Student Life October 2019

Practice guided meditation/
mindfulness – there are many apps that
can help with this, or if you’re not keen
on that, try YouTube!
Read a mag/book – take yourself away
from your world and immerse yourself
into another!
Gaming – likewise, immerse yourself in
something that is far from your worries
and troubles.
Write it down – write down your worries
and stresses and tear it up after if that’s
what helps you!
If you want to find other ways of managing
your wellbeing a quick Google search can
be super beneficial.
Remember, it’s super important to try and
take time each day for you.
Take care xo
Leanne xo
UNDER PRESSURE
BY LUCY TATE
My name is Lucy and I suffer from anxiety
and depression. I know that these terms
are thrown around loosely these days,
anxiety is shown to be a shy young girl
too afraid to raise her hand in class, and
depression as a young boy crying in his
bed late at night. That isn’t me though.
My issues with my mental health began
when I was 11 years old and I got my SAT
results which presented me with flying
colours across the board. It was at that
moment that the proud hands of my
parents became heavy on my shoulder.
I was branded as “the smart one” out of
my siblings and me, and from that point
on for the next 7 years no grade was good
enough, suddenly a B grade was a failure,
and a D grade was simply unthinkable.
By the time I got to sixth form I was
trained to be the best, but that came
with a price. I began to question myself,
because how could it be that with
loving parents and siblings, a long term
boyfriend, and friends that were more
like family, how could it possibly be that
with all of this love and support that I felt
more alone than ever?
I began to self-harm. I would lock myself
in my room for days. I would skip class
just to avoid having to face my slipping
grades.
I didn’t see a way out.
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