<p>One day, Sam* had a fight with his mum. He thought it was ‘just a normal argument,’ until she turned around and kicked him out. Sofa surfing is an aspect of homelessness that is often not spoken about enough. In turn, the potentially damaging effects it can have on a person’s mental wellbeing and safety <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/rather-than-just-being-reminded-about-the-homeless-at-christmas-heres-what-we-can-do-to-help/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>On July 9, 2018, Lisa woke up with the most ‘horrific’ hangover, fed up with how sick, tired and anxious she was feeling. A year later, on June 2, 2019, her best friend Alex thought she’d ‘poisoned’ herself after waking up ‘crawling around on all fours and vomiting’. Both were ‘I’m never drinking again’ moments, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/best-friends-encourage-sobriety-after-getting-sick-and-tired-of-feeling-sick-and-tired/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>‘The one thing… I don’t know… I know what I want to say, but I don’t know how to say it. I guess, you know what really scared me? Was during lockdown, the amount of people that were innocently using their social media to encourage drinking.’ Mike Kerr, from rock duo Royal Blood, has been <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/royal-bloods-mike-discusses-liquid-depression-as-he-opens-up-about-addiction-and-mental-health-this-movember/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Variations of the word ‘depression’ are still so often thrown about – ‘What a depressing day’, ‘I’m feeling a bit depressed’, ‘What depressing weather’ – often by people who don’t have diagnosed depression. Despite its colloquiality, and the fact mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety are more readily accepted by society, why are <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/i-was-told-to-never-admit-to-my-depression-on-any-form-heres-why-you-should/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Lockdown has torn many things away from young people – from students’ freshers week and clubbing to meeting colleagues at new jobs, and even locking lips and flirting. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted aspects of life for everyone, and lockdown certainly interfered with making personal connections – including the ability to flirt, date or more <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/sexpert-says-kissers-should-prepare-for-squelching-and-awkward-slurps-in-post-pandemic-romances/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Whether it’s the ‘evil’ alter, ‘hysterical’ ex or the classic ‘Heeere’s Johnny!’ horror movie trope, cinema seems to walk the shaky line of sensationalism when it comes to its portrayal of mental illness. While there’s no doubt a level of acceptance of the somewhat caricature-like presentations in the movies, it does raise questions over how <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/cinema-has-an-odd-attraction-to-painting-mental-illness-as-dangerous-expert-believes/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The great outdoors is known to do wonders for our mental health, and what better way could there be to experience it than alongside some of the llamas and alpacas that make up Alpacaly Ever After’s Woolly Army? As well as stunning views and a constant flow of tourists, Britain’s Lake District is home to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/former-soldier-now-uses-rescued-llamas-to-help-improve-peoples-mental-health/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>