Tag: Mental Health
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Performing Adulthood While Living in Poverty
in ColumnA curdled bowl of Weetabix, bounced payments, and a city built for people with money. A bipolar journalism student reflects on poverty, performance, and trying to survive in modern London.
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Just Get Over It, Colin
A trip to Great Yarmouth was supposed to be a few days away with friends and family. Instead, it exposed something far more uncomfortable. Returning to university halls at 33, I found myself confronting loneliness, nostalgia and the difficult gap between feeling connected and feeling known. This isn’t really a story about a seaside town.…
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The World Cannot End Every Morning Before Breakfast
in ColumnModern news increasingly feels designed to emotionally overwhelm rather than inform. After waking up to coverage of the Trump and Xi summit, Colin Cushion reflects on doomscrolling, media framing and why audiences are desperate for perspective again.
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London Makes Pressure Look Invisible
in ColumnLife in London can look effortless. Coffee shops are full, queues stretch around attractions and the city rarely seems to stop moving. But beneath the surface, many people are quietly calculating every expense, balancing ordinary experiences against the rising cost of simply staying afloat.
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This Needs to Be Said Plainly
We say we need to talk about suicide more. But when we do, we soften it. This piece pushes back against that instinct, asking what gets lost when the truth is made easier to sit with.
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Phones, Safety and the Illusion of Control
in ColumnBeing on the phone in public is often framed as a matter of safety. But when connection becomes constant, it raises a different question. What is this behaviour really protecting us from?
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Creative Recovery: Frames of Mind’s Fight for Sustainable Mental Health Support
in FeaturesFrames of Mind uses filmmaking and animation to support people experiencing mental health challenges. The impact is well documented. The funding is not.
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