The origins of hate
Every year, tens of thousands of people in Britain are targeted by hateful behaviour because of their identity and perceived ‘difference’.
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Quitter caught up
I didn’t go out of my way to be naughty but I was just so bored a lot of the time that it made me mischievous cos I was always looking for something to entertain me.
I’m not abnormal
When I was fifteen I had my first panic attack after an exam – I didn’t know what it was, I just knew that I couldn’t breathe.
Phone anxiety
I don’t know why I have this fear or where it started. I’ve always hated phone calls.
An unlikely addict
You’d never have thought I would become a drug addict.
Toxic relationship
I used to look at people who stayed with abusive partners and think – what the fuck? Why? But I think I get it now.
Kicking them where it hurts
What I eat, what I buy and where and how it was produced has pricked my conscious.
Living with vitiligo
Vitiligo is a long-term condition that causes pale, white patches to develop on the skin due to the lack of a chemical called melanin.
Rising above the pitfalls of family life
In my first term I’d lost my virginity, caught an STD and consequently learnt that contraception isn’t only for avoiding early parenthood.