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General

Welcome to the general category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as general.

As the name suggests, this archive contains pretty much single article published. Here you’ll find everything from psychology, invisible disabilities, learning difficulties, health, and mental health.

How Being Diagnosed With Dyslexia Changed My Life

19 June 202427 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A white person sitting at a table writing to represent the topic of the article - How Being Diagnosed With Dyslexia Changed My Life

Reading Time: 9 minutesHow finally being diagnosed with dyslexia later in life explained so many of the problems I’d had with education over the years

Categories General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, MeTags Dyslexia, Education22 Comments

The Blues: Post “Making Plans” Depression

19 June 202423 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A blue scaled image of a woman curled up in an arm chair to represent being depressed, aka the blues with the title of the article in the top right corner - The Blues: Post "Making Plans" Depression

Reading Time: 4 minutesFeeling the blues from time to time is quite common and it can often happen without a known cause, so what can you do to manage those blues?

Categories GeneralTags Depression, Motivation, Self-Care22 Comments

Learning Difficulties: My Life Before My Dyslexia Diagnosis

19 June 202420 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A pair of woman's hands writing in a notebook to represent the topic of the article - Learning Difficulties: My Life Before My Dyslexia Diagnosis

Reading Time: 7 minutesA look at my struggles with reading, writing, and education before my dyslexia diagnosis, and how that had an impact on my life

Categories General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, MeTags Dyslexia, Education20 Comments

My Experience Of Making Plans With Poor Mental Health

19 June 202416 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A womans had holding a pen about to write in her planner with the title of the article in the top left corner: My Experience Of Making Plans With Poor Mental Health

Reading Time: 8 minutesIf you’re going to make plans with me, we’d better actually make plans. Otherwise, it’ll reinforce my anxiety based desire to stay home

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Anxiety, Depression, Friends, Psychosis, Suicide20 Comments

Healthy Coping Strategies And Rewards As Suggested By Twitter

20 June 202412 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A woman wearing a summer hat sitting in a meadow. In the top right corner of the image is the title of the article "Healthy Coping Strategies And Rewards As Suggested By Twitter"

Reading Time: 11 minutesA collection of healthy coping strategies and rewards for managing mental health, as provided by the people I talked to on Twitter

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies, Support, Twitter20 Comments

Suicidal Child #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek: A Lesson In Abuse

20 June 20248 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A kids hand drawing using crayons from a pot of crayons next to their hand. The top right corner of the picture has the title of the article "Suicidal Child #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek A Personal Lesson In Abuse"

Reading Time: 13 minutesTo highlight the importance of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek I decided to write about my school years, which led me to become a suicidal child

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Abuse, Attachment, BPD, Bullying, Childhood, Education, Family, Friends, Racism8 Comments

Men Need To Start Taking Back Control Of Their Wellness

20 June 20245 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A man sitting outside with his heads in his hands with a thought bubble above his head which says "Men Need To Start Taking Back Control Of Their Wellness"

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe lack of mental health and wellness support is causing men to have a higher suicide rate than women. Awareness of this problem is important

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Cancer, Men's Health, Suicide16 Comments

Did Poor Mental Health Cause My Unhealthy Relationship With Food?

20 June 20241 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A black woman eating a dessert of ice cream and waffle chunks with a thought bubble that says "Did Poor Mental Health Cause My Unhealthy Relationship With Food?"

Reading Time: 8 minutesI discuss my experience and relationship with food, from starving myself to accidentally creating a comfort eating disorder

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Eating Disorders, Men's Health16 Comments

One Man’s Battle With Bulimia: An Article Discussion

20 June 202427 January 2019 by Unwanted Life
A knife and folk either side of a plate, and on that plate is a mobile phone with an image of a burger and fries to represent bulimia. Above the image is the title of the article "One Man's Battle With Bulimia: An Article Discussion"

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article discusses a male bulimia sufferer, highlighting some of the important statistics, to show the importance of men’s mental health

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Body Image, Eating Disorders, Men's Health12 Comments

Doctor Mocks Patient: A Failure In Their Duty Of Care

20 June 202423 January 2019 by Unwanted Life
A woman standing in front of a wall covered in graffiti hiding her face behind an emoji balloon with the title of the article in the top right corner - Doctor Mocks Patient: A Failure In Their Duty Of Care

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article discusses the mistreatment of a patient having a panic attack by a doctor and their dereliction of providing their duty of care

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Anxiety, Psychosis, Shame, Stigma18 Comments
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