An estimated 1 million sheet masks are thrown away every day (A24/YouTube) “When I looked in the mirror, I saw gaping pores and deep craters, and I couldn’t concentrate when interacting with people,” Ashley Perry said of the intrusive thoughts about her appearance that plagued her throughout her 20s. “The dialogue in my mind was … Read more
Ayala Ben Harosh, 57, a resident of Nahariya, said of the anxiety attacks she faced: “I would start crying and shaking and feel like I was going to have a heart attack and I wouldn’t stop crying.” Over the past two and a half years. “It has changed my life and made it unbearable. Everything … Read more
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Arlene Bailey is a country and folk music singer and Aware Lived Experience Ambassador from County Kildare. On a cool spring day on the banks of the Grand Canal in Naas, she shares her experience of living with bipolar II disorder. “I tend to have extreme mood swings,” she says. “Of course, there are times … Read more