A Series of Unfortunate Stereotypes
A Series of Unfortunate Stereotypes
From a young age, Lucy Nichol has always been on edge. Whether itâs because of her fear of beards, a general sense that she can catch a disease from anything, or the belief that sheâs going to throw up at any given moment, sheâs never really felt ...
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From a young age, Lucy Nichol has always been on edge. Whether itâs because of her fear of beards, a general sense that she can catch a disease from anything, or the belief that sheâs going to throw up at any given moment, sheâs never really felt safe. In A Series of Unfortunate Stereotypes, Lucy explores the different lenses through which she â and other people â have viewed her mental health problems. She tackles a number of different stereotypes placed on people living with mental illness, including the idea that they are narcissists, hypochondriacs, and psychos.After writing a blog post about her journey, Lucy realised that she wasnât alone in feeling this way. And so she began to talk more about her experience, eventually becoming a columnist in Sarah Millicanâs magazine Standard Issue. In writing about her life in such an open way, Lucy has been able to claw her way out of her anxiety.A Series of Unfortunate Stereotypes is one of the most fortunate things you could read!
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