There’s a pain in my chest: health anxiety, CBT, and difficult self-care
In unfolding the way fearful thoughts form themselves, CBT challenges them and sometimes, on a good day, it…
by Josephine Dowswell 05/01/2021
personal essays
In unfolding the way fearful thoughts form themselves, CBT challenges them and sometimes, on a good day, it…
by Josephine Dowswell 05/01/2021
His echoed, inaudible yells soften as I flee further. A diminuendo. An oozing fog swallows me away. I'm…
by Josie Hjermstad 15/12/2020
I no longer count my laps or watch the clock when I swim. This is a new development…
by Samir Knego 26/10/2020
How I’ve Dated Having hearing loss and online dating can be tricky. Swipe left, swipe right, and BING…
by Sabrina Tirvengadum 11/09/2020
‘I can’t possibly put those shades of beige together, I’m so OCD about it.’ Early Life and Obsessions…
by Lili Cooper 18/07/2020
You took the skin of me, turned the sins in me to the surface and used my inner…
by Cíara Gaughan 07/07/2020
Twice in my life, I have experienced despressive episodes with psychotic symptoms because of suffering from Bi-polar.
by Cíara Gaughan 23/05/2020
A lifetime rolling through existence with varying degrees of excitement and terror, all rooted in trying to answer…
by Cara Waudby-Tolley 20/05/2020
For as long as I can remember, Spring has been my most favourite season. Spring is a season…
by Freya Bagnall 19/05/2020
At the end of last year, I lost my job for not making a big enough ‘impression.’ An…
by Emily Simmons 19/05/2020![Disabled is not a bad word.
For many of us, person-first language or euphemisms like 'differently-abled' feel like an attempt to separate us from our disabilities and reinforce the stigma that disability is something to be ashamed of.
Many disabled people do not see their disabilities as 'bad' at all, and it's important to question why so much of society seems to think otherwise!
Saying that, it's also important to remember that everyone has the right to identify using whatever words they choose, so it's good to still ask people what they prefer ☺️
Illustration by @emilysmmns 💜
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