All posts tagged We’re All Mad Here
Words and mental health: In order to break stigmas do we have to change our vocabulary?
“You’re so mental.” “You went mad mate.” Words, they’re a tricky thing. There’s the old saying “sticks and stones may break my bones but words cannot hurt me.” With most […]
Recovery, Relapse, come as hand-in-hand as peas and carrots
No, I am not about to discuss the 2010 and 2009 albums by Eminem. Demetria Devine Lovato, known to the world as Demi Lovato. At the age of 25, she has […]
The Crowd: A Study of the World Cup Mind.
The concept of ‘crowd psychology ‘ or ‘herd mentality’ – investigating the ways in which the psychology of individuals is different from those in a crowd – has fascinated sociologists, […]
Are we in a student suicide crisis? Numbers are rising and is anything being done about it?
University, the best years of our lives, right? We hear it everywhere that students have it easy. Apparently, we don’t have to worry about the real world and we all […]
’13 Reasons Why’ semi-colon tattoos are becoming so popular
I actually only know of one real reason why semi-colon tattoos are becoming so popular, but this trend is intimately linked to the Netflix series ‘13 Reasons Why’. The series […]
For George Orwell to get published now he would have to flash his nipples on Love Island and Vera Wang would start promoting Pretty Little Thing on Instagram
Last summer, I found myself discussing the differences between fame and infamy (https://www.shoutoutuk.org/2017/09/11/shakespeare-wouldnt-make-now-hed-cbb-clothing-line-rep-fittea/). Essentially, I concluded that in the last decade there has been a rise and media takeover of […]
Putting yourself out there. It can be terrifying, but would you rather try and see how it goes, or live with regret?
I’ve been writing this column for a year now and I can safely say, I have loved every minute of it. So much so that I am continuing it in […]