Category: Sincerely, Me
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Going to the gym for mental health
I hate gyms. As an obvious fat person, I have a warped sense that gyms are filled with people who are there to judge you and your body instead of working on themselves. As much as I know that isn’t true, just like with seasoned drivers who shout at learners on the road, some regular […]
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Fat, Black, female and winning
An unapologetic ode to my fat, Black female self. Oh, to be a fat, Black female in a society that, if it had its way, would eradicate me and others like me from existence. Where do I even begin with the injustices that face anyone who embodies these qualities? First of all, society treats being […]
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2022: the year of you
The last few years have been nothing short of mayhem. With Coronavirus and political unrest in all corners of the world, if we have learned anything, it’s that chaos is inevitable, and we have very little control over our surroundings. As pessimistic as this may be, coming to terms with this opens us to the […]
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Let’s talk about High Functioning Anxiety
“Nobody would ever believe something was wrong, because you always portrayed yourself as being fine.” – the story of my fxcking life. It’s mental health awareness week, and with quarantine seeing a lot of us spending more time by ourselves, it might be the most crucial mental health week yet. I’m going to talk about […]
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Lockdown for life’s inbetweeners
To those who were unemployed before lockdown, and are now worried about their future, how are you coping? Lockdown has caused a lot of problems, for a lot of societal groups, since it was implemented back in March. Those who have been furloughed, or who have suffered job losses as a result of the Covid-19 […]
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Why I’m not apologising for being unproductive during lockdown
I used to be an extrovert, but now I’d say I’m more an ‘extroverted introvert’. That means I’m still outgoing, but my environment affects my mood, and I’m an introvert at heart. In my late teens and earlier twenties, Friday night was every night, and I didn’t let work, college or uni get in the […]