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What I would say to my younger self – growing up is great!
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August 9, 2019 by Cláudia

As a teen, all I wanted was to have a future in which I felt like all the suffering made sense. Here’s what I would tell her.
Spoiler: growing up rules!

Category: Mental Health | Tags: advice, depression, growing up, happiness, mental illness, recovery, relationships, social anxiety, socially awkward, teenager, therapy, trauma, young, younger self
A letter to my friend depression.
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January 22, 2016 by Cláudia

Dear depression; After 8 years of knowing you, I would like to say – thank you. For a very long …
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Category: mental illness | Tags: anxiety, compassion, defining myself, depressed, gratitude, growing up, letting go, peace, progress, self-esteem, social anxiety, teen, therapy, thoughts
Is bullying an actual problem or just a part of growing up?
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November 13, 2015 by Cláudia

The world is cruel, kids are mean. It is normal to deal with bullying, it is part of growing up. It …
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Category: bullying | Tags: change the world, compassion, cruelty, depression, growing up, high school, kindness, loneliness, panic attacks, self-esteem, social anxiety, something personal, teenager, teens
Debating Gay Adoption or Why I Don’t Have Many Friends
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October 20, 2014 by Cláudia

So far, it appears I have ideas to write posts when I’m in British Council. Probably both because we discuss …
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Category: current issues, equality, gay rights, human rights, personal opinion | Tags: adoption, arguments, beauty contests, British Council, bully, bullying, convencional, current, death penalty, debating, depression, equality, family, friends, gay, gay adoption, gay rights, gender, growing up, homossexuality, ideas, intolerance, issues, lesbian, lesbians, marijuana, marriage, of, opinion, point, prejudice, stereotypes, suicide, tolerance, unconvencional, value of life, values, view, zoos
I had this ideia in a British Council class, then wrote it down after I told him I wrote it and he asked to read it.
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October 12, 2014 by Cláudia

Growing up is hard. Hardest. As a child, you are almost a non-person: no ideas, no convictions, no pain. You …
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Category: personal outburst | Tags: depression, don't give up, growing up, help