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Mental health advocate Lucy Nichol takes a deep dive into 10 of the most harmful mental health stereotypes. She examines where they come from and how they are fed, drawing heavily on the impact of social media, the press and popular culture.

From a young age, Lucy Nichol has always been on edge. Whether it's because of her fear of beards, a general sense that she can catch a disease from anything, or the belief that she's going to throw up at any given moment, she's never really felt safe. In A Series of Unfortunate Stereotypes, Lucy explores the different lenses through which she and other people have viewed her mental health problems. She tackles a number of different stereotypes placed on people living with mental illness, including the idea that they are narcissists, hypochondriacs, and psychos.

Charlotte Thomas is polite. Manners cost nothing, her mother always said…yet there’s a fine line between diplomat and doormat. But every woman has their breaking point and Charlotte has just found hers. With the help of her best friend and housemate Mush, that night she declares 365 days of not saying sorry. No more apologies for just doing her job, or speaking her mind or simply taking up space. It seems easy. Until she finds herself sacked, single and dare she say it…sorry she even started this.