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Lost and Unwanted: How a Disastrous Record Deal Can Fuck with Your Mental Health
Like so many musicians, Willis Earl Beal and Clare Maguire both signed life-changing recording contracts, but neither were prepared for quite how life-changing they would be.
You Have No Idea What the Term 'Depressed' Really Means Until It Devours You
"Depression" was a just a word to me before, like "sandals" or "matinée". Now, I get a pang in my chest whenever I hear it and the memories of desperate, dark sadness flicker behind my eyes.
How Do You Help Someone You Love When They're Depressed?
One in five of us will experience depression in our lifetime – here are some tips on how to help someone when they are unwell.
Real Sex Education Means Teaching Kids the Power of 'No'
As someone whose entire sex education was a 20-stone nun denouncing abortion, I'm right behind Stella Creasy's pledge to make PSHE compulsory from primary school upwards.
Is an LGBT School a Good Idea?
Either way, it emphasises how bleak a prospect life can be for young LGBT people in Britain.
Valium Can Be Harder to Withdraw from Than Heroin
Sadly, I only found out once I'd become addicted – at 26.
Young, British and Living With HIV
The new Public Health England report estimates that 24 percent of the people in the UK with HIV are currently undiagnosed. We need to start talking.
The Hero Doctor Who's Helping Disabled Brits Get Laid
Dr Tuppy Owens wonders why we still frown upon the idea of disabled people "getting randy" and enjoying sex.
I'm Intersex and My Body Works Just Fine, Thank You
People need to become more accepting so doctors stop trying to "fix" us, says Emily Quinn.