Author Archives: awareelective

In the era of Instagram models and pretty tiktokers, we can easily get carried away scrolling through their perfect lives and flawless bodies, but are they truly as perfect as they show themselves to be? In our modern society, our idea of what one’s body or face should look like has been tarnished. Everyone isContinue reading “Body Image”

We went for a walk away from the city, in a calm atmosphere along the seaside to blend in with the outstanding nature. All group members attended this walk, where we agreed on keeping it with the absence of our phones and electronics. Away from our everyday lives, this walk was unexpectedly useful in someContinue reading “A mindful walk”

Coronavirus has recently caused widespread anxiety and stress among people from all over the world. Over the past few months, coronavirus has been on the minds of my family, friends and colleagues, and is at the center of any conversation with them. I noticed that social media platforms have a significant effect on spreading fakeContinue reading “Societal anxiety associated with the coronavirus threat”

This week, get to know us a little bit more and learn about each of our personal reasons on why we’ve chosen to participate in an elective concerned with mental health. I am Deemah Alquraish, I’m a 20-year-old foundation year student in RCSI. I come from Saudi Arabia and I’ve lived there my whole life.Continue reading “Get to know us and our purpose.”

Resilience is defined as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.”1 The resilience series shows that these difficulties will be there no matter who you are or what you do. Whether it’s abuse, chronic disease or one’s sexuality. No matter how perfect someone’s life may look, the possibility to get depression is always there. AndContinue reading “Resilience series”

We’re a group of five students from RCSI whose aim is to raise awareness for mental health and wellbeing. We hope our contribution can make a change however small it is.