The Silent Thief of Freshers’ Year
Like most girls, I have always grown up with the desire to lose weight. But it wasn’t until my Fresher year, when I first moved out and gained complete control…
The Body Issue Battle Faced By Today’s Young People
You posted an Instagram photo 5 minutes ago and you still haven’t received a single like or comment. Your brain goes into overdrive. ‘Do I look bad? Do I look…
We need to talk about depression and suicide
It has been more than ten years since I first started suffering from depression, when I was first engulfed by the ‘black cloud’. After having my self-esteem ripped away by…