Happy Girl Winter: How to Overcome Seasonal Depressive Disorder
The Trivialisation of Mentally Ill Celebrities by the Media
Tabloids continued to conjure up salacious rumours and post personal reports on the stars’ lives. TV shows, magazines and social commentators would make light of the ongoing trauma of these women and brutally mock them. Instead of acknowledging that these women were being taken advantage of at the expense of their sanity, the media proceeded to harass them with their trademark joviality…
Make the Music Stop: What it Feels Like to Live with Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder is like a never-ending battle with your brain. I have constant feelings that are excruciating and full of hopelessness. But I feel completely empty, void of all feeling, at the same time. Where’s the balance? Please. Make the music stop…
An Unrecognisable Reflection: Struggling with Identity Amid Depression
Navigating depression is hard when so many people tell you their own opinions. “You should have a better diet,” they say, “Just get over it,” or “It’s all in your head.” These thoughts run around in your mind like a rollercoaster at full speed. The twists and turns of what depression tries to make you believe leave you nauseated. That’s how it was for me.