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Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Through Hell and Back

October 10, 2017 Laura Kelly

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Recently I was fortunate enough to get my hands on Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. This game immediately caught my interest as being one of the few games to deal with mental health in a serious way. It’s sad that despite mental health being a growing problem in today’s world, there aren’t many games that take it seriously. […]

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Games Dealing With Mental Health – Press Start

July 26, 2017 Laura Kelly

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It’s a sad reality that in today’s world, more and more people are being diagnosed with mental illnesses. The WHO reports that at least 300 million people are affected by depression, one of the most common mental illnesses worldwide at any given time. We can spend hours debating what’s causing this decay in mental health, […]

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‘Checkpoint’ Talks Video Games and Mental Health

May 30, 2017 Laura Kelly

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It’s no doubt that mental health has become a major issue in today’s society. According to statistics, 14% of all the worlds health issues are mental problems. These problems can range anywhere from depression and anxiety to eating disorders. The only way to fight these issues is to seek help for them. Which is why […]

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Books

The Space Between By Meg Grehan – Review

February 14, 2017 Mary McFadden

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The Space Between by Irish author Meg Grehan is a tender story about the life of a girl called Beth as she deals with the shattering consequences of mental illness; her self-hatred and severe social anxiety has lead to her shutting herself inside her house for a year to try and… something. Find happiness? Heal herself? Crumble? […]

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Art

Real Monsters Art By Toby Allen – Gallery

September 20, 2016 Declan Doody

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Sometimes the scariest monsters aren’t the ones on the screen, on pages or in our imaginations. They’re our own real demons and while they may lack a corporeal presence, their impact is nevertheless felt. More often than not these creatures are invisible to those around us. In the same way we don’t always know what’s […]

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Buzz

The Positivity Pack Packs A Happy Punch

July 30, 2016 Declan Doody

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If you’re anything like myself then you’ll spend a ridiculous amount of your time plugged into the internet. You’re either browsing in work, on the commute home or bundled up in front of the TV with your laptop! It’s hard to pull away! We’re living in a constant stream of information! Unfortunately it’s not always […]

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Anime

Anime Made Me Realise I Needed Help

April 25, 2016 Declan Doody

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You may or may not have noticed my absence on the site recently. I walked away from it nearly two months ago. I told myself and my team that it was because I had a lot on my plate. Work was/is pretty hectic, my personal life was/is in need of serious maintenance and to cap it all off […]

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