Maintaining a healthy relationship with your parents can be tough, especially when you have a critical parent. Not only do you have to deal with your inner critic but also another harsh critic in your life. This can create a toxic and negative family environment and lead to children feeling unworthy and unhappy in their …
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Like many students – including myself – school has left you burnt out, exhausted, and feeling like you should just sleep for 6 weeks! Yet, we can use the time in summer to rebuild, develop as a person and return to school with a positive mindset and stable mental wellbeing. Various ways of rebuilding your …
‘Acknowledge it, Feel it, and Appreciate it;’ When starting university, I was moving to a city I was incredibly fortunate to be familiar with. Not only was the moving made easy, the stressful issues of rent, bills and being thrown in a foreign country were not things that shook me. Yet, with all the ease …
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Branded as being the ‘best years of your life’ there is no doubt that the university experience is met with extremely high expectations. And yes, whilst these can be the best years of your life: meeting new people; studying something you are passionate about and enjoying your newfound independence, there is no doubt that it …
The feeling of not fitting in, being the odd one out, and the constant fear of being judged is something most people experience when around others. These feelings have become increasing common along the with the excessive use of social media. We feel a sense of pressure to live up to the lives that we …
Mona takes us through the importance of balance within university life, sharing some tips on how to avoid a build up of pressure and not spread ourselves too thin. There is a general understanding for students which includes three things: good grades, a social life and rest. Yet, there is always one which suffers when you …
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Maryam tells us the mental health significance of maintaining balance, and how to implement healthy boundaries with livestreaming, both as a viewer or streamer. Life Online As somebody who spends quite a lot (a LOT) of time playing video games and consuming gaming-related content, I have first-hand experience of being part of online gaming communities …
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Maya talks to us about social media, its impact on the mental health of the next generation and what we can do to practice positive social media habits. Feeling the Social Media Pressure Pressure that comes from social media is an overarching challenge for teenagers in the modern age. It has become habit to use these platforms …
Farheen shares the details of her fascinating experience with reverse-mentoring, and how she drew inspiration from the companionship that formed between herself and her mentee, Helen Ball. The Importance of Inspiration Inspiration is a necessity. It encourages you to implement change within your own life, making yourself become a better person each day. Whilst we …
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Eliza argues against the romanticising of mental illness, explaining why it’s so dangerous to glamourise the suffering of others. The Impact of Popular Culture The British TV Show Skinsfirst aired in 2007 and was an immediate success. Popularity increased with every season and the grimy aesthetic became a huge part of British teen culture. In hindsight the show has …