Irene Koutsidis

So, how do you like the real world? This is a question I've been asked at least once a day since starting my first job as a post-grad. It's always funny having to explain to people I still have no idea what the hell I'm doing with my life or how I…

Mania can be described as that "on top of the world feeling" a person with bipolar disorder feels. It's not just any happiness, it's not just any high. It's dangerous, it's obsessive and it's validated, in our minds, to be 100 percent real at the…

“You're like, bipolar,” my ex-boyfriend once told me. I should have seen it coming. My moods were extreme, and at the good old age of 20, he wasn't much help in the situation due to his lack of understanding. I would tell him to shut up and say he…

They say breaking up is hard to do. It's a time of loss, a time of mourning and a time of absolute grief that leaves you feeling completely alone in the unknown. To put it briefly, it f*cking sucks. Whether it's for a little while or forever, it's…

I’ll never forget the first time I understood what it meant to minimize a situation. It was a moment I wouldn’t forget because it was a moment that finally made me understand myself, and how exactly I handle issues in my life. Since I’ve gone away…

I think there’s something to be said for growing up in America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. You have a culture that’s been created by centuries of men and women who came here looking for new and better lives. They say once you’re…

Hey guys, it’s me. I just wanted to say hi and ask you how you’ve been. Through your social media posts and our brief conversations, I see you’re doing as well as you could be. But I needed to ask for myself. More so, I’m writing to say the things…

It’s the oldest phrase in the unofficial book of life: People come and go. Everyone has had his or her fair share of temporary lovers and friends. These people enter and exit our lives because they were only meant to be in them for specific amounts…

It’s not easy to grow, and it’s not easy to let yourself grow. As people, we find comfort in familiarity and habit, but that is no excuse. People need to allow themselves to go through good times and bad times in order to see what really matters. To…

During my first year away at college, I managed to do everything wrong. I'd visit home often, call my parents daily and pathetically check my home friends' group chat. I also fell in love with a boy who was three hours away. So, it was no surprise I…