Allowing Ourselves to be Vulnerable
Vulnerability and the act of being vulnerable is usually defined as a state of being more susceptible to harm. But what I have recently discovered is…
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Coming off meds
I was on antidepressants for just over a year from February 2016 to April 2017. I had my dose reduced in March so it's not a surprise that the m…
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I am alone.
I've been back in Cambridge for just over a month now. There are many things I love about being back and from an outsiders perspective my life is…
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Art Therapy
I’ve recently been organising and re-decorating my room and I found quite a few of my old diaries. Diaries of a time where I appeared to be pret…
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How to make your load feel lighter
Having a mental illness is tough; living with someone that also has a mental illness is double the tough. However, it can be useful to have someo…
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The Walls We Build Around Ourselves
Hindsight is a funny thing, isn't it? I remember a few years ago when my mum told me; 'Emily, you've become hard'. I didn't dige…
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Ode to the blue on New Year's Eve
It's New Year's Eve. I feel as though this is the most retrospective day each year, at least it is for me. I've always enjoyed summing up…
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Stop calling me Alison Brie
I am writing this post because I am the victim of an online sex crime. At a house party last January, explicit photos of myself and a few other …
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