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The Term From Hell

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Raven

While I imagine that every student feels that way about university at some point, the above is especially true if you suffer from the additional stresses that are part and parcel of anxiety and depression. Last term was by far … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Social Anxiety | Tagged anxiety, appearing rude, avoidance issues, awkward, conversations, depression, falling behind with coursework, future, group work, immaturity, inferiority complex, isolation, loneliness, mental health, mental illness at university, overwhelmed, rise against lyrics, Samaritans, self-loathing, shockingly bad pun, social anxiety disorder, struggling, student support, suicidal feelings, unattractive, unhealthy, university, university stress | 6 Comments

BSc (Hons) Surviving Intense Anxiety & Becoming a Big Phoney

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Raven

I often think that that’s what I’m actually studying. I started the new term at uni 4 weeks ago. I feel that I’ve kind of shot myself in the foot by going part-time because I don’t know anyone in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Anxiety | Tagged anxiety, avoidance issues, awkwardness, depression, embarrassment, facebook rant, field trip, lying to appear socially acceptable, mental health, networking, paranoia, part-time at university, propranolol, regrets, social anxiety disorder, stigma, university | 2 Comments

University Stress

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Raven

I finally have a weekend where I don’t have to work on coursework. I’m using it to try and recover a little bit before beginning the next large piece of coursework. Where to begin…my anxiety has been pretty bad lately … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Anxiety | Tagged anxiety, cognitive distortions, coursework, depression, group work, mental health, social anxiety disorder, struggling, university | Leave a comment

Update: volunteering, and getting a befriender

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Raven

I’ve been quite busy lately. I started volunteering with a conservation charity (one day a week) a couple of weeks ago. I was very nervous when I first went along (especially because I had trouble finding the volunteer base and … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Anxiety | Tagged befriender, conservation chairty, core beliefs, employability, loneliness, mental health, mental health charity, online friends, parents, part-time at university, social anxiety disorder, stable job, university, volunteering | 2 Comments

Ups, Downs, and Unbelievable Anixety

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Raven

An update on everything that has happened in the last 3 weeks. My mood has been all over the place since I started back at university. I’ve been happy, I’ve been miserable and suicidal, and everywhere in between. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Anxiety | Tagged akwardness, anxiety, beta blockers, crying, fear of eating in front of others, GP, group work, ignorance, illogical, job interview, loneliness, mental health, mood, paranoia, presentation, propranolol, residential field trip, SA meet, seasonal affective disorder, shyness, social anxiety disorder, stigma, suicidal, tutorials, university, update | 4 Comments

Part time or full time?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Raven

The SAAS funding application date is drawing ever nearer so I really need to get a move on with making the decision as to whether or not I’m going part-time for the rest of my course. Until a few weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged family, mental health, part-time, pressure, university | Leave a comment

One year later

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Raven

Today is one year to the day I came close to ending my own life. It took a long time to recover but I’m now at the stage where, although I still have days when suicide seems inevitable, I’m glad … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Anxiety | Tagged family, floating in the forth, frightened rabbit, mental health, part-time, social anxiety disorder, suicide, university | 5 Comments

SA and my life – Part 3(2) (University)

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Raven

I finally have my Chistmas holidays now – and a much needed break from university – so will be updating my blog more often in the next few weeks. I apologise again for the jumbled, tedious mess of a post … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Story | Tagged aspergers, autism, CBT, disability living allowance, family, holidays, mental health, mum, scars, self harm, social anxiety disorder, university | 2 Comments

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