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Tackling Ramadan & A Mental Health Condition
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Hussein Kesvani
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Wellness
I’m Tired Of Being Asked, “Are You A Boy Or A Girl?”
Rachel Lubitz
29 Feb. 2024
Seasonal Health
Summertime SAD Is Real; Here’s How To Deal With It
Kimberly Truong
30 Dec. 2023
Mind
7 Actually Achievable New Year’s Resolutions
Jess Commons
29 Dec. 2023
Wellness
What Christmas Is Like As The Child Of An Alcoholic
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Jess Commons
Mental Health
I Couldn’t Afford To Treat My Mental Health Crisis Without ...
At the end of 2021, I paid $720 for the privilege of a psychiatrist telling me I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This was a huge relief, particularly a
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
Can You Actually Self-Diagnose ADHD? It’s Complicated
In 2021, Tomboy Mani posted a TikTok video that helped spur a viral ADHD self-diagnosis conversation, racking up nine million views (and counting) in the p
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Mirel Zaman
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Living
Should I Give Up Trying To Save The Planet?
For people who would like to continue to live on a planet that’s hospitable to human life, the news cycle isn’t great. Climate change feels like a
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Sharona Lin
Living
It’s Not Just You — House Sharing Actually Makes You Miserable
Imagine not having real control over when you can pee, how clean your kitchen is, or how the room you sleep in is decorated. Well, actually, don’t imagin
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Mental Health
After 6 Years, I’m Taking A Break From Therapy
Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault, trauma and disorderd eating and may be distressing to some readers. This is Grace Victory’s p
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Grace Victory
Books & Art
How Swimming Became The Only Place Where I Can Drown My Obsessive...
Marianne Eloise is a freelance writer, journalist and author of nonfiction book Obsessive, Intrusive, Magical Thinking. The below is an excerpt from the bo
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Marianne Eloise
Mental Health
Chain Mail Is Back & It’s Preying On People With OCD
Twenty-seven-year-old Erica Kathleen regularly finds herself making private TikTok videos in the middle of the night to “manifestation sounds”.
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Kate Fowler
Sex
Here’s How Anxiety Affects Your Ability To Orgasm
If you’re someone who deals with stress and anxiety, the unwanted mental and physical effects can creep up during the most inopportune times. Perhaps you
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Claire Fox
Mind
Do Therapists Actually Use Therapy Speak?
Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 years’ cli
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
5 Little Things That’ll Give Your Day More Peace
Maybe it’s too much time spent frantically bingeing Succession, or maybe it’s the constant scrolling, but it’s safe to say we’re all pretty wir
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Daniela Morosini
Mind
How To Get Through A Teeth Cleaning When You’re Terrified Of The ...
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Cory Stieg
Mind
Can You ‘Cure’ A Phobia?
When someone has a phobia, they often go out of their way to make sure they can avoid the thing or situation they’re afraid of. Maybe they’ll s
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Cory Stieg
Wellness
Are We Addicted To Podcasts Because We’re Afraid To Be Alone With...
The worst had happened. My bike had a puncture and I would have to wheel it home, but my headphones were out of battery. Normally, for any walk that lasted
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Rebecca Hastings
Sex
What To Do If You Get A Panic Attack During Sex
A few years ago, while an ex-partner was going down on me, I realised I was having trouble breathing. Then a sense of dread filled my head, and I felt like
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Sophie Saint Thomas
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Wellness
12 People On What Gets Them Through Panic Attacks
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Kimberly Truong
Wellness
Receiving An Autism Diagnosis Has Helped Me Finally Make Sense Of...
I’ve been autistic my whole life, but I didn’t know it until late last year. Truthfully, I went through most of my life never even thinking about autis
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Zoe Simmons
Work & Money
Ask A Therapist: I Can’t Stop Overthinking Everything At Work
Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 years of clinica
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Mind
Do You Try To Fall Asleep To A Dream Of Your Choice? That’s Dream...
To sleep, perchance to dream? While plenty of us leave our chances of a pleasant nighttime adventure — the kind that makes you rush up to the first perso
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Kayleigh Dray
Living
It Can Be Harder For The Breakup Instigator, Actually
Stephen, 30, is going through breakup guilt right now. “I just turned 30 a few months ago and I was in a 10-year relationship. I’d literally been with
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Beth Ashley
Mind
Intrusive Thoughts Aren’t What TikTok Thinks They Are
Warning: The following includes descriptions of intrusive thoughts that some readers may find distressing. Have you ever been standing on a train platform,
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Eve Upton-Clark
Relationships
How To Not Resent Your Friend When They’re Way Ahead Of You In Life
There are lots of reasons why people relate to Kristen Wiig’s timeless character, Annie, in Bridesmaids — besides the fact that she is hilarious an
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Cory Stieg
Mind
I Can’t Stop Fantasising About My Therapist
When Beth* started therapy, she was shocked to find herself having sexual fantasies about her much older, male therapist. “I would go into the sessio
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Hannah Mackenzie
Wellness
When To Trust Your Gut Instinct (& When To Ignore It)
‘Gut instinct’ is a term that holds an almost mystical quality, speaking to a sense we might feel for what is right or wrong: an action, a deci
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Eleanor Morgan
Spirit
On Ramadan – Confessions Of A Casual Muslim
I wouldn’t say I’m a bad Muslim. I wouldn’t say I’m a particularly good one. I’m not so sure you can even say either of those
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Zanny Ali
Body
Everything I Wish I’d Known About Breast Reduction
The unspooled roll of hospital paper dulls the coldness on my back as I lie on the bed, waiting for expert hands to weigh up the scale of my disproportiona
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Aimée Walsh
Mind
You Don’t Just ‘Outgrow’ Self-Harm
Warning: This article discusses sexual assault, abuse and self-harm in a way that may be distressing to some readers. “It got to the point where I co
by
Ellie Broughton
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