Teacher accused of bullying student to death
THE family of a 12-year-old girl who committed suicide say her schoolteacher is to blame for constantly criticising, harassing and embarrassing her.
Mental Health
Can hypnosis cure a fear of snakes?
ONE in three adults has a fear of snakes. I am one of those three. So can hypnotherapy help you make peace with the slippery reptiles? I went under to find out.
Why do poor people stuff up?
IT IS easy to watch poor people on TV making bad decisions and be judgmental about it. But the truth is you wouldn’t do much better.
The real reason you put yourself down
THEY say jealousy is a curse — and it turns out people are ready to put themselves down in order to avoid being the object of envy, research suggests.
‘I woke up in the future’
NAOMI Jacobs went to bed one night as a 32-year-old single mother, and woke up the next day believing she was fifteen again. Yes, really.
‘I thought about hurting my kid every day’
SUSANNAH Birch’s mother slit her throat when she was two years old. Now a mother herself, she confesses about the thoughts many are too scared to admit.
The woman who cleans up after hoarders
MELISSA is in love with a job that most of us would find disgusting. She wades through houses filled with rotting food, rancid milk and animals.
Health blogger: ‘None of it is true’
DISGRACED wellness blogger Belle Gibson has admitted she lied about having cancer and curing her illness with healthy eating and natural therapies.
Can you train to control depression?
A FORM of mental training which helps people recognise the onset of depression and control it has been found to work just as well as anti-depressants.
Can a dementia sufferer agree to sex?
THIS question is at the centre of an extraordinary trial at which a former US senator stands accused of having sex with his late wife against her will.
What Monica Lewinsky’s comeback can teach us
IF MONICA Lewinsky being back in the spotlight can teach us anything, it’s that you really can turn your life around, no matter how much you stuff up.
FIFO tragedy: ‘They hate themselves and the world’
FROM the outside, FIFO workers’ money and long breaks look tempting. But in desolate mining camps, men are increasingly seeing suicide as the way out.
Small town’s teen suicide epidemic
IN A town where Facebook pages have been set up to predict who will commit suicide next, the community is racing against time to stop the deaths.
35 things that benefit no-one, ever
I’M NOT sure whether it’s Facebook or age or because I surround myself with deeply annoying and highly unoriginal people, but I’m over platitudes.
Jess’ 17 year battle with anorexia
JESS Mortlock is an articulate 30-year-old woman who has been battling with anorexia nervosa for more than half her life. She’s been told she will die if she does not eat. If only it were as simple as that.
How to beat the mountain of emails in your inbox
AFTER a nice long weekend, it’s time to make a fresh start. Here’s how to stop stressing at work, even when you have 1000 emails waiting for your attention.
When Easter Bunny is out to get you
EASTER: It’s when myths collide. So what are the origins of the mishmash of marketing, fable and religion we get fed at this time every year? You could be surprised.
How much sleep do you really need?
DO YOU curse at the world when the alarm screams at you in the morning, waking you from a pure, blissful slumber? We know how you feel — but should you be feeling like that?
How Steve Jobs learned to train his brain
THE Apple founder credits this method of brain training as the key to his great achievements. But plenty of driven people dismiss it as a waste of time.
Flight nightmare: ‘She was like a ghost’
SHE was lucky to survive when the plane she was aboard crashed, leaving her stuck in rough seas. But that was just the start of this passenger’s flight hell.
Are you an over-thinker, like me?
ARE you plagued by indecision at restaurants and end up regretting your choice? Kept up at night by your mind racing? Chances are you’re an over-thinker.
Ever wondered how the world sleeps?
WHO gets the most sleep in the world? Who have the biggest bedrooms, and who are most likely to power nap? We’ve found out.
‘How dare he’: Mark Latham’s ridiculous rant
OPINION: The man who almost became our Prime Minister has an outrageous conspiracy theory.
‘How I beat my 10-year battle with anxiety’
MY ANXIETY is a wild beast, clawing at my insides until I was sick. It wasn’t drugs, or therapy or deep-bloody-breathing that finally slayed it, though. It was a vitamin.
What’s time between friends?
EVERY Wednesday at 7am, I power walk with my friend Camilla. Look, I say, it’s 7am. I turn up at about 7.02 or 7.03 with award-worthy precision.
This is how you become a genius
THEY are the legendary figures who have changed the world but what does it take to be a genius?
Inside the minds of psychopathic trolls
THEY sit behind a pseudonym and go after women because they are weaker. “You could post what school their kids go to and stuff like that. That’s gonna get them really angry,” a troll tells news.com.au.
‘The day I tried to end my life’
LAST November, 22-year-old Melanie Shaw tried to kill herself. This is how she survived, and went on to turn her life around.
Why are FIFO workers killing themselves?
AS MINING companies struggle after the boom, nine fly-in-fly-out workers have taken their own lives in 12 months.
Did sexual assault lead to suicide?
AIR Force Reserve Captain Jamie Brunette left active duty after 11 years of service in June last year. Less than a year later, she was found dead.
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