Given that one poll revealed 74% of the British public is in favour of legalising it, the vote isn’t unwarranted, but as the debate dominates talk shows and fills column inches, there’s one view neglected from the discussion: that assisted suicide is a women’s issue.
Category: Mental Health
I Have Had PTSD Retriggered And It’s Very Real
Watching Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s explanation of how the Capitol riots impacted her mental well-being and compounded the trauma of a previous sexual assault felt like watching my own life on replay. Not because the Capitol riots personally affected me, but because I am a survivor of multiple traumas and I understand exactly how it feels to have PTSD retriggered.
In response to her raw testimony, many have cast doubts on the validity of Ocasio-Cortez’s retriggered trauma, some even disbelieving her experience of sexual assault outright. Despite what some people may think, retriggered complex post-traumatic stress disorder is very real and sadly not uncommon.
Ginny and Georgia season 2 addresses key unresolved issue
From teenage sex to unhealthy parent-child dynamics, Ginny & Georgia is a smorgasbord of challenging topics that are seldom depicted sympathetically on-screen.
The Netflix series centres the mother-daughter dynamic between the titular Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and Georgia (Brianne Howey), depicting its high points and moments of great emotional upheaval, one of which is Ginny’s self-harming.
Travelling Full-Time Is A Joy, But I Never Anticipated Its Impact On Body Image
Before departing England to become a digital nomad, my body confidence was at an all-time high.
As a teenager, I developed a distorted relationship with food, bouncing between starvation, binge eating and vomiting, with over-exercising dominating my daily routine. Until my early 20s, I tore my body to shreds every second of the day, hating every scrap of skin.
After discovering the body neutrality and acceptance movements and accessing counseling, I threw off the trappings of diet culture and embraced my body. I still had hang-ups, as we all do, but my self-confidence was stronger and fiercer than ever before. I never anticipated that traveling full-time in South East Asia would threaten that.
Using Music to Manage Chronic Pain
“It’s helpful to realize there is no silver bullet treatment or one-size-fits-all therapeutic approach to pain,” says Dr. Jacob Hascalovici, chief medical officer for Clearing. This is one of those nuggets of advice that, for people living with chronic pain, is frustrating and healing in equal measure.
There is no magical cure for chronic pain, with which 50 million people live in the United States, according to a 2022 study. Every day, scores of people are navigating the medical and holistic worlds to figure out how to live with this unwieldy monster.
Are bisexuals destined to be chronically ill?
A new study has revealed that bisexual women are four times more likely than heterosexual people to have long-term physical and mental health problems.
The stereotype of the chronically ill bisexual has long been laughed about between LGBTQ+ disabled friends, and now there’s clear evidence that bisexual people – particularly women – are more likely to experience long-term health issues, the question that remains is, why?
Overmedicalisation is harming disabled people’s sex lives
When I was eight, I had an unnecessary hymen check. I still remember the sound of the cheap plastic curtain rings jingling as the doctor placed me on the bed and examined my vulva.
Frequent medical interventions, investigations, and consultations have been a part of my life since I was seven years old. And as a disabled person, this consistent medicalisation of my body has corrupted my sexual development.
What is the new mental health TikTok trend all about?
We all know that a sunny spring day, a hot cup of tea or a beautifully bloomed flower can spark joy, but now there’s a term to define the impact these simple things can have on our mental health – glimmers.
Glimmers, which are amassing hundreds of thousands of views on TikTok, thousands of posts on Instagram and are being touted by TikTok therapists as an important grounding technique, are cues that bring us back to calmness. They can be many different things, from a cute animal to a smell or a happy place in our mind, but what they have in common is they make us feel happy and present in every moment.
Am I Disabled Enough to Call Myself Disabled?
It took me more than a decade to call myself disabled. When the label finally stuck, the pride it injected — and the thriving community that came with it — enriched my life.
At my sickest, I embraced my identity as disabled. Since then, the chronic illnesses that disabled me have improved, and now I’m being tormented by a bizarre question: Am I still “disabled enough” to call myself “disabled”?
The Mental Toll of Disability Is Inflating — We Have to Do Something
The weight of living in a world that doesn’t consider disabled people’s needs is piling on. Something has to change.
We live in a society that presumes disability is intrinsically tragic.
In reality, for me and many others, being disabled actually comes with many beautiful things, including a vibrant and loving community.
