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Welcome to the media (TV shows, books, newspapers, magazines, and movies) archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.

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Zom 100: Your Bucket List For The Zombie Apocalypse

4 June 20248 November 2023 by Unwanted Life
A promotional image for the anime 'Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead' to represent the topic of the article - Zom 100: Your Bucket List For The Zombie Apocalypse

Reading Time: 5 minutesZom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is a great new anime that can teach us about prioritising our well-being before we turn into zombies

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Media, Stress, What is..., Work12 Comments

How To Avoid Fitness Boredom With ‘The Dice Man’

9 June 202426 May 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo a white man's hand casting dice into a stairwell to represent the topic of the article - How To Avoid Fitness Boredom With 'The Dice Man'

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis article outlines how you can adapt The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart for your exercise routine to avoid fitness boredom

Categories Advice, General, Health, Mental Health, ResearchTags App, Fitness, Media, Motivation, Self-Care53 Comments

How Anime Brings Mental Health Into The Mainstream

10 June 202421 April 2021 by Unwanted Life
A picture of a man drawing an anime and manga character on a clipboard to represent the topic of the article - How Anime Brings Mental Health Into The Mainstream

Reading Time: 10 minutesAnime is a form of entertainment that doesn’t shy away from tackling the taboo, with mental health being a common feature for anime characters

Categories General, Mental HealthTags Media, Motivation46 Comments

Snapping Rubber Bands: The Ills Of Old TV Tropes

10 June 202431 March 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young persons hand pulling back a rubber band ready to shoot it off with the article title - Snapping Rubber Bands: The Ills Of Old TV Tropes - in the top right corner of the photo

Reading Time: 5 minutesSnapping rubber bands was a fairly common thing I saw on TV and in movies as I was growing up, but is it actually good for your mental health?

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Mental Health, TherapyTags Coping Strategies, Diet, Media, Self-Harm64 Comments

ARFID: A New Eating Disorder You Need To Be Aware Of

10 June 202410 March 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a baby in a Disney T-shirt sitting in a highchair eating pasta and cucumber with the article title - ARFID: A New Eating Disorder You Need To Be Aware Of - in the top right corner

Reading Time: 7 minutesARFID is a lesser-known and relatively new eating disorder that takes picky eating and turbocharged it, it’s also common among those with ASD

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Autism, Coping Strategies, Eating Disorders, Media, What is...85 Comments

Star Trek: Discovery And Its Short-Changed PTSD Subplot

10 June 20243 March 2021 by Unwanted Life
A picture of the Star Fleet ship the SS Discovery on an outer space background with the article title -Star Trek: Discovery And Its Short-Changed PTSD Subplot - in the top left of the image

Reading Time: 7 minutesStar Trek: Discovery takes on mental health, much as they did in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but is it living up to its predecessor?

Categories General, Mental Health, ReviewTags Addiction, Anxiety, LGBTQI+, Media38 Comments

Onward Film Review: A Fatherly Quest By Disney

12 June 202417 June 2020 by Unwanted Life
A promo picture from the Disney film 'Onward' to represent the topic of the article - Onward Film Review: A Fatherly Quest By Disney

Reading Time: 7 minutesA review of Onward, an epic story of two brothers trying to see their father, and how growing up without a father affect someone

Categories General, Me, Research, ReviewTags BPD, Family, Media, Parents, Relationships49 Comments

Final Space: A Mother’s Love

12 June 20246 May 2020 by Unwanted Life
A picture of Gary Lightspeed and Mooncake over photo of the outer space to represent - Final Space: A Mother's Love

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis article reviews Final Space and looks at the storyline about Gay Lightspeed’s dysfunctional relationship with his mum, Sheryl Lightspeed

Categories General, Me, ReviewTags Attachment, BPD, Family, Friends, Media, Parents33 Comments

Race Across The World, With Your Mum

12 June 20241 April 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of the contestants for the reality TV show Race Across The World to represent - Race Across The World, With Your Mum

Reading Time: 7 minutesRace Across The World is a BBC 2 reality TV show with a surprising mix of contestants with some of them having invisible disabilities

Categories General, MeTags Attachment, Disability, Family, Friends, Media, Parents43 Comments

Joker: A Film Review Of Its Portrayal Of Mental Health

16 June 20246 November 2019 by Unwanted Life
A promotional photo from the film Joker with the title of the article - Joker: A Film Review Of Its Portrayal Of Mental Health - across the top of the image

Reading Time: 14 minutesA look at the film ‘Joker’ and those who’ve reviewed it from a mental health point of view. Are their criticisms justified or are they being unfair?

Categories General, Mental Health, ReviewTags Media, Psychology, Psychosis31 Comments
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