You may have seen my post on going to university recently, but I wanted to share my 5 tips on university that I wish I had known when I started! *Get to know tutors and lecturers: Who else knows the course better if you need help, or to point you in the best direction … Continue reading 5 tips for starting University..!
People say suicidal thoughts are weak, pathetic; but do you have any idea how tough, how indescribably hard it is to keep going when you no longer want to be here? Hopefully you won’t, but unfortunately a lot of you will. Perhaps something has happened to make you feel you can’t keep going, that you … Continue reading #worldsuicidepreventionday
You don’t realise how difficult things actually are for you at the moment, but it doesn’t mean you aren’t struggling. You have lived with these feelings for so long, that you feel that this is just you now that this will always be how you feel. You feel sad a lot of the time, you … Continue reading To the girl I used to be…
For some people, their teenage years were the best of their life, but to be honest it’s usually, awkward and uncomfortable! People always said to me that school would be the best years of your life, but personally, it got much better after school years for me! You will come away with great friends, great … Continue reading Things I wish I knew as a teenager…
If you are going to uni this year, congratulations!! If you’re going back for a second or third year, good for you for still pushing through! I’m sure so many people will tell you it’s the best time of your life, that the memories you make will last forever, you’ll make friends for life, and … Continue reading Going to University…
Depression shouldn't be a secret Anxiety shouldn't be discussed in hushed voices Personality disorders shouldn't be ignored Eating disorders shouldn't be taken lightly Mental illness DOES NOT make you a bad person!
We all say things without thinking sometimes, I know I certainly do, and it’s not meant cause harm or upset, but sometimes the way things are phrased can be upsetting, not only to those with mental illnesses, but anyone. Sometimes it is said accidentally, and of course we all do this, but often it is … Continue reading Things not to say to someone with a mental illness…
