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Category: essay

How this form tells the story of my eating disorder recovery

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Maja AnushkaLeave a comment

or: What I've learned one year on from being discharged from treatment

Posted in essay, personalTagged disorder, disordered eating, eating, eating disorder, ednos, featured, hunger, mental health, recovery

‘Thumbs pressed over bottles is a reflex’: nightlife anxiety hits students

November 17, 2021November 18, 2021 Maja AnushkaLeave a comment

Reports of an increase in spiking have been a cause for concern across the country and the region. What impact has it had on student life in Norfolk?

Posted in edp, essay, newsTagged eastern daily press, edp, featured, norwich, spiking, uea, university of east anglia

Recovery has changed the way I feel hunger

October 26, 2021November 17, 2021 Maja Anushka2 Comments

I didn't realise how much my eating disorder had warped my basic biological functions until I started healing

Posted in concrete, essay, personalTagged concrete, eating disorder, hunger, norwich

Living with an eating disorder: BBC Radio Norfolk exclusive

June 14, 2021 Maja AnushkaLeave a comment

I spoke to Kitty for BBC Radio Norfolk's 'The Social' about the realisation, treatment, and overcoming of a mental health disorder

Posted in audio, essay, personalTagged bbc radio norfolk, body positivity, disordered eating, eating disorder, ednos, mental health, norwich, radio, recovery, the social

Street harassment has shut me up

May 14, 2021August 16, 2022 Maja AnushkaLeave a comment

At this point, I often feel too unsafe to react in any way whatsoever

Posted in concrete, essayTagged catcalling, concrete, street harassment

Living vs. Surviving: Questioning the disorder

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Maja AnushkaLeave a comment

The hardest part of recovery is realising that your mental illness is not your friend

Posted in essay, personalTagged disordered eating, eating disorder, ednos, recovery

Dungeons & Dragons & Daddy Issues

September 14, 2020June 19, 2021 Maja Anushka2 Comments

Why D&D is the best free therapy you’ll probably never take advantage of

Posted in essay, miscellaneous, otherTagged d&d, dungeons and dragons, gary gygax, mental health, TTRPG

The Cosmic Implications of The Cat in the Hat (2003)

September 1, 2020May 26, 2021 Maja Anushka1 Comment

This film upset me on a very personal level

Posted in essay, misc, miscellaneous, other
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