James Spader
I haven't written in ages. I've written some comedy, but I haven't felt confident in it. I'm terrified to put pen to paper academically and I just sort of forgot this existed? I remembered that I'd started this a safe space to get my musings out without fear. I'm hoping if I write here again it'll alleviate my fears writing elsewhere. There is an elephant in the room with us though, my friends: ✨my mental health✨. March 2023, I was rapidly approaching the end of my undergraduate degree. This is a huge adjustment for anyone, lots of decisions to be made and absolutely none of them felt like the right one and it didn't feel like I could get a firm grasp on anything. I would say I took a steady decline from here, before just over a year later my back gave way in my kitchen in what I believe to be my body's way of telling me to just stop and take a break. However, to make out I've only struggled with my mental health in the last year and half would ...