The Malicious Encouragement of Suicide A Recent Case Study On July 4th 2015, the M3 at Sunbury in Surrey had to be closed for two hours as police dealt with an incident involving a woman who was threatening to jump from a motorway bridge. Not long after the incident came to the attention of the police, various news outlets picked up the story. The headlines made for upsetting reading. “Anger as Distressed Woman Taunted on M3 Bridge,” “Police … [Read more...]
Avoiding Self-Sabotage: How to Successfully Reach your Goals and not Succumb to Instant Gratification: A Guide by ‘The Green Rooms’
Working towards and achieving our goals is very important to our sense of well-being. Whether we are embarking on a fitness programme, studying, saving for a large purchase or working to improve ourselves in some way, a sense of achievement is essential to our development. However, as we are all aware, achieving our goals can be hindered by the self-sabotaging pull of instant gratification. So how do we prevent these instant gratifiers acting as … [Read more...]
Me, My No-Make-Up-Selfie and I: Can Negativity have a Positive Impact on our Awareness?
On Tuesday 18th March, as I was scrolling through my Facebook page I noticed a number of pictures of women posing for “selfies” with no make-up on. On further inspection, I discovered that these selfies were to raise awareness of breast cancer and cancer research, and each girl posted her selfie after being “nominated” to do so by one of her friends. About an hour after discovering the Facebook selfies, I was nominated to share my own. Taking My … [Read more...]
Facebook Peer Pressure – A ‘The Green Rooms’ Survival Guide
Facebook Peer Pressure Peer pressure is the influence that a peer group has over others that encourages them to change their attitudes or behaviours to conform to group norms. This can be both a positive and negative experience. In the past, peer pressure was associated with schools, work places and other social situations where we interacted at a face to face level. In recent years however, peer pressure has been extended into private homes … [Read more...]
