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Tag: university

& party & bullshit

So we were at this house party and I was sitting in the kitchen sink drinking lukewarm vodka out of … More

alcohol, CNF, creative non fiction, drugs, life, memoir, party, prose, sex, short prose, student life, university, writing, youth

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Father, I know you blamed yourself when Cambridge rejected me. I’d spent the months prior to my interviews falling in … More

academia, books, college, education, existentialism, family, grief, letter, life, literature, love, reading, school, university, writing

Feels

Today is my last full day at university. I am moving back to north London tomorrow morning. Quick question… WHERE … More

bipolar, college, education, goodbye, journeys, medication, meds, moving, NHS, thank you!, university, wtf

Erm… The End?

Somehow, against all odds, I have done it. I have done it. I have completed my undergraduate degree. This has been the most … More

education, Essays, future, Gove, graduation, journey, learning, mental health, politics, study, the end, UK, university, writing

This Business of Living

I am either on the verge of a nervous breakdown, or an existential breakthrough. Either way, something’s gonna break. Something … More

bipolar, Cyprus, depression, employment, France, future, happiness, health, mental health, philosophy, thinking, travel, university, work, writing

Sick

Everything makes me feel sick. Seeing photos of you and her actually made me throw up last night. The fact that … More

bipolar, birthday, depression, fuck, future, life, reality, student, university

On Mourning

‘Mourning is commonly the reaction to the loss of a beloved person or an abstraction taking the place of the … More

books, death, essay, grieving, mourning, quotes, studying, university

Lucky

I am lucky in many ways. It’s strange: I just went back “home” (my ex partner’s house) for the weekend … More

bipolar, books, college, diet, exercise, food, health, literature, lithium, medication, mental health, mental illness, reading, recovery, student, studying, university

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Today, I feel good. Student365 loved my article You know you’re a student when… which makes me happy that my hard … More

article, college, depression, dissertation, Hachette, journal, journalism, NaBloPoMo, student, student365, university, work experience, writing

27

Today, I feel okay. I have a lot of reading to get on with, namely reading The Brief Wondrous Life of … More

anxiety, bipolar, books, college, depression, journal, mental health, NaBloPoMo, reading, studying, university, writing

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