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Poor treatment and aftercare for people who self-harm or attempt suicide is putting their lives at risk, the Royal College of Psychiatrists says. Most patients treated in A&E for self-harm do not receive a full psychosocial assessment from a mental health professional to assess suicide risk. Simon Rose, who has attempted suicide many times, told […]
Christmas celebrations in the UK often centre on food, drink and family gatherings, but campaigners warn that the party season can place additional strain on those living with eating disorders. “It’s tricky even years down the line to watch the happiness and festivities at Christmas,” says Katie Scott, 21, who is in recovery from an […]
The first time my body rages against itself, it’s 2009. I’m just out of college, and I have awoken to what feels like an explosion inside my skull. Oh god, it’s my eye, I realize. My little studio’s two windows become my enemies, pouring intense white light into the room. The light is a dagger. […]
I was 10 or 11 years old. My family had just wrapped up a group photo shoot, and a photography editor suggested blurring out my tracheostomy tube — a small, white device around my neck that helps me breathe. “No way,” I nearly shouted at him. I was only a child at the time, but […]
For many years exercise was, to me, purely a tool to manipulate my body. For me, the purpose of exercise was to burn calories or to create an energy deficit so I could “cheat” and eat the foods I really wanted, which I had decided (with some help from diet culture) were “bad” to eat […]
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If you’re not looking to have a baby anytime soon, using some form of birth control to protect yourself from unintended pregnancy should be pretty much non-negotiable. But accidents do happen, which is where emergency contraception comes into play. Emergency contraception (EC, often called the morning-after pill) can help protect you from pregnancy if you […]
The death of a disabled woman who had all her teeth removed has led to questions being raised about the dental treatment of vulnerable patients. Rachel Johnston died two weeks after all her teeth were taken out at an NHS Trust criticised for its drastic full extractions from other patients. The story prompted many people […]
After sipping a sour-smelling tea, we lie down on mattresses, wrap ourselves in blankets and don eye masks. It’s like some kind of bizarre adult sleepover ― except it’s midday on a Friday afternoon, and from what I’ve been told the next six hours could unfold into one of the most profound experiences of my […]
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If I could find a way to discuss the complexities of men’s ability to admit when they’ve been made victims of sexual assault without actually recounting my personal experience with it, I’d do it. I can’t. I still have trouble referring to what happened to me as assault. In fact, I utilize Olympic-level mental gymnastics […]
In September, I started spiraling with anxiety at work. I was having a tough home life, two projects at work were going wrong, and my confidence in my skills, my abilities and my self-worth entirely were taking a hit. Thoughts I couldn’t control started taking over my concentration. Bad thoughts. Thoughts that my manager was […]
This eye cream for dark circles and puffy under eyes is supposed to help right away. Ever since I had eyelids, they were puffy. Yes, I could just say since birth, but I don’t know when eyelids form in the womb and I don’t want to rule anything out because they were probably puffy in […]
The first time I saw one of my monsters, I was in my early 30s. A few weeks earlier, a burst of eye floaters, sparkles and squiggly lines filled my visual fields. Not only was I becoming sick ― experiencing nausea, stomach pain, loss of vision and extreme fatigue ― I was also worrying […]
Chrissy Metz is an advocate for loving the skin you’re in but loving herself did not happen overnight. In the two years since NBC’s smash hit drama This Is Us premiered, breakout star Metz, 38, has found fame and a calling as a role model for body positivity. But the actress recently revealed that it has taken her entire life to […]