"Oxford is romanticised as a magical rollercoaster of highs and lows. Living with undiagnosed bipolar, I thought I was simply riding those highs and lows alongside everyone else."
Recovery is slow: reflecting on my year with an eating disorder at university
Clare Tierney reflects on the highs and lows of her year at Oxford, and highlights the lessons she learned.
S.A.D. on my birthday
"Yet, no matter how much you try to smile and play along, all of the festivities around you just make you feel much worse about yourself"
This Year I Devour: Life After Abuse
I am continuing, and flourishing in my university course from my hospital bed.
Why might mental health problems emerge in first year?
What does going to uni have to do with mental health?
‘I’m fine thanks, how are you?’
I blurted out something I did not want to share.
Graduation blues
On coming home after three years at Cambridge.
Me, my mother, and I
You weren’t there when I needed you. I felt crushed by you. You made me feel like I had to be small.
What are memes doing for our mental health?
What's the subtext behind all that tagging?
