The Sobrecargar

"You're okay", "Its because you aren't focused", "I've never had these issues" and "It's just a phase" are all phrases that are used in different languages and dialects to make one point. Mental health doesn't matter. I come from an Indian household and I have anxiety, what a juxtaposition. How can I? My parents provide everything I need and so much beyond that. My siblings message me twice a week and as far as I am concerned, there aren't any issues that I've had significant enough to warrant this position. You see, the problem simply cant exist because it would, on some level, imply that the issue was created by my parents or someone else that isn't me. So, unless I claim to be the crux of all my problems and accept the responsibility of my issues, my mental health is fine and the real issue is just a lack of focus or another one of a thousand excuses. Why? Why cant I just go to my parents and say the same ...

Today marks the 50-something election this country has had and the third in the last four years.  I don’t know who’s going to win. I don’t particularly care at this point. It’s all a game of cat and mouse and it’s unclear who’s who. If I were to believe my more fortunate friends, they’d have me believe the Tory’s are the saving grace of this country but if Twitter is anything to go by, there’s not a single person my age willing to vote anything other than Labour. For me, I see two white men fighting it out for power and using lies, deceit and the nativity of the public to do so. So it turns into a game of who’s lies matter the least and who’s stances are the most acceptable. But here I want to understand how it got to be this way. How did we get to a point where honesty didn’t win. Weren’t we taught it was the best policy? To be honest there isn’t a decisive answer to this, nor is there an ounce of clarity as to when politics shifted or a part of history we can look to as an explan...