This article contains mentions of abuse, child abuse, and image-based sexual abuse
Normally when you text your ex, it’s when you’re inebriated or seeking some sort of closure. This case was different. I never wanted to speak to him again. …
Life after sexual assault
Relearning to love oneself after trauma is scary, but it doesn’t have to be done alone
This article contains discussion of sexual assault.
It was over a year after my assault that I finally had sex again. At first, it didn’t matter that I was in a loving relationship full of trust and goodness, both of …
“Recovery has given me more than I could ever have dreamed of”
A student shares their experience of being in recovery from addiction
This article includes detailed discussion of mental health, attempted suicide, drugs and alcohol, and sexual abuse.
I didn’t come into recovery because I wanted to. I came into recovery because I fucking had to. Writing this, I am nine months …
My abuser, a fellow Trinity student, took my college experience from me
I convinced myself I was a strong person weathering a storm with a complicated man
I met my ex-boyfriend in my first year at Trinity and we immediately clicked. If I had to think about everything I wanted and needed in a man, he was it. He was extremely intelligent, caring, he made me laugh …
That 4am feeling: what to do when the dark cloud creeps in
A student recounts the course of radical change they undertook to improve their mental health
It’s the dreaded 4 a.m. feeling – the time of the night when the hangover sets in. All the excitement of the night and your declarations of love to your friends, your partner, the random lad in the smoking area …
Op-ed: Postgraduate and “casual” teaching staff are taken for granted by Trinity
A Trinity TA opens up about about the precarity of being a teacher in an Irish university
Contrary to popular belief, teaching and lecturing at university by no means automatically guarantees secure employment, ample time to pursue research, and a cosy office in which to do it. Over the past decade or so, especially since the recession …
What I’m really thinking: Pharmacy students are suffering
Overworked, underpaid and at breaking point, two pharmacy students give insight into their struggles under the new unpaid internship scheme
The recent decision not to pay students on pharmacy internships has been met with widespread outrage and condemnation. Two pharmacy students from separate universities agreed to share their experiences of how the change has impacted their lives. They agreed to …
The SU’s engagement problem needs immediate attention
A TCDSU part-time officer discusses the systemic issues within the organisation
Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has a growing engagement problem that needs to be addressed. Whether shown through low election turnouts, unfilled class rep positions, or a campaign for the right to opt out, it is clearly a …
What I’m really thinking: coming from an abusive home
The assurance of a supportive family is not a guarantee
“The worst thing that could happen is that you’d have to move back in with your parents,” one of my friends said recently, when I was worrying about my career after college. I’ve been thinking about this a lot, as …
What I’m really thinking: A student who has had an abortion
The human side of this debate needs to be heard
Content warning: eating disorders, repeal referendum
On May 28, 2015 I travelled from Dublin to Manchester for a surgical abortion.
For me, the decision to have an abortion was not a particularly difficult or distressing one. It is the stigma …